Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS srANN
Things Looking Up for Kramer

ACROSS A BOARD BEARING some of the Touchdown
Clubs choicest victuals Jack Kramer saying the next
few nights ought to tell the story whether Pancho Gonzales
much good for Promoter Kramers most
expensive acquisition Tony Trabert.
ut didn't look much like Trabert belonged in Panchos
class when opened Kramer admitted AFTER Gonzales
IL of 16, thought Well here goes what's left OF
the Kramer bankron And with another youngster due
any time"
you've since changed your mind?" guest asked.
think Gonzales the better player Kramer answered
Probably he's the best in the world But Trabert finally has
won two in If he make it three straight in Phia
dephia Wednesday there's no telling what will happen.
"Once you lose three In row." Jack said, you lose
confidence. You begin to wonder experiment II Trabert
wins Philly he come here to Uine Arena Thursday
and Friday and run his streak to four i've straight he
does, boy, we'll have ourselves tour"
KRAMER AND KNoWLEDGEABLE associate John
Gardner from Pebble Beach, here in advance of the
cerned Jack took off at the end Of the day. reasonably
assured it was beating strong and steady.
We're up about 40 per cent last year." he said
of course. we didn't have much OF an attraction then
That was the round robin you may recall when, for
lack Of face Promoter Kramer sent Gonzales, Pancho
segra Frank sedgman and Don Bulge the road They
didn't come close to approaching the 100000 that
crossed the previous when Kramer himself beat Sedg
man of Australia, SAL.
Il the championship" grinned but got
the money-about 100000 to take home"
what we got out of last years tour" said Gardner
who teaches tennis back in California, twas the new
Gonzales After Jack beat Pancho in 1880 Gonzales
dead far the public concerned Took him years
to get back and then he had to win the round robin
That's the trouble with pro tennis" Kramer said "Once
beaten you're finished Now you take Sedgman He's
one of the finest players in the world, but can't
him now"
KRAMER, WHO AT "a perhaps still is the best player
In the world processes that Gonzales vastly improved
since Pancho toured with him There's all the difference
the world in his game Jack saying Gosh how that
guy can serve!"
In Philadelphia recently Big Panchos service clicked
at liz miles hour This is faster than Bob Felers fast
ball timed Kramer said "but actually it isn't that fast
Teller timed for the full distance from box to plate
Our serves were only for few feet not the full 7S feet of
serve But sounds better to that Gonzales
112 miles hour"
What was your time?" man asked
"One-oh-seven" Jack said mot bad for an old man.
huh? Little -segura-couldnt break co.
tried but know what? He's still about the third best
player in the world, in my opinion"
Traberts recent improvement Kramer thinks, is due
his realization that each night he must face great player
in Gonzales.
The trouble with most amateurs Just turned pro-" Jack
explained sis that they don't adjust themselves meeting
the best day after day. In the amateurs you play
good ones tournament In between you draw soft touches
and you can let up think Tonys finally waking to the
fact that after he beats Pancho night he'll tiger
by the tail the next hope SO, anyway"
WHILE GONZALES is LEADING Trabert, IL to 8, Old
Pro Sega doing better with the other newly turned
mercenary Australian Rex Hartwg The onesdedness the
preliminary rivalry has boherng Kramer too although
that also Is less Of a worry
"Segura took the first IL matches from Hartwig" Jack
pointed out Rex didn't win set Finally while
having dinner one night got sort Of obnoxious said to
Hartwig:
Look you can play better. don't think you beat
Segura but you can get the board Stop hitting to his
forehand He's killing you with that two-handed smash
I told him how played Segura and how Sedgman,
Bulge and the others did Maybe wasn't quite fair to
Segua but something had to be done to keep Hartwg
getting his brains beat out"
ANY good come of it?" bread-breaker inquired.
Hartwigs won four Of the last Ave." Kramer grnned
I've got my fingers crossed for both those guys Not
win, understand but not to lose everything WITH say
matches to play"
An oddly In connection with the current tour that
Ex-amateurs Hartwg and Tabert numbering Gonzales
and Segura In the doubles They've Is of 10 to date
and Jack thinks maybe they outhusng the veterans
Both Panchos, he grinned, ARE accusing the other
Pancho Of going In the tank"