Word: doeg
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Dates: during 1927-1927
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...shotmakers, the honor of playing doubles for the U. S. against France in the approaching Davis Cup matches. They won early matches easily against unknowns, improving with practice. Their first ardent opposition came in the semi-finals against young George M. Lott Jr., Chicago; and young John Doeg, Santa Monica, Cal. The young men, prospective champions sages say, showed fight, forced the older men desperately, lost...
Spectators were sorry thus to see all the young men go down before all the old men. The day before, the young men had swept the French menace from the tournament, Hennessey and Williams defeating, unexpectedly, Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste; Lott and Doeg defeating, also unexpectedly, Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon...