Questions about jack Crawford and Budge Patty

kiki · 03-02-2013, 10:06 AM

two past legends always intrigated me: Crawford and Patty

Gentle jack would have won the GS, being the first man to do so in 1933, had he not get drunk by his friends a few hours before the USO final that he lost...in 5 sets.He is the second big australian player in tennis history, right after Norman Brookes.I heard he had a fine and elegant all round game.

Budge Patty is one of the best, yet vastly underpsoken US champion, who won majors at the start of the 1950´s.He had a very nice and classy all round game, with a sensational Fh volley, if I recall properly.He was somewaht of a romantic, living some years as an amateur in Paris.

Two appealing characters as well as great all time tennis players.

what are your opinions on that?

Frank Silbermann · 03-03-2013, 04:08 AM

[quote=kiki;7246415]two past legends always intrigated me: Crawford and Patty

Jack Crawford probably gets the blame for so many future Australian players in the 1950s - 1970s using the Continental style (instead of the correct style, which is Eastern). His only other flaw is that he didn't hit his backhand flat.

kiki · 03-03-2013, 10:46 AM

[quote=Frank Silbermann;7247913]

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Originally Posted by kiki

two past legends always intrigated me: Crawford and Patty

Jack Crawford probably gets the blame for so many future Australian players in the 1950s - 1970s using the Continental style (instead of the correct style, which is Eastern). His only other flaw is that he didn't hit his backhand flat.

Reputed for great shotmaking though.Same for Patty...

03-02-2013, 10:06 AM	#1
kiki G.O.A.T. Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 10,501	Questions about jack Crawford and Budge Patty two past legends always intrigated me: Crawford and Patty Gentle jack would have won the GS, being the first man to do so in 1933, had he not get drunk by his friends a few hours before the USO final that he lost...in 5 sets.He is the second big australian player in tennis history, right after Norman Brookes.I heard he had a fine and elegant all round game. Budge Patty is one of the best, yet vastly underpsoken US champion, who won majors at the start of the 1950´s.He had a very nice and classy all round game, with a sensational Fh volley, if I recall properly.He was somewaht of a romantic, living some years as an amateur in Paris. Two appealing characters as well as great all time tennis players. what are your opinions on that? __________________ " I have watched plenty of matches of the 70´s and 80´s" ABMK, the historian

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