Word: davises
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Australia's Vivian McGrath appeared on the international tennis scene four years ago, experts could not have been more astonished had he been a kangaroo. For all backhand shots McGrath held his racket with both hands. For a first-class tennist to do such a thing was so...
As a freak tennis player, Australia's John Bromwich (pronounced Brumage) makes McGrath's methods look banal. He is ambidextrous. He serves with his right hand, switches to his left for shots on that side, plays shots on his right side with both hands (see cut). Like 21...
With England's Fred Perry retired from amateur tennis, the outcome of this year's Davis Cup Tournament, of which the interzone final starts at Wimbledon July 17, followed by the challenge round July 24, is considered a toss-up between England, Australia, Germany and the U. S...
In San Francisco, After a winter of bickering as to who would be the ablest partner for red-haired Donald Budge, U. S. No. 1, the U. S. Davis Cup Committee finally picked Frank Parker for No. 2 singles man, Gene Mako for Budge's doubles partner. Against Jiro...
At its concluding session next day the Chamber authorized its directors to draft a program for amendment of the Wagner Act on nine points: 1) a curb on sit-down strikes; 2) prohibition of political contri-butions by unions; 3) outlawing of "intimidation" by unions; 4) limitation of picketing to...