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...Will T. Tilden. He "did wizard tricks with his raquet and ball...
...Tennis Club, Larchmont, N. Y., William T. Tilden, II, tennis champion, engaged in a "circus" match, "did wizard tricks with his racquet and ball...
...singles match he "toyed" with Harold Throckmorton, 6-1, 6-2. When things grew dull, or when Throckmorton strove a little too valiantly, Tilden let loose a few fast ones that made Jove and his thunder look like a slow-ball pitcher...
...close of the day, which had been cold, wet and continually disagreeable, Tilden and Frederick Baggs went down to defeat before Throckmorton and Voshell...
They concluded to stand by a resolution of their Amateur Rules Committee which provided that all tennis players, after Jan. 1, 1925, who received substantial sums for writing articles about tennis, should be classed as professionals. It was this resolution which gave offense to Champion Tilden. Next day his resignation from Olympic and Davis teams was accepted. Young honeymooning Vincent Richards immediately followed the champion's lead. He, too, writes...