Word: flams
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Others picked for the eleven-man squad: Victor Seixas, Herbert Flam, Arthur Larsen, Richard Savitt, Sam Match and Tony Trabert...
Even so, his July play had been nothing to wreathe the faces of the Davis Cup committee in smiles. Ted's heavy-artillery attack was misfiring, and he found himself being put out of a succession of regional tournaments by such opponents as eighth-ranking Herbie Flam and 21st-ranking Tony Trabert. Said Ted at the start of the National Clay Court Championship in Chicago last week: "To play good tactical tennis, you have to be in perfect condition. I'm not, and I don't know whether I will...
...Chicago, Ted's powerful game was still erratic-now a siege gun, now a popgun. In the semifinals this week, he won a quick victory over Tony Trabert. But he wobbled next day in the final, and Herbie Flam took the title in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. With Pancho Gonzales turned pro, Ted Schroeder off his game, and the Aussies due next month, the U.S.'s Davis Cup pickers were a gloomy...