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Next day, pacing nervously about under the officials' marquee, chastened Tilden witnessed a great battle between two youngsters from the East and West: Doeg of California, 22, 6 ft. i in. and Frank X. Shields of New York, 20, 6 ft., the most youthful contestants ever to play in the U. S. title singles finals. Lanky Shields was by far the more polished performer, his backhand often acing Doeg's serve, which had little threat for him, down the sidelines. But Doeg, nerveless at all times, continued to chop and drive, scoring well with his net and ground...
...Haven's cleanest, grade-98 barbers: F. W. Neuman & R. M. Rempler, Chapel St.; Pasquale Mascola, Forbes Ave.; Louis Caliendo, Lamberton St A. Trotta & C. Proto, Lombard St.; Fred Vegliante, State St. ; Angelo Tucci, Whalley Ave.; William X. Frappier, York...
...tennis upstart of New York, winner last fortnight of the Sea Bright Bowl: the Meadow Club tournament at Southampton, L. I.. beating Davis Cupman Wilmer Allison of Texas 3-6, 6-3, 2-6. 6-2. 6-4. in the final. In the semi-final he beat Frank X. Shields. 20, of Manhattan, who eliminated William T. Tilden...
...Oxon, will utterly abandon his ideally enlightened self to the diligent pursuance of any task not altogether turpiludicrous. Will not suffer his already-disgusted self to consider programmes redolent of get-rich-in-a-hurry schemes. Romantic ladies kindly neutral. Address X...
...counted. Elections: 1) Alfred E. Green of Warner (Disraeli, The Green Goddess, The Man from Blankley's); 2) King Vidor of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Hallelujah, Not So Dumb); 3) Clarence Brown of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Anna Christie, Wonder of Women) ; 4) Lionel Barrymore of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Madame X, His Glorious Night). Others: Ernst Lubitsch, Roy Del Ruth, Herbert Brenon, James Whale, Frank Lloyd, Sidney Franklin. Good directors not placed: Raoul Walsh, Dorothy Arzner, Edmund Goulding, Frank Borzage...