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...earth, obedient to the sun's commands, disloyally moved Her Majesty into the overpowering heat. The Queen stuck it for some time, but when tall Jack Hennessey of Indianapolis began his virile serving, she attempted to scoot unnoticed to another chair in the shade. Promptly the U. S. team stopped play, the spectators half rose in uncertainty, the Queen sat down; and amid considerable laughter, at being diddled again, in which Her Majesty joined, the crowd resumed its seats, play again began...
...were the stars ? Jean Borotra of France, present holder of the championship; J. O. Anderson of Australia, long a Davis Cup player ; Suzanne Lenglen of France trying again; Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California. The leading men in the U. S. delegation there were Roy Casey of California and John Hennessey of Indiana. Belgium, Holland, India, Germany, Greece were among the other nations represented...
...Americans were eliminated in the singles until only Casey and Hennessey were left. Finally Casey fell before Rene La Coste, the 1924 French Davis Cup player. J. O. Anderson, the Australian veteran, was twice driven to exert himself; once was within a point of losing his match...
...George King from the first ten; set in better places George M. Lott Jr., and Clarence J. Griffin. The first ten now stands: 1) William T. Tilden II, 2) Vincent Richards, 3) William M. Johnston, 4) Howard Kinsey, 5) Wallace F. Johnson, 6) Harvey Snod- grass, 7) John Hennessey, 8) Brian Norton, 9) George M. Lott Jr., 10) Clarence J. Griffin. Rules for Writers. At their meeting, the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association passed upon a rule governing the activities of tennis champions who, for one consideration or another, are moved to write for the press. This rule, recently framed...
...William Johnston, of San Francisco, second since 1919, dropped to third place, giving way to the nimble-footed, sharp-eyed Vincent Richards of Manhattan. Others in order: Howard O. Kinsey of San Francisco, Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia, Watson M. Washburn of Manhattan, Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles, John Hennessey of Indianapolis...