PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania panel once again rejected a historical marker for Philadelphia tennis great Bill Tilden. Tilden became the first American to win Wimbledon in 1920 and also won seven ...

1885 — The America’s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain’s Genesta in two heats. 1926 — Henri Cochet ends Bill Tilden’s six-year reign as the U.S. Lawn Tennis ...

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1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4-6, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Tilden ...

LAST week’s attack on Tilden by the home forces of the United States Lawn Tennis Association would seem to testify to the sectional jealousy which pervades the game in America. Anyone who knows lawn ...