Word: davision
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McGregor put on his spiked shoes and indicated that he was ready to play. But Savitt, who refuses to wear spikes, testily told Referee Frank Piper: "I forfeit in singles and doubles." Savitt figured that McGregor might have an unfair advantage; he somehow failed to figure that he was doing...
Savitt, who gained a few sympathetic fans when Shields failed to name him to the Davis Cup team, and gained even more last fortnight when Shields unloosed his intemperate blast, finally had his comeuppance. And McGregor, who had also gained sympathy when he failed to get a singles berth on...
¶To Author Potter, discoverer of Gamesmanship, * TIME'S thanks for his authoritative analysis of Davis Cup-manship.-ED.
The loudest talker was Frank Shields, non-playing captain of the losing U.S. Davis Cup team. Shields had ignored Savitt in the Davis Cup matches, had put his confidence in aging (30) Ted Schroeder (ranked No. 7), who turned out to be the goat of the series. Shields was intent...
Other unseemly tennis news last week: ¶ In Miami, a group of disgruntled, discarded U.S. Davis Cup players, headed by veteran (37) Gardnar Mulloy, challenged the losing U.S. team to a charity match. Several members of the five-man team denied knowledge of the challenge. But Mulloy stuck to it...