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...Sidney Wood III, was eight years old, the old campaigner set out to teach him the game of tennis the only way he knew how. "I don't believe in halfway measures." the father says. "I was never satisfied if anything was even slightly wrong with Sid's game-even if the fault might not be noticed by other people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Father & Son | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

...been the finest father-and-son team of all time." In the winter of 1957, the Woods won the quarter-finals of the men's doubles at the national indoors by beating Irv Dorfman and Kurt Nielsen. That was a big one. "I saw during that match that Sid had a chance some day of becoming an international player," says the father. "I was jabbering away at him during the match, and he finally said, 'Shut up, Dad. I think I get the message.' I shut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Father & Son | 3/31/1961 | See Source »

...when Munro said his team had no individual stars, he was as wrong as he d been right before. It would be difficult to single out any one outstanding player, t three men--Lenny Strauss, Bob Inman, and Sid Davis--stood out all season...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/13/1961 | See Source »

Inman started in the right corner, but didn't hit his stride till midway in the ason. He has quick moves for a 6 ft., 5 incher, and handles himself well outside under the basket. The third star was captain Sid Davis, a 5 ft., 10 in. guard who es just about everything which budding Bob Cousys dream about. Besides his e outside shooting, Davis is an expert ball-handler, an ability that was noticeable its absence on the varsity this year...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 3/13/1961 | See Source »

...Sid Davis, a running guard leads the fast break and makes 25-foot jump shots from behind the keyhole. The other guard is Barry Dym, a left-handed jump shooter and ball-handler. Ivy League Standings W L Princeton 11 2 Penn 9 4 Yale 8 5 Brown 7 6 Cornell 7 7 Dartmouth 4 9 Columbia 4 10 Harvard...

Author: By Steven V. Roberts, | Title: Crimson Five Meets Yale In Last Contest Tonight | 3/8/1961 | See Source »

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