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...Married. Althea Louise Brough, 35, national women's singles tennis champion in 1947, Wimbledon champion in 1948, '49, '50, and '55; and Dentist Alan T. Clapp, 35, of Pasadena; in Santa Barbara, Calif...
...Arnold, 19, startled the crowd with a savage 10-8, 6-3 mauling of Britain's ballyhooed six-footer, Christine Truman. Then Arnold lost in the quarterfinals to Mme. Suzi Kormoczi, 33, the shrewd Hungarian typist. That pinned remaining U.S. hopes, as usual these days, on poker-faced Althea Gibson, 30. In the final, Althea efficiently walked over Britain's Angela Mortimer 8-6, 6-2. But nowhere was there a sign of that combustible quality that lights the eye of U.S. Pro Promoter Jack Kramer. Said he: "I don't want any of these guys...
...Britain, whisper it gently," breathed the Times of London, "may today win the Wightman Cup." But one match the Times was ready to concede to the U.S. was between World Champion Althea Gibson and a strapping, 17-year-old blonde named Christine Truman. Christine had got the British team off to a promising start by beating second-ranking U.S. Tennist Dorothy Knode, but did not seem in the same class with Althea. "To expect Miss Truman to defeat Miss Gibson," said the Times sadly, "would be to expect anarchy...
Anarchy prevailed. After a long winter of weight lifting and wind sprints, Christine brightened Wimbledon's No. 1 court with the finest tennis of her short career. Her powerful forehand was unbeatable, her sliced backhand was too cute for Althea to handle, her serve had a vicious hop. And as her confidence grew, her shots sharpened. She ran Althea off the court, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was the decisive match; Christine and her teammates forthwith walked off with the Wightman Cup (4-3) for the first time in 28 years...
...enjoyed reading your interesting article about Tennis Champion Althea Gibson. I can't resist mentioning that you left out one of my names, my middle name to be exact, when you were kind enough to include me as a good friend of Althea's. Actually, I was named after my great aunt, Sarah Hammond Palfrey who lived for over 90 years and remained a maiden lady...