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In Chicago. Cranston Holman of San Francisco devoted 50 vigorous minutes to winning the National Junior Tennis Championship from Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines (who had previously defeated "Sandy" Wiener, a protege of Champion Tilden), 6-2, 6-1, 6-2. Frank Shields of Manhattan, defeated Walter Thomas (another Tilden...
William M. Johnston, his Davis Cup teammate and rival, whom he has defeated so often since he took the national title from him in 1920. The score was 6-4, 6-3, 9-7. Johnston stood the grilling pace (which lasted an hour and a quarter) well. He came off...
The new appearance of the British Mediterranean fleet, after an interregnum of twenty years, reveals a far seeing policy not at first apparent. In this old arena the greatest potential disturber of the peace is, at present, Italy. A disgruntled nation, with illusions of a revived Roman Empire, she has...
The semi-finals found Tilden facing Vincent 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...
Nothing startling came from the French Davis Cup players, Borotra and LaCoste. Westbrook and Snodgrass crushed them before the semifinal. William T. ("Big-Hearted Bill") Tilden II, National singles champion, played with his 1924 protege, young Sandy Weiner of Philadelphia, and got nowhere. "Little Bill" Johnston and "Peck" Griffin, 1921...