Word: cupped
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...second University crew, coached by Robert F. Herrick '90, went over to England and won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley. Mr. Herrick also coached the 1916 University eight which established the present down stream record of 20 minutes, 2 seconds. He was succeeded as coach by William Haines in 1918, 1919, 1920, and 1921. Haines having been assistant coach in 1916. Harvard won the 1918 and 1920 races. The 1922 University, coached by R. Reber Howe '01, lost as did the crew of 1913, coached by Ralph Muller. E. A. Stevens came from the Pacific Coast...
...United States Lawn Tennis Association recently has vetoed the suggestion of Tilden, that the American Davis Cup team play its preliminary rounds of the Davis Cub tournament in the European zone of play rather than in the American...
...under alien conditions. They had a great chance to obtain this, but it has been thrown away. Thirdly, there would have been adequate time to become accustomed to the differences in climate, food, light, and playing facilities. It would also have allowed the Americans who play on the Davis Cup team to compete in French tournaments. Francis Hunter and I consider this as an imperative courtesy to France...
...opportunity for play in preparation for the Cup matches," Tilden continued, "is very little, if any, greater in the European than in the American zone, but this chance should be embraced. If the young players are successful here and then go to Europe, they will have no time to become accliminated across the Atlantic...
...answer to the question whether he had met with unsportsmanlike treatment in France, as has been hinted at by many writers, he answered. "No crowd in Europe ever behaved as badly as the American crowd to Cochet in the Davis Cup match, and you can tell them I said...