Word: tildenized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Tilden is no longer captain," said Joseph H. Wear, chairman of the U. S. Davis Cup Committee...
Later, as everyone knows, Tilden was drubbed by both Lacoste and Cochet, in England and the U. S. France captured the Davis Cup as well as every important singles championship...
Last week, at the Hotel Carlton in Paris, occurred an incident that made Tilden almost popular among the Gauls. Drawings for the Davis Cup interzone finals between Italy and the U. S. were about to be held. "Where is Tilden?" said a French official, "we cannot go on with the draw unless the American captain is present...
...Then, Tilden came into the room, was cheered, and the matter was explained. A message had been received from the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association suspending Tilden from play in the Davis Cup matches or any other amateur tournaments, because he had written newspaper articles about the Wimbledon tournament. His defense was that his articles consisted of comment, not reportorial details. No hairsplitter, W. O. McGeehan, sportswriter for the New York Herald Tribune suggested: "There seems to be a simple and obvious solution for two of the most vexing current problems, prohibition and amateurism, and that is, to abolish them...
After the cable was read in the Hotel Carlton, Tilden cried: "I refute all charges. We will win the Davis Cup yet. I hereby apply for a job training American Davis Cup members for the gruelling matches ahead." Baron de Morpurgo, captain of the Italian team, rushed up to Tilden, said: "I'm sorry, Bill. This takes all the fun out of it." Some said the Baron grinned. But there was no doubt of the sincerity of Lacoste, who soon came to Tilden's room to express regrets...