Word: mcgrath
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Borotra indicate that he might not have been of much use to France's Davis Cup team in any case by losing, after five hard sets, to Czechoslovakian Roderick Menzel. In the most startling upset of the week, Wilmer Allison lost to Australia's unorthodox Vivian McGrath in the first round. After seven days of play, the only U. S. player left in the men's singles was red-haired Donald Budge of Oakland, Calif. Experts agreed that England's Fred Perry, last year's champion, still had the best chance...
...took towering Frank Shields just an hour to deal with Australia's eccentric 18-year-old Vivian McGrath, who plays shots off his left side with two hands and who had unexpectedly beaten Wood the first day of play. The score was 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Shields's victory put the U. S. in the challenge round against England...
Everyone agreed that Jack Crawford could be counted on to win his two singles matches for Australia, that Lott & Stoefen would win the doubles for the U. S. That left the issue of the Davis Cup interzone finals squarely up to Australia's Vivian McGrath (pronounced McGraw), the extraordinary 18-year-old who hits backhand shots with both hands and has, at one time or other, beaten most of the world's best players. If McGrath could win one of his two singles, against Sidney Wood or Frank Shields, Australia was almost certain of playing England...
After Shields, playing wobbly tennis, had lost to Crawford, 6-1, 6-2, 12-10, McGrath and Wood walked out on Wimbledon's centre court last week. McGrath, brushing his awkward backhand into the corners of Wood's court, took the first two sets, 7-5, 6-4. Wood stopped smiling, spit out his chewing gum and ran off the third, 6-1. After the ten-minute rest, he still seemed the more confident of the two. When he led at 5-2, it looked as if he had the match well in hand. Then a footfault judge...
...Commissioner Guy T. Helvering, Joseph F. Guffey, Pittsburgh Democratic boss, and many another bigwig paid him tribute. The President sent a special message by Mr. Walker: "Please convey my best wishes . . . particularly to my good friend, the honored guest, Eddie Dowling." Last week Mr. Gerry said nothing, and Howard McGrath, Rhode Island Democratic Chairman, did not scoff at Candidate Dowling. He said politely: "The convention is open to all comers...