Sport: Tennis Triflings

In a frantic effort to emulate the All-England Championships at Wimbledon, which are a sell-out every year, the United States Lawn Tennis Association decided this year to try something new. This was to hold the Men's Singles Championship and the Women's Singles Championship, which have hitherto been held at Forest Hills one after the other, at the same time.

As a result, the courts of the West Side Tennis Club were last week cluttered up twice as much as usual by the mediocre performers who always find their way into the National Championships. For...

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