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...other finalist is George Von Elm, the Pacific Coast star, who defeated Max Marston, last year's champion, 7 up and 6 to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHENOMENAL PLAYING PUTS R. T. JONES IN GOLF FINALS | 9/27/1924 | See Source »

...meet, was keen enough to subjugate Dorothy, 3 and 2. Edith Cummings, whose third match had been a 5-and-3 win over well-seasoned Mrs. Dave Gaut, of Memphis, took the measure of Mrs. Lee Mida, another of golf's warhorses, and became the other finalist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sodden | 8/18/1924 | See Source »

...Haverford, Pa., furious left-handed service, an upward-ripping backhand like Gerald Patterson's, crashing overhead blows stopped all the collegiate courtsmen who pitted themselves singly against much tanned Wallace Scott of the University of Washington. Arnold W. Jones of Yale, the other finalist, was dismayed by the ball's perpetual presence on his side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: College Tennis | 7/7/1924 | See Source »

Coleman, who was a semi-finalist in the University tournament last fall, will face Ingraham in what promises to be the most interesting match of the afternoon. Kunkel, a law student, who won the University tournament two years ago, and who recently forced Ingraham to three sets in a practice match, will play against Captain Pfaffmann. Wheeler, Whitbeck, Smith, and Farnham all of whom have made names for themselves in the tennis world, will make up the rest of the combination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NETMEN OPPOSE ALL-STAR TEAM | 5/21/1924 | See Source »

...from Kunkel, Middle Atlantic doubles champion, Ingraham, playing number one for Harvard, dropped the second in eight games. Hopes for a victory waned as the deciding set dragged on to the six all. Finally, however, Ingraham snatched the match from defeat by winning 8-6. Against Coleman, a semi-finalist in the University fall tournament, Captain Pfaffmann went down to a bad defeat. Briggs, playing third for the University against Auger of Lincoln's Inn displayed brilliant tennis in rapidly disposing of his rival. A fast three set match between the number four men started strong for Lincoln...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY TENNIS FOUR BEATS LAWYERS SOUNDLY | 5/8/1924 | See Source »

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