Word: jessup
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...went east and won the girl's national. She still had her hair down, two thick brown ropes that gently flogged her shoulders as she moved after the ball. In 1922 she played through all the important tournaments, won the doubles with Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup, and gave Molla Mailory a run for the singles. The sports writers boosted her and she acquired a "public." You could not help liking the steady eyes under the crisp sun-visor,* the strong, immature body in the short white skirt and pull-on blouse. That winter she grew four inches. When...
...match. She showed small interest in the game or its result. Fearless Whigs began to whisper that she might not be faking-she might really have something the matter. In the singles, Molla Mallory beat Joan Fry of England, Mlle. H. Conto-slavos of France beat Mrs. Marion Jessup, and Mlle. Lenglen, after displaying a physician's certificate that forbade her to take part in any vigorous match, beat the unknown Mrs. Dewhurst...
...extra set, larger than any, for the Josephine, as well as a small set for her tail; after explaining into a microphone for the radio public how he intends to visit the North Pole by flying in 400-mile stages from Spitzbergen with an intermediate base on Cape Morris Jessup. Greenland, taking with him only one flight companion, Chief Petty Officer Floyd Bennett, but having at call by radio in Kings Bay a reserve plane (Curtiss Oriole) manned by fellow service flyers; after reading a great many flattering, tender, hopeful, encouraging farewell messages (doubtless including one from his brother, Governor...
...skirt, Miss McKane helped herself to a nip from a glass under the umpire's chair, pulled out the victory, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Miss Goss and Mrs. Mallory won; Miss Wills ended the hopes of the precocious Fry. In the doubles, Miss Goss and Mrs. Jessup put out Miss McKane and Miss Colyer, the English Davis Cup pair who had been favored to reach the finals...
...women's tennis-Miss Helen Wills, Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Miss Mary K. Browne, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mailory , Miss Eleanor Goss, Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup-entered the Metropolitan Women's Turf Court Championship, strode through to the round before the semi-final without defeat. Then Miss Goss, placed at No. 4 in the National ranking, was the worm that turned against Miss Mary K. Browne, No. 2, brought her down, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Miss Wills sprang to revenge her doubles partner, handily defeated Miss Goss, 6-1, 6-2. Then occurred another upset. Miss Ryan...