THE CHINA ·MAIL,
FRIDAY,
JULY 10, 1959.
-Page :7
LEW HOAD MAY SUCCEED PANCHO GONZALES AS 'KING OF TENNIS'
By RICHARD BERRY
One of the factors which prompted Low Hoad to turn professional in 1957 was the fear that his old back injury might recur and deny him an opportunity of making his fortune out of tennis.
A few months ago it was thought that his tennis career might have come.
to an end when his back injury did recur and put him out of action for three months.
Hoad's back trouble began | in 1958 when he had frequen! apurma of pala and had to wear a plaster cast for several weeks, It cost him thousands of pounds in professional fees during three months.
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At the age of 12, Lew Hood had won all the events opeń le him in bls district. So I was decided to match him with an- other promising Sydney buy as exhibition ea curtain-ralser
matches by Davis Cup stars,
At this exhibition, Lew irst met his present boss. Juck Kramer. He also suffered the
of his heaviest defen being beaten 6-0, 6-8 hy another 12-year-old-Kenneth Rosewntl.
Discourageil, he teptio allogether for 18 montius. He played
Rugby League.
crickel
money
But, today at 24. This blond and bronzed Australian has already earned more than he ever dreamed was possible in his early tennis daye. And He can look for. ward to having enough money to retire comfortably wlihin A few years.
Lewis Alan Hoad namnet after the Hollywood fin slay Lewis Stonewas LIKE November 23, 1934, jalo modest working home in Syel- Hole! ney. His father, a former prospector, was working as an electrician on the tramways.
In Bare Feet
basketball,
and table-tennis-ali
career.
KAVE
up
with
He became Aur. success. trala's No. 2 Junior table- tennis player. He won school prizes in athletics,
.
14 But al
he returned to tennis and got a jeb in a sports woods
The wuges were small, but he had tree tennis gear and two afternoms a week for practice.
Lew was just 15 when be beat Rolwali d-3, 0-2 to win his first important championshig-- the junior singles of New South Wales.
It was natural for his 10 become Ini2ranged in tennis, for the back of the family's subur ban Home overlooked Eur counts. At the age of three, tea began to welch the players. Twa years later he was introduced to
In 1949, Hond and Rosewall the game by his mother in the
won all the State and Australian hope that I would keep him of? | junior doßiles championshbas the streets,
for another held bem three years. In 1951, Lew was Australian Junior singles churn- pin,
By now there were two more load boys-Graham and Larry --and precious Ettle money. Law had to play on asphalt in his bare feet and use a loosely strung racquet which people enlled the "Oninn Bag.**
ATIC
Champion At 18
The following your he became the
Australian youngest-ever tennis player to be chosen wn overseas tour.
Savitt and Gardnar Mulloy, I forestwdowed one of the most successful doubles partnerships At IA, they In modern times. were champlons of Wimbledon, Franes, Italy and Australia.
National Service Interrupted Hoad's career, but by 1955 he was back on the tennis circuits, playing as brilliantly on ever.
That year, a few days before the opening of the Wimbledon Hond secretly Championships, married the Australian tennis star Jennifer Staley, whom he first met when he was 14.
also in 1955 It was
that Hoad had his first offer from the professional tennis king. Jack Kramer. But he did not accept until July. 1037, the day after tic
the won Wimbledon titte for tire second lime. He Fained record guarantee of 125,000 dollars for two years,
Shrewd Timing
д
I was shrewd timing. Before his second Wimbledon triumph he had shown indifferent form. Losing the Australian, Hallan and French singles tiles which he had won the previous year.
After a shaky stari, Huad has mastered many of the top professionals.
As
This year he lost to the unofficial world champion. Ricardo "Pancho" Gonzales, by the closest-ever result and wkk Gonzales now 30 years
old, young load the succeed could world's No. 1 tennis player within the next few years. a ball against a garage wall, and
But at present one other play: every night Mr Hond would take just three weeks younger
er stands between Hoad and Ken Rosewall, his sons through floor exercises Lew's father
AL nulura!
Brst Whobledon. Gonzales's throne--his old rival, their athlete who excelled at most Houd and Rosewall scored a friend and doubles partner, Ken games-bul not tennis,
#reat fve-snt win over Dick' Rosewall.
In those days be used to get up at Ave in the morning to hil
Was
30
FOUR D. JONES
"AHEM,NOWER UST
US REVIEWTHE CASE, YOU GAY THAT YOU ARRESTED THIS ER...GENTLEMAN OUTSIDE THISER...CAVE LOITERING WITH INTENT
I BELIEVE CONSTABLE!
FERDINAND
NANCY
ENJOYING THE BALL GAME ?
for Ile was 17-
I WAS NOT LOITERIN,
I WAS MINDIN'SOME FOOTPRINTS FOR A COUPLE OF FRIENDS OF MINE, WHEN THESE TWO
FLAT FOOTGO HOMBRES DRAGGED ME IN HERE.
WATCH YOUR SMOUTH SON OR
I'LL NICK YOU FOR SLANCER-O-OH! LOOK OUT!
I'M BUSY SEWING
MY DOILY
BRICK BRADFORD
TAKE CARE OF HIM, CABBY, ILL CONTACT THAT TRACK STATION ON MARTH
AGAIN!
YEAH, BURK! HE'S RESTING OKAY NOW!
HEY, WHERE DID SHE
GO ?
MAT
thun
HEY DON'T STAND THERE CALLING BACH OTHER NAMES,
BRING HIM IN,
HERE.
AND TELL THAT JUDGE FINCH TO
BET ON WITH
OUR ACCOUNTS;
LEW HOAD
CHESS
LEONARD BARDEN
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