¶ The U.S. Davis Cup Team, over Canada in five straight matches; in Montreal. After Dick Savitt and Tony Trabert won their singles matches in straight sets, Trabert and Budge Patty clinched the title with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory in the doubles. Next day Patty and Art Larsen took their singles to complete the shutout. Next stop: The interzone final matches against Sweden in Australia next December.
¶ Australia's Frank Sedgman, over Australia's Mervyn Rose, in the first all-foreign final in the history of the Newport (R.I.) Invitation Tennis Tournament singles.
¶ Ben Hogan,...
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