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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Forest Hills, L.I., in the final of the National Singles Tennis Championship, the crowd favorite was Frank Parker, who usually annoys the gallery with his stony-faced skill and mechanical shots. He won the gallery's fancy by unexpectedly copping the first two sets from Champion Jake Kramer, whose play was incredibly sloppy. Then King Jake got down to business, and with a fine series of service aces, drop-shots and volleys managed to keep his crown, so that he can profitably quit it (he is about to turn pro). The score...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Sep. 22, 1947 | 9/22/1947 | See Source »

...pairings for the opening singles matches-the U.S.'s Jake Kramer v. Australia's Dinny Pails, the U.S.'s Ted Schroeder v. Australia's Jack Bromwich-were the same as for last December's first day in Melbourne. Champion Kramer set right to work to show that the 5-0 sweep at Melbourne was no fluke. Pails is a picture player with rhythmic, flowing ground strokes; but against Kramer's almost flawless all-court attack, he could offer only token resistance and shake his curly head sadly. The score of Kramer's victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Cup Stays Here | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...match between blond, ambidextrous Jack Bromwich and Ted Schroeder, it was again an all-court player with a "big service" and smashing net game against a baseline hugger. The match was exciting but sloppy. Schroeder's game lacks the finality of Kramer's, and last week Bromwich's hairline drives, particularly his two-fisted baseball swing on his right side, were only occasionally as good as they were in 1939, when the Australians won the cup. Grimacing and holding their heads at their errors, they split the first two sets; then temperamental Ted got his savage overhead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Cup Stays Here | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...looked like the start of another sweep, but the Aussies were not through yet. Next day in the doubles, Bromwich and bespectacled Colin Long, a Davis Cup newcomer, were quick to take advantage of an uncertainty in Schroeder's forehand and a lack of sting in Kramer's service. Encouraged by an underdog-loving crowd that wildly cheered their winners and groaned sympathetically when they missed, Bromwich and Long broke Kramer's service three times, won the match in four sets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Cup Stays Here | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...from Riggs (teamed with Frank Parker). But, by unspoken agreement, the two have never so much as suggested playing singles against each other since 1941-even for fun. When & if they do, it will be in Madison Square Garden, before a packed house, for important money. For Jake Kramer knows that, although "tennis is a game of no use in itself," it is useful to a man-especially a champion-with a desire to improve his position in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Advantage Kramer | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

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