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In the small, backward countries of eastern and southern Europe, the Communists needed only to discredit, jail or kill a few men to silence all opposition. Thus, in Yugoslavia, the Communist dictatorship silenced opposition by first discrediting, then executing General Draja Mihailovich. In Hungary, they jailed the Secretary General of...
There were also, of course, the Australians: blond, ambidextrous Jack Bromwich, husky, lob-loving Dinny Pails, bespectacled Colin Long (Bromwich's doubles partner) and temperamental Geoff Brown. They, too, had a lot to do. For their final five days of intensive practice, they engaged a sparring partner-U.S...
No. 60 Andrassy Ut. Five months ago the Communists discovered a "dangerous plot" involving "highly placed persons." They arrested Bela Kovacs, personal friend of Nagy and secretary-general of his party, and 20 inner-circle members of the Government. Communist Police Chief Peter Gabor, at No. 60 Andrassy Ut (the...
First of the ex-kings to fall was long-faced, impetuous Bill Tilden, whose tennis was good for a 53-year-old but not good enough to beat 30-year-old Wayne Sabin. Sabin advanced to the quarterfinals, there met Britain's onetime Davis Cupper Fred Perry. Falling behind...
The U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, aware for years that many of its stars had been tennis bums, didn't quite know what to do about it. Kovacs had a suggestion: make all tournament players pros.