Last July, when Oklahoma's 22-year-old Donald McNeill won the National Intercollegiate Tennis Championship, U. S. fans chorused: "Watch McNeill!" McNeill had twice beaten Germany's Baron Gottfried von Cramm in Europe last year. He had won the French Hard Court Championship, trouncing U. S. Champion Bobby Riggs in straight sets in the final. Twice again this year, McNeill had outplayed Riggs—to win New Orleans' Sugar Bowl tournament and the U. S. Clay Court Championship. No Don Budge, he was nevertheless the most aggressive player U. S. fans had seen since King Don abdicated the amateur title two years ago.
During the big-time grass-court...
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