Gonzales Indignantly Loses to Teammate

During the evening Pancho bounced his racquet on the floor, hit and kicked the ball into the stands, indignantly had the net measured, berated the ballboys, and, incidentally, dropped an exciting tennis match to Tony Trabert, 6-3, 9-7.

The match at the Boston Garden Saturday night was the twenty-second in a series of one hundred which will carry Jack Kramer's troupe to Europe for exhibitions before the most enthusiastic tennis fans in the world. The winner of the 100 match series receives a bonus $25,000 contract.

Trabert, as well-built as any halfback, was the better tennis player Saturday night, but Gonzales was undeniably the center of attention. He lurked about the court like a great cat, did not mile once in the singles, and generally looked positively menacing.

Above all, Gonzales was graceful and polished. The slender pre champion hit his big serve, which has been timed at 112 miles per hour, with the utmost ease and assurance. He effortlessly put away his overheads, did not miss one in the singles, and even calmly blasted one from just inside the baseline.

His footwork was flawless, and he seemed to glide rather than dart about the court. But his backhand, especially on service returns, was unusually erratic. When he missed some crucial points, Gonzales would plainly brood as Trabert took advantage of every opportunity.

Ahead 4-3 in the first set, Trabert, who displayed a brilliant all-court game, broke Gonzales' serve and held his own to win, 6-3. In this set, Trabert exerted himself and made numerous outstanding "gets" to contrast with his opponent, who let many shots pass without trying, that he might have gotten.

At 1-1 in the second set, Trabert again broke Pancho's serve, at which point Gonzales sent a ball screaming into the stands. Trailing 4-1, Pancho, spurred on by a shrill "Go, go, Panch" from the stands, broke Trabert's powerful serve for the first time. His game picked up considerably, and following a series of sensational passing shots, he tied the set up at 5-5.

Both held their services, Trabert volleying sharply and Gonzales hitting some beautiful soft passing shots, until the score was 7-7. Then Trabert broke Pancho's serve, Gonzales went into one of his periodic sulks, and Trabert went on to take the set and match. He has now won seven, while Pancho has won fifteen.

In the tour's opening match Saturday, the ever-popular Pancho Segura had little trouble with newcomer Rex Hartwig, winning 8-4 in a Kramer set. Pancho's "automatic" two-handed forehand was as effective and colorful as ever, though his backhand was somewhat weak. He would frequently run as far as the doubles alley on the left side of the court to avoid hitting a backhand. Hartwig was disappointingly erratic. He seems easily the most dispensable of the crew. Segura has won sixteen matches, Hartwig five.

The two Panchos gained their fifth doubles victory against 17 defeats by defeating Trabert and Hartwig, 6-4, 6-4, in the concluding match.