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TENNIS: Bill Tilden (310), Jake Kramer (32), Don Budge...
...Andrew Jackson, defeated by John Quincy Adams in 1824; Samuel J. Tilden by Rutherford Hayes in 1876; Grover Cleveland by Benjamin Harrison...
Weiner, Sylvan Ronald of 1242 President Street. Brooklyn; Erasmus Hall High School. Neuhauser, Charles Edward of 1819 East 24th Street, Brooklyn; James Madison High School. Wohl, Martin Jay of 1900 51st Street. Brooklyn; New Utrechi High School. Salkind, Chester Joseph of 1226 Schenectady Avenue. Brooklyn; Samuel J. Tilden High School, Weisz, George of 958 East 48th Street, Brooklyn; Samuel J. Tilden High School. Jurkowitz, Lawrence of 121-21 14 Avenue, College Point; Flushing High School. Flegenhelmer, Walter Victor of 100-07 70 Avenue. Forest Hills: Forest Hills High School. Tucker, George Leon of 144-31 68 Road, Flushing; Flushing Hills...
...importance in an election, since in these states a difference of a few thousand votes can shift huge stacks of electoral votes from one column to the other. Twice since the Civil War this has meant that the man with a majority of popular votes has lost the election. Tilden beat Hayes by over 200,000 votes in 1876; yet he lost. Cleveland beat Harrison by over 100,000 votes in 1888; yet he lost. And in the 1948 election a few more votes for Dewey in two key states would have given the decision to the House--despite...
Groza is a wealthy egomaniac who considers himself the greatest tennis player since Tilden, the greatest lover since Casanova and the finest figure of a man since Lionel Strongfort. At 64 he runs three miles before breakfast every day. He likes to have his bodyguard, who always carries a Luger, referee his tennis matches. Groza cheats, and his opponents rarely argue. Nevertheless, Groza is putty in Ana's hands. He goes to Mme. Pauker before leaving official functions and asks: "Do you still need...