Word: finalist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Uppermost in the minds of spectators at the Women's National Tennis Tournament at Forest Hills, L. I., last week was the question: Who will be the other finalist? Perhaps sure-finalist Helen Wills herself thought she knew when she said, "Sarah Palfrey ... is the best young prospect in the tournament...
Baker, who defeated R. E. Stuart of Newton Center in three straight games on Monday afternoon, is not conceded an easy victory over Jansen because of the latter's startling upset of W. J. Iselin '29 last Saturday. baker has been a finalist in the state tourney for five successive years and champion three times but he will find Jansen a more dangerous foe today than in previous matches...
Please note the commencement program of the Southwest High School of K. C., Mo. The graduating class of 1928 had as its President, E. Elliott Norquist, National Oratorical Finalist and winner of 2nd place at Washington, D. C. Its vice president was Junior Coen, member of the Davis Cup team, and pronounced by Tilden the greatest player for his age the world has ever seen...
...Harvard is on the rise again in golf. Within the next few years she ought to produce some fine teams," was the opinion of Francis Ouimet, winner of the National Amateur golf title in 1914 and semi-finalist at Minnekadha last summer. "In colleges golf is like a thermometer. At times you have good teams, and then a series of poor ones. It seems as though it has been rather cold at Harvard since Jones left. With several fine Freshman players coming along though, things look better...
...other finalist has not yet been determined, there being still two matches to play before he can be named. The other semi-final match will be played between J. H. Appleton '29 and the winner of the bracket containing G. H. Perkins 2S.A. and Ogden Phipps...