Sport: Arrival & Departure

Frank Parker refused to consider the idea, even privately. Parker was 32, Billy Talbert 30 and Gardnar Mulloy 33—and they had all been playing the tennis circuit for years & years—but they were not oldtimers yet. Said Frank: "I don't let myself think that."

Neither did the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. In last week's national amateur tennis championships at Forest Hills, Davis Cuppers Parker, Talbert and Mulloy were seeded first, second and third. Young (25) Victor Seixas of the University of North Carolina filed a popular demurrer. Said he: "It's no longer a question...

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