Word: tildenized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...They removed Watson M. Washburn (placed at Number 6) on the ground that he had not competed in enough tournaments; they expelled Dr. George King from the first ten; set in better places George M. Lott Jr., and Clarence J. Griffin. The first ten now stands: 1) William T. Tilden II, 2) Vincent Richards, 3) William M. Johnston, 4) Howard Kinsey, 5) Wallace F. Johnson, 6) Harvey Snod- grass, 7) John Hennessey, 8) Brian Norton, 9) George M. Lott Jr., 10) Clarence J. Griffin. Rules for Writers. At their meeting, the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association passed upon a rule...
...interlacing of organization?a theory which he practiced in his own consolidating activities. A captain of industry, still he stuck to the sea, which had been gracious to him; he built, captained, the Grade, the "swiftest steam yacht that ever split the salt." He has been the confidant of Tilden, the associate of Elaine, the purse-bearer of the Rothschilds, the sponsor of a South American Republic (Chile...
...came the annual official list of the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association. Heading the list, for the fifth time in succession, was elongated "Will" Tilden II. William Johnston, of San Francisco, second since 1919, dropped to third place, giving way to the nimble-footed, sharp-eyed Vincent Richards of Manhattan. Others in order: Howard O. Kinsey of San Francisco, Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia, Watson M. Washburn of Manhattan, Harvey Snodgrass of Los Angeles, John Hennessey of Indianapolis...
They were not Tilden and Johnston. They were not Borotra and Brugnon. They were much younger than that- slim high school lads in their teens. But to them the match was infinitely more important than any that was ever played at Forest Hills or Wimbledon. And they played ably- serving swiftly, slamming hard- there in a Manhattan armory, for the national junior indoor tennis championship. The larger of the two, Henry C. Johnson Jr., of Newton Academy (Waban, Mass.), was behind but wearing well, pulling up. The frail one, Horace G. Orser, of George Washington High School (Manhattan), had fatigued...
Last week on a covered court in Paris, two other young men strove. They too were not Tilden and Johnston. They were René LaCoste and Jean Borotra. René had no trouble in covering himself with la glorie. He beat Jean, the French Davis Cup captain, 114 points to 88 (8-6, 6-0, 6-3) and captured the Christmas Cup. Then, said René: "With another visit to the United States, I may do better...