He spent his last years in prison for fondling a teenage boy, perhaps a consequence of his overprotective mother's advice to stay away from women. He failed to make the varsity squad at the University of Pennsylvania, but still wrote the classic book
He spent his last years in prison for fondling a teenage boy, perhaps a consequence of his overprotective mother's advice to stay away from women. He failed to make the varsity squad at the University of Pennsylvania, but still wrote the classic book The Art of Tennis. He beat the Australian Gerald Patterson to take the 1920 Wimbledon championship, but in later years forced the British champion to come to face him in America. He also led the U.S. team to seven straight Davis Cup victories. For ten points, name the first American to win the men's singles title.
He spent his last years in prison for fondling a teenage boy, perhaps a consequence of his overprotective mother's advice to stay away from women.
Bill {Tilden}