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Dates: during 1940-1949
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But right now he had some nearer varmints to contend with-some visiting Australians, survivors of 22 nations which this year challenged for the Davis Cup. It would be the first cup "challenge round" to be decided in the U.S. since Australia took the cup home eight years ago. And...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Advantage Kramer | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

Hot Dogs & Accents. At Forest Hills, everyone was primping and preening for the two big shows. Gate receipts for the three Davis Cup days were already $145,000 plus. The ten days of National Singles play would probably bring in nearly $150,000 more. The concessionaires were getting ready to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Advantage Kramer | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

On the outer courts, prepping for a crack at next week's singles championship, were some 60 players-about 25 of them with foreign accents. England had sent Tony Mottram and Derrick Barton. France's Robert Abdesselam, Czechoslovakia's outstanding southpaw Jaroslav Drobny were there, along with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Advantage Kramer | 9/1/1947 | See Source »

Lux Radio Theater (Mon. 9 p.m., CBS). A Stolen Life with Bette Davis and Glenn Ford.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Program Preview, Aug. 25, 1947 | 8/25/1947 | See Source »

On certain nights when the atmosphere is not shimmering at its usual rate, the "tremor discs" become smaller and can be separated. Astronomer Struve watched his chances, and waited for seven years. Last month, McDonald Observatory at Fort Davis, Tex., had a wonderfully "steady" night. Struve trained the 82-inch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Blue Companion | 8/25/1947 | See Source »

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