Word: matching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Saint Albans, England. A great gallery came out from London to see "Long" James Barnes, Open Champion of Great Britain (TIME, July 6), play a 36-hole match against Abe Mitchell, watched him hook, slice, dig, and go down to defeat 7 up and 6 to go, after winning only 3 holes...
...play against Miss Eleanor Goss for the Rhode Island Women's Championship. She won the first set, 6-1. Miss Goss stiffened, took the second set, 6-4. The gallery, which had seen Miss Goss eliminate Miss Mary K. Browne in the semi-final and expected an exciting match, became interested. In the third set Mrs. Mallory played hard, Miss Goss played harder. The games stood at five all. Miss Goss won the odd game, prepared to serve. Then the gallery at Providence perceived a flash of the nervous stamina that has made Mrs. Mallory six times champion...
Tilden, Champion William T. Tilden II lolled through an easy match against Arnold W. Jones of Yale, to take the Men's Rhode Island Championship. Paired with his favorite protége, A. L. ("Sandy") Weiner, he won the men's doubles, defeating S. Howard Voshell and Alfred Chapin...
...Wimbledon. On a smooth lawn marked with white lines, two Frenchmen were indulging in an active tennis match. One of them bounded about at the net, volleying everything he could; the other played a backcourt game, driving deeply and accurately. His brow was furrowed with concentration; he was trying very hard to win. His rival at the net was more debonair; when a neat lob passed him, he kissed his fingers to it; occasionally he called out, "Bravo, René." He, Jean Borotra, was playing against René Lacoste, conquerer of J. O. Anderson, for the championship of England...
...Chapin took four games in the first set. Then Tilden, remembering that youth will be served, began to serve cannonballs, to cut, chop, drive, until many thought that Chapin would cripple himself in his wild nourishes at mocking tennis balls. Tilden won the next 15 games, the match...