Word: monica
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged. John Van Ryn of East Orange, N. J., 1929 Davis Cup tennis player; and Marjorie ("Midge") Gladman, seventh-ranking woman player; at Santa Monica...
...obliged to make certain legitimate requests which so displeased his gallery that booes were heard for Tilden. John. Van Ryn whacked himself about the knees with his racket but still could not take more than one set. Semi-finally Tilden played left-handed John Doeg of Santa Monica. Cal.. partner of George Lott in the doubles championship (TIME, Sept. 9). Doeg won the first set. Tilden won the second, Doeg won the third. The crisis, which Tilden had often arranged in the past for its histrionic effect, suddenly became an actuality, frightening and consequential. The gallery, which had been...
Human Cost of attracting public attention to the Cleveland show, by derbies, races, stunts, was high. Killed: Marvel Crosson, of San Diego (at Wellton, Ariz., racing from Santa Monica); Thomas G. ("Jack") Reid, of Downey, Cal. (making a solo endurance record); Edward J. ("Red") Devereaux, of Woodside, L. I., Mrs. Devereaux, and Edward J. Reiss of New York (at Boston, racing from Philadelphia). Injured: Lady Mary (Sophie Elliott-Lynn) Heath, near-sighted (practicing a side-slip landing at Cleveland); Edwin Kirk, Great Lakes Aircraft mechanic, Lady Heath's passenger; William Patterson MacCracken, retiring Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics (rushing...
Newport Casino Invitation (Newport, R. I.)?singles, William Tatem Tilden II of Philadelphia; doubles, George Lott Jr. of Chicago & John Doeg of Santa Monica...
From six points on the rim of the U. S., also from Canada, hurried flyers to the air races and show at Cleveland this week. Most conspicuous was the Women's Air Derby from Santa Monica, Cal. After considerable squabbling (TIME, June 24), 19 women set out, including Marvel Crosson, Ruth Nichols, Ruth Elder, Amelia Earhart, Louise McPhetridge Thaden, Phoebe Omlie, Thea Rasche. The second day out Miss Crosson crashed fatally. Others had accidents, which they attributed to sabotage (not confirmed by investigators) or got lost. Thirteen ended the race, Ruth Nichols cracking up only 130 miles from...