Evening star., 1952-08-31
'kcGregor Quits
During Match
due 10 Injury
DefuuIt Gives Breok
To Seixus and FIum
In Tennis Nationals
BY the Associoted Press

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 30
Possibilities of an all-Australian
finals in the National Tennis
Championships were smashed to-
day when Ken McGregor was
forced to default in the third set
of his f1rst-round match.
McGregor, one of the big favor
ties for the title, was ranked right
behind his countryman, Frank
Sedgman. But with the score 6-3,
Ga. 5-6 in his match against
Calvin MacCracken of Tenaf1y,
N. j., his ailing stomach troubled
him so much he had to throw
down his racket.
There was no point in continu-
ing" he said. II would have had
to play Charles Masterson tomor-
row and I don't think I could
have gone through with it. Every
time I served. my stomach hurt. "
MacCracken. a former Prince
ton player and current National
squash doubles champion, offered
to default in order to give Nc
Gregor a chance to rest.
Harry Hopman, Australian
Davis Cup captain. was upset but
philosophic about it.
If the stomach was bothering
him. there was not much else
he could do" Hopman said. 1T
has allied him off and on for the
past year. Well continue giving
it heat treatments in the hope
that it will come around in time
for the Pacific Southwest Tourna-
ment."
The injury was described as a
strained stomach muscle which,
so far, has failed to respond to
treatment.
If McGregor's withdrawal was
a blow to the Australians, it was a
real disappointment to Ken him
self. This was a tournament he
wanted to win by way of show
ing the Aussies and Hopman that
they had made a mistake in not
permitting him to play singles
against the United States in the
Davis Cup competition last De-
cember.
Also, if >McGregor had won this
one, he would have been as big
an attraction for the professionals
as Sedgman. And he's been re-
ported as being receptive to a good
offer.
McGregor was in the same half
Of the draw as Vic Seixas. the
No. hope of the United States
Now that he is out of it. the
chances are the semifinal will pit
SeixaS against Herbie Flam, a
young fellow who has the kind of
Ia soft game the Aussies delight
in manhandling.
Otherwise, things went along
in routine manner, with the long
process of wedding out the "have-
nots" among the bulky field of
1913 players half completed. There
still is a long way to go, though,
before the topnotchers begin tao
king each other.
The only seeded player who did
not show UP to expectations was
Art Larsen, the former National
champion from San Leandro.
Calf, who had his troubles stag
gering past William Long of New
York. 60, Ga, Ga.
Thus Larsen, No. 4, in the rank
ings. who had announced that he
no longer is training on beer in
hopes Of gaining a Davis Gun
berth. takes over the dubious role
as the most likely favorite to fall
in an early round.
The business of eliminating the
foreign threats continued at a
orlsk pace and the chances are
That another day or so, only the
Australians will be left.
Both Mervyn Rose and Lewis
J1oad joined the Australian dele
cation in the second round. Rose
whipped Richard Gaines of Edgar
town. Mass. 60, 60, IS, and
Hoad eliminated Lorne Main ID
Vancouver, 4-6, 6-1, 60, e3
Mulloy and Perry Advance.
Big Gardnar Mulloy of Miami
rated No. 6. and 19-year-old BOZ
Perry of Los Angeles, who prob.
ably will handle one of the Davi:
Cup assignments this year, took
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