Historical Events
Tennis Open
US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Helen Wills Moody beats England's Betty Nuthall Shoemaker 6-1, 6-4 for her 4th of 7 US singles titles
Helen Wills Moody
Betty Nuthall
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