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Trabert Turns Pro; May Hurt U.S. Chances
By UNITED PRESS
NEW YORK—Billy Talbert said today the loss of Tony Trabert to the pro ranks means "the United States will have to start from scratch" in its efforts to recapture the Davis Cup from Australia.
The non-playing captain of the U.S. team pointed out, however, that next year's competition "could develop into a wide-open affair" if Aussie stars Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall follow Trabert into the pro game. Promoter Jack Kramer said yesterday he expected Hoad and Rosewall to turn pro and Talbert indicated he also thinks they will.
"In that case, it would be a great thing for youngsters in amateur tennis all over the world." Talbert said. "It would bring Italy and some other countries solidly into the Davis Cup picture."
Blow To U. S.
Talbert did not attempt to minimize the blow to U. S. Davis Cup hopes suffered when Trabert succumbed to Kramer's $75,000 guarantee but insisted the outlook "is not entirely black."
Trabert, who won 19 tournaments and lost only three this year, signed the most lucrative contract ever given a tennis star to turn pro in Los Angeles yesterday. Kramer revealed that Trabert "would make at least $75,000 under the terms of the pact and should clear $100,000."
"I had lots of pros and cons to consider," Trabert said. "And I got lots of advice on what to do. I felt it was an opportunity I could not
pass. Tennis has been good to me and I owe it a lot."
Won't Take Chances
Trabert also said he felt his decision would not harm the United States' David Cup chances and picked Seixas and Richardson "as the backbone of our team." He said he had been pondering the decision to turn pro since he won the Nationals at Forest Hills, N. Y.
In New York, Talbert "wished Tony all the luck in the world" but said, "as for me, I've always been an amateur and always will be.
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"Should Hoad and Rosewall join Tony in pro ranks, the quality of play at Wimbledon and in the Davis Cup competition may not be as good next year," he continued. "But I am sure that Wimbledon and the Davis Cup play will loom as large in the public mind as ever."
"Without casting aspersions on Tony or any other amateur who turns pro," Talbert concluded, "I believe the amateur game is bigger than any of its individual stars."
59.000 Expected At Game
NORMAN, Okla. — (U.P.)—Every available seat for the Oklahoma-Colorado game here Oct. 22 has been sold. Oklahoma University athletic business manager Ken Farris announced today. Mr. Farris predicted a near-record crowd of 59,000 will see the contest.
Basketball Court As Bad As Tough Jig-Saw Puzzle
Ever work a jig-saw puzzle? That is a game workers of the Building and Grounds department have just completed, although to them it was not fun, but instead, a slow, vains-taking job. They have just finished turning 252 pieces of wood into an official size basketball court in Allen Fieldhouse.
Each of the 252 boards was numbered, but the job of finding the board that matched this board and then making this joint fit that joint was the difficult job. At first the joints didn't fit too well but this problem was soon solved by using paraffin on the joints.
The task was delayed for a while when the blueprints for the floor were misplaced, but once they were found the puzzle was put together in three days.
After the boards were fitted into
their proper places, the entire floor had to be leveled to exact height, a job which would try anyone's nerves. When this was finished, the baskets had to be installed, measuring exactly ten feet from the floor
"Considering this was the first year that the Building and Grounds department has assembled the floor, the work went off pretty well," said Dutch Lonborg, director of athletics.
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With an average of 48.9 yards per kick, Kansas halfback Ted Rohde leads the nation in punting. Rohde has punted nine times in the four games the Jayhawks have played.
Against Iowa State last Saturday, the slender Rohde averaged 53.2 yards. One of his boots was a record-setting 84-yarder that carried on a line over the safety men's heads, sailing from the Kansas 1 to the Cyclone 15.
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ABILENE, Tex. —(U.P.)-Bobby Morrow, national AAU sprint champion from Abilene Christian College, will fly to Australia and New Zealand in December along with miler Wes Santee and vaulter Bob Richards for six appearances and will return *to the United States Jan. 7. The athletes have been invited by the Australian and New Zealand governments.
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