Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-20
Trabert, Connolly
Heavy Favorites in
Tourney This Week
BY the Assoeioted Press

MAS Louise Brough and Aus
tralia's Lewis Hoad swept to
impressive triumphs in the finals
of the London Lawn Tennis
championships today. serving
notice on the Wimbledon favor
ties, Tony Trabert and Maureen
Connolly, they'll have to go all
out in the world series" Of
tennis, starting tomorrow.
The pair of Louis" made the
wind-up of the last Wimbledon
tuneup a romp. Hoad trimmed
Mervyn Rose, an Aussie Davis
Cup teammate, 8-6. Ga and
Miss Brough walloped Shirley
Fry Of Akron, Ohio. 81. Ga.
Miss Brough, the Beverly Hills.
Calf, veteran who won the
Wimbledon title from 1948
through 1850 - who is seeded
fourth this year. made the rank
ings look bad as she trounced
the third-seeded Miss Fry. She
completely dominated the match,
winning every game from IL
in the first set to a 20 lead
in the second.
HOad Had Difficulty.
Hoad had some difficulty with
his control against Rose IN the
first set, but there was little
doubt the big blond, who beat
Trabert in a memorable Davis
Cup match last winter, would
win eventually.
Hoad is seeded second at VIM
bledon behind the 80 favored,
with Ken Rosewall Of Australia
third and Vic Seixas of Philadel-
phia. the defending champion,
fourth. In the women's rank
ings. Miss Connolly. the 1928
winner, is rated No. / and Doris
Hart of Coral Gables, Fla, 1851
champion, is second.
Trabert and Seixas didn't play
in the L o n d o n tournament
singles. But they went out and
defeated Rose and Rex Hartwig,
another Australian, in the mems
doubles final, 6-3, 1913.
Hoad and Miss Connolly won
the mixed doubles title by de-
feating Hal Burrows of Char
lottesville, Va, and Pat Ward of
England, 60, 60.
There is little doubt with most
experts who the Wimbledon
women'S singles winner will be
for the third time in a row in
Miss Maureen Connolly, now a
little lady of 19 instead of the
cute youngster she once was.
Some London bookies won't
take bets on the women. They
are not even considering Doris
Hart of Coral Gables, Fla.
AS No. l seed among the men,
Trabert opens on the center
court Monday. His opponent will
be Paul Woollen, little known
English club player. Trabert also
can look for a fairly easy second
round match.
In Toughest Section of Draw.
But from then on, he goes on
a steady dietsof rugged players.
His is the toughest section Of the
draw and since tennis is so much
. a game that runs according to
form, here are some of the better
players Trabert can expect to
meet:
Sven Davidson of Sweden,
United States indoor champion;
Mervyn Rose of Australia, vet
eran Davis Cupper and a danger
Gus opponent any time; Kurt
Nielsen Of Denmark, 1853 f1naliSt
who is a superb baseline man,
and Ken Rosewall of Australia,
No. / seed last year and dark
horse this year.
Up at the other end of the
draw, Hoad can look to these
Americans for lively afternoons:
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami. one
of the smartest players in the
business; Art Larsen of San Lee
andre, Calf; Jaroslav Drobny Of
Egypt; Vic Seixas. defending
champion, and Bulge Patty, 1850
winner.
Other odds set by one of Lon
don's biggest gamblers were to
4 against Hoad; to l against
RoSewall. and 8 to l each against
Larsen, Patty and Seixas.
Since World War II six Amer
leans have won at Wimbledon
Seixas, Patty, Dick Savitt, Ted
Schroeder, Bob Falkenburg and
Jack Kramer,