¶On the rain-slicked turf of Philadelphia's Merion Cricket Club, Wimbledon Champion Tony Trabert whipped his Davis Cup Teammate Vic Seixas and took away the Pennsylvania State Grass Court championship, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. Earlier, in the Pennsylvania and Eastern women's final, Wimbledon Champion Louise Brough beat New York State Champion Althea Gibson for the women's title 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.
¶Filipino fight fans took exception to Featherweight Champion Sandy Sadler's rough-and-ready tactics in a nontitle fight with Manila favorite Flash Elorde. While Sandy was firing at Flash with head and elbow, the crowd was taking pot shots at the ring with stones and...
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