Word: tumblebug
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...Tireless, pee-wee Bryan M. ("Bitsy") Grant of Atlanta, oldest (28) and smallest (5 ft. 3) of the 1939 contenders, who has been among the top ten for the past six years and is famed not only as a tumblebug and crowd pleaser (he is almost as efficient horizontally as vertically) but also as one of the greatest retrievers in the history of tennis. Long famed as a Giant Killer, Tumblebug Grant, who wears shorts to avoid wear & tear on his trouser knees, will be watched by the Davis Cup Committee more closely than ever this year. Among the tennis...
...racquet still commanded such respect that expert doubt about Budge's ability to beat him was perfectly honest before the match began. And doubt still assailed the U. S. squad's brain trust after they had picked Bryan ("Bitsy") Grant, the lionhearted, 5 ft. 4 in. Atlanta tumblebug, as No. 2 U. S. singles player. But all doubts evaporated when, as so often happens in sport, what had promised to be a titanic struggle turned out to be nothing of the sort...
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