Word: pattersons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...meeting held at the Varsity Club Tuesday evening. Coach T. B. White and Captain Patterson spoke to 40 candidates, outlining the plans for the coming season. Coach White said he would continue the system he had begun last spring, emphasizing individual coaching and the passing system. Mr. James Gibson, newly-appointed Freshman coach, spoke to the 1928 candidates...
Tempestuous Gerald Patterson and bandy-legged little Pat O'Hara Wood, both of Australia, battered their way past France to the challenge round of 1924 Davis Cup play.* Lurking near the Longwood (Boston) courts a third Australian, sagacious, seasoned Norman E. Brookes, gave counsel to his countrymen between sets. In Manhattan, the East played the West, tied 3 matches each. For the first time in his young life, Vincent Richards (East) won an important match from "Little Bill" Johnston (West), second ranking player of the U. S. In doubles, Richards and Francis T. Hunter, who together are Wimbledon...
...Richards, his onetime protege and doubles partner, now Olympic champion. Tilden had brushed aside all opposition, losing two sets only in four matches, one to Alonso, sleek Spaniard, one to Howard Kinsey, ubiquitous Californian and national doubles champion. "Little Bill" Johnston was in the other bracket, up against Gerald Patterson, smashing Australian...
...Little Bill" required only 42 minutes to drive powerful Patterson from the court, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0. Stored in Johnston's spidery, shrunken little frame was a force that utterly amazed the galleries. "Big Bill" was seriously extended and outgeneraled by Richards during four smashing sets. In the fifth he drew himself up to his full tennis height, rallied stoutly, squelched the last but one obstacle to a fifth consecutive title. In the finals, Big Bill removed this last obstacle, game though it was, in straight sets; 6-1, 9-7, 6-2. Little Bill struggled valiantly...
...been for the Kinseys, the doubles title would have gone as far West as Australia. Gerald L. Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood were thought to be in their most invincible Antipodean form when the finals came. But the brothers Kinsey pulled themselves together after three battering sets, brought out their lobs and fighting spirit, saved the day by this score...