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Probably last week's biggest loser was the Aussies' jut-jawed Captain Harry Hopman, who has been attacked for run ning his team like a combination top sergeant and boarding-school headmaster...
Close to tears, Hopman looked toward next year: "When you have two 20-year-olds, there is always a chance...
Alarm ricocheted through the Australian press. A tabloid weekly named Truth blamed Head's bored and disgusted state on Harry Hopman, the autocratic non-playing captain, coach and general supervisor of the Aussie Davis Cuppers. Said Truth, apostrophizing Hopman: "Wake up to yourself. We think it's because of you, Harry-because you won't let him [Hoad] off your apron strings. You make him think tennis, eat tennis, drink tennis and live for nothing else." Lew's mother, Mrs. Bonnie Hoad, who plays on the hard courts herself, chimed in: "Lew hasn...
...Harry Hopman. 105. Sparked by Quarterback Bobby Layne, this team beat the Cleveland Browns for the national pro title: 1. Detroit Lions...
...bolster the youngsters' confidence, foxy Coach Harry Hopman predicted a 4-1 victory. U.S. Davis Cup Captain Billy Talbert, flanked by veteran (30) Wimbledon Champion Vic Seixas and young (23) U.S. Champion Tony Trabert, also figured the final score would be 4-1-for the U.S. As it turned out, both predictions were wrong, but canny Harry Hopman proved to be the better guesser...