▁tight - f itting ▁k imon os ▁for ▁K ats ura , ▁sl it ▁up ▁the ▁side , ▁which ▁she ▁wore ▁during ▁her ▁exhib itions ▁with ▁high ▁he els . ▁K ats ura ▁was ▁a ▁tiny ▁woman , ▁we igh ing ▁between ▁ 8 8 ▁and ▁ 9 6   p ounds . ▁and ▁standing ▁ 5   fe et ▁tall — just ▁about ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁a ▁standard ▁c ue ▁stick . ▁Mc Go ort y ▁later ▁mus ed : ▁" M as ako ▁was ▁c ute ! ▁She ▁was ▁thirty - n ine ▁years ▁old ▁but ▁she ▁looked ▁twenty - n ine . ▁She ▁ho pped ▁around ▁that ▁table ▁on ▁her ▁high ▁he els , ▁giving ▁the ▁fans ▁a ▁little ▁smile , ▁and ▁everybody ▁loved ▁her ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁K ats ura ' s ▁playing ▁ability , ▁though , ▁rather ▁than ▁her ▁other ▁char ms , ▁that ▁made ▁her ▁a ▁phenomen on . ▁ ▁When ▁C och ran ▁returned ▁from ▁his ▁tour ▁with ▁K ats ura ▁he ▁told ▁Mc Go ort y , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁world ▁class ▁player ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right , ▁" you ▁will ▁have ▁trouble ▁with ▁her ." ▁When ▁they ▁finally ▁got ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁play , ▁the ▁match ▁drew ▁crow ds . ▁" They ▁could ▁have ▁sold ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁to ile t !" ▁Mc Go ort y ▁exclaimed . ▁After ▁the ▁match , ▁Mc Go ort y ▁confirmed ▁C och ran ' s ▁prediction : ▁▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁pre - book ed ▁stops