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A TERRIBLE SPLENDOR by Marshall Jon Fisher

Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played; at £25

Marshall Jon Fisher has penned a very detailed account of this classic tennis match when Don Budge for the USA played Baron Gottfried von Cramm for Germany in the deciding tie over 5 long and passionate sets in the 1937 Davis Cup final. The build-up, the tension being caused  by Germany's blatant re-arming, the political climate that existed between Gremany and the rest of the world, all are intrinsic parts of the jig-saw. And with Bill Tilden in rapt concentration sitting in the stands, so much was at stake, speaking strictly nationistically. 

This book goes much wider than just this one match and describes how von Cramm, not a Nazi, suffered for his country's shame. von Cramm was still considered to be the most gentlemanly of players and I feel his opponents did not hold his country's actions against him. 

Published in 2009, in hardboards and dust-wrapper with 321 pages, I can offer copies at £25, plus £3 UK postage, £5 Europe  airmail, and £8 worldwide airmail.,

Article placed online: 13/07/2009

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