Word: ralston
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Laver's own rugged initiation into the pro ranks makes the performance of two 1967 rookies seem all the more remarkable. As an amateur, California's Dennis ("The Menace") Ralston, 24, was noted mainly for his flaming temper and his inexplicably bad play in crucial matches. More mature and confident now, Ralston, according to Rosewall, "has the potential to be one of the top players on the tour"-and so far he already is: with $27,230, he ranks No. 2 in money winnings, and he has beaten Laver six times in 16 matches. The other hot rookie...
...Both Ralston and Stolle have worked hard at improving techniques since they turned pro-Ralston has added more spin to his service, Stolle has shortened his backswing on ground strokes. Both agree that they are playing better tennis now because they are working on an above-the-table cash basis. Simply enough, says Ralston: "It's worth a lot more money to go all the way than to be eliminated before the final round...
Herbert Gold's "novel in the form of a memoir" is nostalgic enough to revive the lost magic of the 1930s for all who grew up with "Ovaltine Birthstone & Good Luck Rings . . . Joe Louis . . . black Fords with NRA stickers . . . tops from Ralston boxes to send away as a mark of esteem for Tom Mix." Novelist Gold (Therefore Be Bold) writes with fine irony, a strong sense of the absurd, and at times with the cynical insight accumulated by a perceptive man in 43 years of watching the shell game...
...real consolation for the losers came in reports that Emerson, at 30, was hanging up his racket and that Stolle, 28, was planning to turn pro-following in the footsteps of Dennis Ralston, the U.S.'s top-ranked player, who signed a $100,000 contract last week...
...loss of Emerson and Stolle could cripple Australia's Davis Cup chances next year-although the loss of Ralston, in the view of one expert, just might boost U.S. chances for the cup. Said Aussie Coach Harry Hopman: "I don't think America will miss Ralston from the team. He did not have a very good record in Davis Cup matches...