Word: slamming
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...finals of the U.S. Men's Singles championships, but now he was up against his fellow countryman Lew Hoad. There was too much at stake for Lew to let this one get away. Victory would make him the only man besides Don Budge to make a grand slam of the biggest titles in tennis-Wimbledon, plus the French, Australian and U.S. championships. A $100,000 pro contract would be his for the asking...
Somehow, in an era when tennis has quickened into a slam-bang game of brief, explosive rallies. Ken Rosewall nourishes an old-fashioned taste for the back court, for stylish strokes, for careful strategy worked out through a long, exciting exchange of shots. Such tactics seldom stand a chance against the "big" game of today's champions-and until this week Ken had a habit of finishing secondbest. Smooth, fast-paced ground shots may be lovely to look at, but most of the time they add up to little against a booming serve backed by the ability to come...
Nationals at Forest Hills later this summer could earn him the second tennis grand slam in history (the other: Don Budge in 1938) and a fat pro contract...
...First Baseman Dale Long came back four days later and banged out his 15th of the season. The Yankees' Centerfielder Mickey Mantle, his batting average running well above .400, hit his 19th and 20th - and two days later the Yanks were punished in kind by a grand-slam belt off the bat of Detroit's Leftfielder Bob Kennedy...
...kingdom ruled by King Lion much has recently been said about opening the door for criticism. This is disconcerting-not for those who criticize (they for the most part are irresponsible creatures), but for the responsible officials. Open the door-why not? But who will have the strength to slam it when the time comes...