▁Sch ro eder , ▁however , ▁attended ▁college ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁( US C ), ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁K ram er ▁proved ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁slightly ▁better ▁than ▁Sch ro eder ▁in ▁the ▁amateur ▁ranks ▁and ▁subsequently ▁turned ▁professional . ▁ ▁' L ucky ▁Ted ' ▁When ▁R ig gs ▁semi - ret ired ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁professional ▁tour . ▁He ▁and ▁K ram er ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁who ▁could ▁opp ose ▁K ram er ▁for ▁a ▁finan cially ▁successful ▁tour ▁would ▁be ▁Sch ro eder . ▁ ▁The ▁youth ful ▁Pan cho ▁Gonz ales ▁was ▁the ▁reign ing ▁American ▁amateur ▁champion , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁ups et ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Open ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁but ▁during ▁his ▁brief ▁career ▁had ▁been ▁be aten ▁by ▁Sch ro eder ▁eight ▁matches ▁out ▁of ▁nine . ▁ ▁Sch ro eder , ▁playing ▁during ▁vac ation ▁time ▁from ▁his ▁job , ▁won ▁W im ble don ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁winning ▁some ▁t ough ▁matches ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁Sch ro eder ▁was ▁two ▁sets ▁down ▁against ▁Gard nar ▁Mul loy ▁in ▁round ▁one ▁and ▁then ▁had ▁five ▁set ▁wins ▁against ▁Frank ▁Sed g man , ▁Eric ▁St urg ess ▁and ▁Jar oslav ▁D rob ny ▁in ▁the ▁qu arters , ▁sem is ▁and ▁final . ▁According ▁to