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Tilden

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Til·den  (tldn), Samuel Jones 1814-1886.
American politician. The Democratic presidential nominee in 1876, he won the popular election but lost the presidency in an electoral college controversy that was settled by a Senate committee in favor of Rutherford B. Hayes.
Tilden, William Tatem, Jr. Known as "Big Bill." 1893-1953.
American tennis player who dominated the sport in the 1920s, winning the U.S. men's singles championship seven times (1920-1925 and 1929) and the Wimbledon championship three times (1920, 1921 and 1930).
Tilden [ˈtɪldən]
n
(Biographies / Tilden, Bill (1893-1953) M, US, SPORT AND GAMES: tennis player) Bill, full name William Tatem Tilden, known as Big Bill. 1893-1953, US tennis player: won the US singles championship (1920-25, 1929) and the British singles championship (1920-21, 1930)
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Noun1.Tilden - United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953)
Big Bill Tilden, William Tatem Tilden Jr.
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1893: Bill Tilden, who became the first American to win the Wimbledon men's singles title in 1920, was born.
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Tilden from chief executive officer to chairman and Stephen Edwards from president to chief executive officer and president.
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The United States was, for the first time since 1919, not in possession of the Davis Cup after the four French Musketeers – Rene Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Jacques Brugnon and Jean Borotra – snatched the Cup from Bill Tilden and the U.
George Bush?s DAVIS CUP Connection ? A Strange Tale From 80 Years Ago by Randy Walker / tennis grandstand.com
 
 
 
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