Word: mulloy
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...days later, the U.S. named its Davis Cup varsity: Parker and ex-Navy-man Ted Schroeder (former U.S. singles and doubles champion) in singles, jug-eared Billy Talbert and calm Gardnar Mulloy in doubles. Kramer's conspicuous absence was all part of the long-range plan; he would go to England, play in the famed Wimbledon tournament, then rush back to become No. 1 on the U.S. squad...
...first day when 16-year-old Herb Flam (TIME, Aug. 13) began skidding on the smooth turf, shook off his shoes and blasted Argentina's No. 2 player, Heraldo Weiss off the court. There's a coming Davis Cupper, said wise old tongues. Next day, Lieut. Gardnar Mulloy was an upset victim, succumbing to Major Frank Guernsey, a pint-size fighter pilot who prefers golf to tennis...
...singles should go to one of the four top-rankers who have found time to compete this year: 26-year-old Frankie Parker (on vacation from his job as assistant to the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's special-effects department), Lieut, (j.g.) Gardnar Mulloy (on leave after completing his indoctrination course at Annapolis), Ted Schroeder (scheduled to be inducted into the Navy the day after the tournament ends), and Billy Talbert (not yet called by his draft board...
...This summer, after seasoning on the grapefruit circuit, he won four clay-court tournaments in a row. Little Pancho can play on grass too. Last week at Longwood (last tune-up before the National), his tricky trapshots clouted his confounded opponents right through the final, where he licked Gardnar Mulloy...
...nine of the first ten ranking U.S. tennists were in the armed forces. This year the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association has again lost its headliners, though not to the war alone. Four of the first ten (Don McNeill, Ted Schroeder, Gardnar Mulloy, Bitsy Grant) are in the service; three (Bobby Riggs, Frank Kovacs, Wayne Sabin) turned pro last winter; and third-ranking Frank Parker, who-with Riggs and Kovacs out of the way-might at last have won the National title, is unwilling to leave his Hollywood...