Word: tennist
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Methodical Frankie Parker, fifth ranking tennist in the U.S.: the Spring Lake Invitation tournament; for the eighth time in its nine-year history; beating foxy, aggressive Wayne Sabin (2-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3) in the final; after a three-hour struggle; at the Bathing & Tennis Club, Spring Lake, N.J. A racquet-wielding robot on clay, who has a new model forehand each spring and trades it in every fall, Parker has been defeated only once in eight clay-court tournaments this year...
...Scampering Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Cooke, 28, fifth ranking woman tennist in the U.S.: the Middle States tennis championship; trouncing top-ranking Helen Jacobs in the final, 6-3, 6-2; at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia...
...York's Belmont Park. Winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Whirlaway is the fifth horse in the history of U.S. turf to win America's three major races for three-year-olds. Others: Sir Barton, Gallant Fox, Omaha, War Admiral. > Tennist Fred Perry, onetime British Davis Cupper now teaching tennis in the U.S.: an invitation Professional Round Robin Tennis championship (10% of receipts for British War Relief); defeating creaking, 48-year-old Bill Tilden (4-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2), up-&-coming Dick Skeen of Hollywood...
Born. To Francis Xavier Shields, 30, onetime No. 1 U.S. tennist, and Donna Marina Torlonia Shields, 24, daughter of Princess Torlonia and the late Prince Torlonia of Italy: a son, Francis Alexander (7¾ lb.); in Manhattan...
...busy propheteering for Moral ReArmament to write his stockbroker father oftener than every six weeks (and then in letters "full of religious fervor"), elegant little British Davis Cup Tennist Henry Wilfred ("Bunny") Austin suffered public paternal rebuke. Cried Austin pere to London's press: "I have not answered his letters because there is nothing I can usefully say. I have been told I ought to be proud of Bunny for his good work. I should be much prouder if I were taking him to Buckingham Palace to receive...