, ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁K ats ura ▁drew ▁Ir ving ▁C rane ▁for ▁her ▁first ▁match . ▁They ▁made ▁quite ▁a ▁contrast ▁as ▁C rane ▁was ▁the ▁tall est ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁tour ney , ▁while ▁K ats ura ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁rep orter ▁Cur ley ▁Gr ieve ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Ex am iner ▁as ▁" so ▁small ▁and ▁doll - like ▁she ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁figur ine ▁in ▁her ▁flow ing , ▁gold - s atin ▁g own ." ▁C rane ' s ▁main ▁discipline ▁was ▁straight ▁pool , ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁numerous ▁champion ships , ▁including ▁six ▁world ▁titles . ▁The ▁match ▁was ▁close , ▁but ▁C rane ▁pre va iled ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁in ▁ 5 7 ▁. ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁K ats ura ▁defeated ▁Her b ▁Hard t ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 4 2 ▁in ▁ 5 8 ▁inn ings . ▁K ats ura ▁was ▁significantly ▁behind ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁but ▁counted ▁ 1 5 ▁points ▁in ▁five ▁inn ings ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁lead . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁she ▁lost ▁to ▁Cham aco , ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 3 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁K ats ura ▁ups et ▁Pro cita ▁ 5 0 – 4 3 ▁in ▁ 6 3 ▁inn ings , ▁with ▁runs ▁of ▁six , ▁five ▁and ▁four . ▁" S pect ators ▁exclaimed ▁' br illiant ' ▁and ▁' sens ational '