Tennis ethics and legends from the Davis Cup era
A 1900s era tennis piece argues tennis is the fairest sport with strict ethics, contrasts it with base ball and other sports, and recounts a Lake George 1904 tourney where Ham Hatch used theatrics and still won. It cites Wrenn and Larned on training, integrity, and America’s Davis Cup prospects.
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Bnat
Lake George
Columbia
Hamlin Hatch
Ham
Bateh
Hatch
Yale
Tennis Rules and Player Nerve Highlight Historic Debate
The piece discusses rule changes adding reach over the net and calls for international standards. It profiles pro Wrenn defending continuity of play and notes tennis demands a rare mix of nerve, endurance, speed, and fairness. May Sutton is cited as a formidable female player in a sport with a rugged history from handball to racquets.
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America
Australia
Mr. Wrenn
Larned
Wright
Gambbol
Bacchus
Chrysalis
South Africa
England
Africa
Bill Larned
W. J. Clothier
Wrenn
Christy” Mathewson
Tinally
Bunly
Miss May Sutton
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Hesterfields
New York
Mr. Hatch
Mr. Natch
Cnp
Fant
Bill’ Larned
Robert Wrenn
Newport
Dougherty Brothers
Doughertys
Mgr.Wrenn
Wall Street
May Sutton
Robert D. Wrenn
W. Alarned
Beals CG. Wright