The international hard-court tennis championships at St. Cloud, France, lasted a fortnight. As the finals approached, the temper of the crowd sizzled at fever heat, the umpires' decisions became erratic, the serves of William T. Tilden II of the U. S. hissed like rockets, and although his nerves were beginning to crack, it seemed inevitable that he would win the singles championship.
Raymond v. Tilden. "Lean Bill's" first real test came when he met Louis Raymond, youthful champion of South Africa. Someone "spread a report" that Raymond had a sore foot, that the referee...
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