Evening star., 1953-01-15
Aussies' Spirits
High After First
Matches Here
Another Large Crowd
Expected at UIine's;
Fans Go for Seguro
picture on Page C-3)
By Cospor Nonnes

McGregor were looking forward
to tackling Jack Kramer and
Pancho Segura again tonight
following last nights crowd
pleasing opening matches at
Uline Arena. Play, with the same
lineup as last night, will start
at $3.50 o'clock.
Sedgman whipped Kramer de-
cisively to even their tour rivalry
at three matches apiece. The
Australian won on straight sets,
GO, Ga. McGregor finally
won his first set from the color
full Segura and pressed him hard
the rest of the way, but lost,
8-6, 3-6, Ga. The Australians
then teamed to bring their
doubles count with Kramer-Se-
gura to three-all by winning
Ga, 60.
The tall McGregor seemed
particularly encouraged by the
results of last nights play.
II am beginning to get on my
game" he said in the dressing
room later. Il am looking for
ward to our next match"
Main Match OvershadOwed.
Segura backed this up by COM
menting that the Australian
would be plenty tough from
now on"
The battle between these two
far overshadowed the contest be-
tween Kramer and Sedgman last
night. After the first few games,
the players had the 1921 fans,
about $50 short of a capacity
crowd. in a continual uproar OF
approval.
Segura. colorful Ecuadorian
who uses two hands to make his
ground strokes and volleys
quickly became favorite of the
gallery. But the hard-trying
McGregor, with his booming
service and spectacular net at
tack, also won many friends.
The match started off tamely
enough, with Segura, now hold
er of the professional champion
ship, breaking the Australian s
first service and easily winning
his own for a 20 lead. But Nc
Gregor, tense at the beginning,
began to loosen up and to bang
his big serve with good results.
In the seventh game, the tall
Aussie brought the excited crowd
which had been showing it's de-
light with the many all court
rallies. to a fever pitch by bang
ing two service aces in a row for
the game.
Double Faults Hurt.
He followed this up by break
ing through Segura's serve and
then held on to call. In the
next game McGregor led 400
and appeared to have it tucked
safely away. But he was too
anxious and double -faulted
twice. Segura took the next
three points on a passing shot. a
perfectly executed low lob to the
backhand corner. and a fore
hand drive placement. He then
won his serve for the set, 8-6.
McGregor changed his tactics
radically in the second set.
Whereas before. he had been
content to come to the net after
an interchange of shots. he now
followed his delivery to the bar
rier. The new tactics unsettled
Segura on his own serve, for he
dropped the second game on
three errors and a double fault.
From then to the end of the set,
each player held on to his serve,
McGregor taking the final game
for a 6-3 win.
Each man held service in the
last set until 4-all was called
Segura then broke through al
15-40 and annexed the deciding
game by a spectacular passing
shot for the Ga score.
Must Rely on Service.
To win future matches against
Segura. McGregor must place his
reliance on his booming service
and a daring net attack. Panchc
is simply too sound in the back
court and too dangerous in long
rallies for the Australian to equal
in this respect. Last night the
fast-moving Ecuadorian swarmec
all over the court. making appar-
emily impossible returns of what
would ordinarily be placements
His sharply angled passing shots
were particularly effective. and
his two-handed delicate drop
shots. made with the same mo-
tion as his deep drives. revealed
the variety at his command.
To match this. McGregor
slammed his big serve for 10
aces while Segura did not score
one. Each man had % place.
ments. Power versus finesse is
bound to be the key to the future
contests between these two play
ers.
After the heady wine Of the
opening match, the Kramer
Sedgman encounter seemed weak
as water. Kramer appeared
sluggish and tired and was un-
able to rouse himself to the
challenge. Sedgman was con-
sistent, except on service return
and took advantage Of his op-
ponent's Indifferent play.
Sedgman Consistent.
The two men started out like
chess players cautiously testing
the strength and weakness oi
their opponent. The studied tao
tics were in sharp contrast to
the brilliant improvisation Of
the Segura-McGre setto.
CY4N