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Pauline marched home to California, beaten and burned up-at herself. She sought out Eleanor Tennant, an old tennis teacher, who coached Champions Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble, once charged the movies' Marion Davies $1,000 a month for lessons. Teacher Tennant decided to buck Pauline up first. Says Eleanor: "When a gal has egg on her face, the first thing to do is let her know she is the world's greatest player...
Then came the details. Tennant, a believer in "easy does it" tennis, decided that Pauline's strength was in her killer instinct ("She has the quality of a stevedore"). So she strengthened Pauline's weak forehand by cutting two-thirds off the backswing and adding it to the follow-through. Her service was none too robust, so Eleanor Tennant concentrated on placement. When Pauline took her revamped tennis game on tour this summer, the egg was off her face. Teacher Tennant, who has taught them both, glowingly rated Betz above Alice Marble. Most tennis experts are content...
...Robinson O. Everett '48, Fred W. Flickenger '46, Ledger D. Free '48, Joseph P. McDermott '47, Russel G. Means NROTC '46, Leopold M. Page, Jr. '47, Frank N. Pierce NROTC '46, James H. Powell '49, Leonard Ragozin '49, Gunther K. Rosinus '49, Raymond F. Sullivan '47, Thomas E. Tennant '47, and Jack G. Wiechman '48, manager...
Those who will be available from last year's team are Bill McDaniel at end, Chet Pierce and John Coan at tackle, Ned Dewey and Frank LeBart at guard, and Pete Harwood, Chuck Roach, Bill Jackson, Tom Tennant, Ken O'Donnell, Leo Flynn, and Bill Meilke in the backfield...
Coach Al McCoy's Jayvee quintet emulated the Varsity's performance by edging out a strong Andover squad, 42 to 38, for its seventh straight triumph. Leo McDermott and Tom Tennant led the way with ten tallies apiece...