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...would pay his cigar bills? . . . What'll y'bet that Yolande Lossee of the Club Calais, and one of John W. Davis' nevviews ankled up a secret altar Satdee and then parted? . . . And that the late Andrew Carnegie's nevview Harry Sproul Jr. of the Racquet & Tennis Club, was welded in the shhh! manner to Annette Boudreau of Ottawa on May 16th? . . . A certain husband is marking time so he can trap his sqaw and her well-known pash in a public place and then disgrace them out loud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: On The Spot? | 11/3/1930 | See Source »

...business men have been referred to as "magnets", making Andrew Mellon an aluminum magnet. Boswell was Samuel Johnson's "iodizer", Chicago politics have fallen into the hands of the "rum-running racquet." Then there is the yearly appearance of the "illustrated man", while a self description has been titled "An Autobiological Sketch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English A Instructor Reveals "Howlers" Culled From Work Of Freshmen--One Urges Students, "Fight for Alma Martyr!" | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

Club Members of New York for 1930-31, out last week, revealed that Harry Payne Whitney had dropped four clubs (St. Nicholas, Piping Rock, Jockey, Creek) since last year, joined two (Brook & Yale), leaving Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt III undisputed No. 1 New York clubman with 16 memberships- Racquet & Tennis, Union, N. Y. Yacht, Union League, Century, Tuxedo, Brook, Metropolitan, Piping Rock, Turf & Field. Engineers, Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht. Automobile Club of America, Yale, Sleepy Hollow, Knickerbocker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 20, 1930 | 10/20/1930 | See Source »

...side until Lott & Doeg broke through his serve in the first game of the fifth set. Tilden's long shape seemed to grow hollower after that. When he scored, he regained a momentary spryness, but when he erred his bad hip hurt him, and he rested on his racquet between shots. Lott & Doeg ran out the match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 9-n, 6-2. In the finals they ran through Allison & Van Ryn for two sets. It looked like no match at all until the Wimbledon champions broke through Doeg's service in the tenth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: National Doubles | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

...second set. Betty Nuthall has been known to go to pieces as startlingly when she was behind as when she was ahead and for the first time the gallery had something to pay attention to. Further, as Betty Nuthall started to pick up a little she broke a racquet. Now she looked worried. She said afterward it was her favorite racquet. She took another one. She was getting more depth on the ball now and Miss Morrill, forced on the defense, could not work her nice forehand so effectively. Betty Nuthall took the set and then, as Miss Morrill suddenly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Forest Hills | 9/1/1930 | See Source »

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