Word: ryn
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...leading candidate for phenomenon, was still short of his top form. He seemed absentminded, possibly because of his planned marriage in June to Verle Low of California. Texan Wilmer Allison, a plodder, showed a few moments of brilliant tennis. The supposedly invincible doubles team of Allison & John Van Ryn needed four sets to win. This team will play Australia next; then, if victorious, the winner of the European zone finals; then, possibly, France (July 29-31) at the Stade Roland Garros in Auteuil. Notable is the fact that all the U. S. players have taken turns beating each other, none...
...crowd that watched the opening matches of 1932 Davis Cup play at Washington last week was not really very much concerned about who would win. Everyone knew that the U. S. players-Ellsworth Vines, John Van Ryn, Wilmer Allison, Frank Shields-were too strong for soft-stroking Marcel Rainville and old Dr. Jack Wright, Canada's two best singles players. The real question was: had Vines reached anything like the form that won him the U. S. championship last year...
...longest, closest match in the series, but not the best. That came the third afternoon, after Mrs. Hoover had seen Allison & Van Ryn win the doubles, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2, when young Frank Shields, substituted for Allison to show what he could do, beat Wright 8-6, 6-1, 8-10, 6-1. Hardest hitter in the U. S., Shields made it clear that Allison, whose game is amazingly improved this spring, was not yet sure of his place as No. 2 singles man on the team. When Vines disposed of Rainville...
Davis Cup, For the first round of the tournament against Canada, at Washington's Chevy Chase Club April 28-30, the Davis Cup Committee last week named the U. S. team: Ellsworth Vines, Jr., Francis Xavier Shields, John Van Ryn, Wilmer Allison. George Lott Jr., second to Vines in the U. S. ranking and doubles partner of Van Ryn on last year's team, said that business would prevent him from playing Davis Cup matches this year. Allison replaced him. This year's team will be built around Champion Vines, who has never played tennis abroad...
George Lott and John Van Ryn beat Bell & Mangin for the doubles title...