Word: playing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...higher brand than the Tilden-Hunter final of the national singles championship held within the last few weeks on the same Forest Hills courts. This is of course partly explained by the equality of the two players, a factor which few will contend existed in the amateur championship play. But it is nevertheless significant that pro tennis is taking its place among the recognized sporting spectacles...
...boxing or baseball. The last two named serve only one purpose as professional sports and that is to amuse the spectator. Pro tennis on the other hand like pro golf has for its primary purpose the instruction of those who desire to learn the game so that they can play it themselves. Just why the stigma commonly associated with professionalism should attach to such an unquestionably worthy end is a mystery, but fortunately one which seems to be clearing up. The sport is a healthy one and seems bound for greater heights than it has reached in the past...
Brother Herbert Brookes is 62. He was recently appointed Australia's first Commissioner-General to the U. S. Up to now the office has been merely "Commissioner" and its incumbent a sort of glorified Australian commercial attache assisting the British Embassy in Washington. "Yes, I taught Norman to play tennis," twinkled the Commissioner-General. "But he has been responsible for himself for some time. I am really a businessman, you know." Thus modestly Big Brother Brookes alluded to the fact that he is profitably interested in Australian pulp and paper milling, makes a business of sheep raising in Queensland...
...game from E. D. Bogoljubow, needs only two games out of the required series of 30 to keep the world chess championship. Said he: "Even the most confirmed opponent of the contention that the game is threatened with death through draws, could not have hoped for such a development." Play will be continued next week at Heidelberg...
Encouraged and advised by a long letter from their president, William Carter '31, who is traveling in Moscow, the members of the Cercle Francais will meet Wednesday night to decide this year's play, which is to be given about December 10. Suggestions from members, especially in the line of a good modern play, will be considered...