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Big Jake Kramer, 28, king of the pro tennis players, looked a little gaunt at 162 Ibs. For two years, from Madrid to Melbourne, he had been eating in hotels and hash-houses, sleeping when he could, trying to stay fit for one big match after another. Last week Big...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Work | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Although the crowd was for Pancho, Kramer won the first set, 6-4, and only play at full-power form saved Gonzales the second one, 6-3. From then on, Big Jake bossed the situation like an instructor giving lessons to a prize pupil. He poured it on, 6-3...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Work | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

On a concrete court at the Los Angeles Tennis Club this week, 21-year-old Pancho Gonzales faced Ted Schroeder for the last time. With less difficulty than he had in the finals of the National Singles at Forest Hills, Amateur Champion Gonzales dusted off his old enemy (6-3...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Goodbye & Hello | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

All that stood between Gonzales' goodbye to amateur tennis and his hello to the pros was his signature on a ready & waiting contract. Next month, Pancho is scheduled to begin a professional tour in Madison Square Garden with Big Jake Kramer as his opponent and little Bobby Riggs (who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Goodbye & Hello | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

This week, Ted strode on to the stadium court to test his new-found relaxation against the most relaxed man in big-time tennis: Pancho Gonzales, who had hammered Frankie Parker out of the tournament with his customary booming serve. On Labor Day, in a match marked by no great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Relaxation at Forest Hills | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

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