The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-06
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F'OreSC tdlllS IN. I. SSepL. O-NOEJ- Bob Falkenburg hardest hitting guy in the tennis racket, whose chief claim to fame heretofore has been the fact that he is a brother of the beauteous Jinx, hung over both ends of a six foot rubbing table today and opined he was "a lucky stiff"
 Robert, who walks around the court like tired camel, was grunt- ing under the ministrations of a masseur as he contemplated his up- set triumph over Davis Cupper Bill Talbert. The win over 'Longpants Billy" had boosted Bob into the semi finals of the National Amateur Tournament.
 You might have thought the six foot, three inch youngster had been beaten. The gloom of the hot little rubbing room all seemed to come from him as he derided the fastest service seen at Forest Hills since the cannon ball era of big Bill Tn- den. In his triumph he had blasted 26 sizzling aces past the fourth seeded William.
 Scores Double Faults
 "Yeh, but think of those IA double faults" Bob grunted as the maSseur pounded a bronzed chest which gleamed in the half light. That was awful. You shouldn't have more than two in five set match" '"
 The wooden faced masseur con- tinued his kneading and interrupt ed gustily:
 'The table, she will have to be longer for you next year"
 The kid with the short-cropped brown hair found his first grin, then, as he rolled over and looked at the floor while down at the other end of the long rubbing table his toes hung over.
 Sure, this is only a boy" the masseur thumped lustily. Hell grow another three inches before he is 25.
 Masseur Does We'll On Bob
 "On these kind,' the masseur complained, q am earn my money. Is much easier, this job, on fellows like this there Ampon, the Filipino, who is only five feet, three"
 Lanky Robert laughed, at this, but sobered immediately when the talk turned back to his tennis.
 T was really lucky stiff," he said. "Talbert was away of his game and I double faulted too much. But any how, it feels good to have beaten him"
 Falkenburg is intense and fervid when it comes to tennis and his main ambition is to play on the Davis Cup team. Until that aim is realized it is unlikely that the Uni- versity of Southern California sophomore will settle down to his life time hope of being an electrical engineer.
 To Play In South
 T won't go back to college until the second term" he revealed. T think first I'll play in Mexico and probably go to South America"
 Gaining experience this way, and by playing tennis all Winter in California, the 20-year-old Falken- Uu1S 1lOpGS CNSIlgudAIy UO bCSS1AAA one of Americas net greats. But his exceptional height, he believes isn't really as great an advantage as | it would seem to be.
 Tall fellows, like me, have tc bend down too far on ground strokes" he explained, while the little guys have their eye on the shot and can pick them up better. However, I guess We do have an edge when it comes to service"
 Robert, tallest of Falkenburgs even if he isn't the prettiest, can say that again. For when he stretches that six foot, three inches of his-whether on the court or on the rubbing table-he very often provides pain in the neck for someone