Evening star., 1950-08-31
Sedgman and CocheI|
Are Matched Today
In National Singles
By cospor Names
Star Staff Correspondent

FOREST HILLS, L. T., Aug. 81.
The going will get rougher TO-
day as the national singles tennis
championships reaches the criti-
cal rounds in both mems and
women's play.
Top matches today in the mems
division will see Frank Sedgman
of Australia, who has had his
troubles in winning this week,
pitted against Earl Cochell of
San Francisco, the bad boy of
tennis who is trying to win back
his rating after a mediocre sea-
son; Bill Talbert of New York
and Vic Seixas Of Philadelphia,
and Richard Savitt of Orange,
N. j. and John Bromwich of Aus
tralia.
Feature match yesterday was a
completion of the contest between
Louise Brough, Wimbledon cham
pion and Althea Gibson. first
Negro girl to play in the tennis
championships. The match was
interrupted Tuesday by a down
pour. Miss Gibson was leading
7-6 on Miss Brougn's service in
the third set. Miss Brough had
won the first set at 6-1 and Miss
Gibson the second at 6-3.
Long Struggle for Victory.
Both girls came on the court
yesterday after a thorough warm
UP. Miss Brough, serving with
great care, started her uphill
fight. In eleven minutes she had
won three straight games to take
the match.
After the Wimbledon champion
had won her serve to even the
score at Tall, long struggle be-
gan for the next game. MISS
Brough had numerous chances to
take it.
After Miss Brough broke
through Miss Gibson's service the
end seemed near. But in the last
game, after getting to 40-15
lead, Miss Brough last an oppor-
tunity before her opponent hit
into the net.
Bromwich and Eddie Moylan Of
Trenton, N. j., played a match
replete with long rallies. the
taking it at 6-3, ga,
1-6. 6-4.
Another Australian, Sedgman,
found that Straight Clark. winner
Of the 1850 Middle Atlantic title,
was a tough customer. Sedgman
finally scrapped through to As,
6-3, IS, 316, IS win.
Clark wasn't awed by Sedgman. |
and went after the Australian
from the first serve. The Califor-
nian followed his service consist
emily to the net, outvolleying
Sedgman regularly in the close
quarters exchanges. The Middle
Atlantic champion had wonder
full opportunity to win the third
set when he led So, but at this
point Sedgman frightened up on
his ground strokes, took the net
from Clark even on the latter's
service, and ran five straight
games for the set.
After the rest Clark came back
strongly, storming the net and
taking advantage of Sedgman's
errors. All seemed over in the
fifth set when the Australian took
a 5-2 lead and match point. The
Californian, refusing to play safe,
volleyed himself out of danger and
brought the score to 5-3, and then
to sail. In the final game Sedg-
man went into a 400 lead on
Clark's service, only to have the
latter even things up. The match
came to an end when Clark |
double -faulted for game, set and
match.
Talbert proved too steady for
Don McNeill, 1a40 champion who
had eliminated Ken McGregor of
Australia Monday. McNeill did not
have the consistency against Tai
bert who was driving, volleying
and serving well. The scores were
6-1, -6, IS, 60. Jaroslav
Drobny, exiled Czech, defeated
Harry Hopman, Australian Davis
Cup squad captain, 81, 6-3,
81. and George Worthington.
also of Australia, won from Henri
Rochon of Canada, 3-6, 3-6,
60, 10-8, IS.