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That debut was typical of Jordan's career, played out in the melancholy minor league towns of Davenport, Iowa; Waycross, Ga.; and Palatka, Fla. The games, Jordan notes, seemed to have a will of their own, and the will was to lose. After a long series of catastrophic starts, Jordan finally admitted that his confidence, his control and his aspirations had come to nothing. "My career was no aesthetically well-made movie," he confesses, "rising action, climax, denouement. It was a box strewn with unnumbered slides...
Kathy Fulton at number one was easily defeated, 6-0 and 6-1 while Janet Clark dropped the second slot 6-1 and 6-0. Marsha Davenport put up some stronger competition at the third slot, but she also lost with a score...
Fulton and Clark faced less intimidating competition in their doubles match, and took home an 8-2 victory. Davenport and Perry Hefflefinger won second doubles...
Coach John McCarthy said his team faced strong players, especially in the first two slots. "Davenport played exceptionally well," he said. "It's the best I've seen her play. And Fulton played really well at times...
Sullivan instead exercized his legal option to choose among the three highest scoring candidates, and skipped over Lange, appointing Lt. Henry Breen who finished third on the exam, in addition to Lt. Leo Davenport, the highest scorer...