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Sidney Wood won the 1931 Wimbledon title by default over Frank Shields - his school buddy, doubles partner, roommate, and Davis Cup team-mate - in one of the most curious episodes in sports history. This title tells the tale of how Shields was ordered by the US Tennis Association not to compete in the championship match.

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"Even if you have never picked up a tennis racket or watched a tennis match, you will unconditionally enjoy this wonderful book about a bygone era when athletes were gentlemen first and competitors second. . . . Wood's tales of the now (and then) famous is delightful, and at times sobering." --www.hamptons.com
"[Wood] is George Plimpton-esque in his marvelous prose which gives one a Great Gatsby feel to recollections of the champions he competed (very successfully) against and then observed through the modern era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal." --www.WorldTennisMagazine.com (July 14, 2011)
"The book's charm lies in the way it recreates early 20th century tennis history. . . . A rich source of stories about tennis history." -- Long Island Tennis Magazine (December 1, 2011)

The Wimbledon Final That Never Was . . .

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    A Paperback / softback by Sidney Wood, David Wood

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      Publisher New Chapter Press,U.S.
      Published 1 June 2011
      ISBN-13 9780942257847
      978-0942257847
      ISBN-10 0942257847
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sidney Wood won the 1931 Wimbledon title by default over Frank Shields - his school buddy, doubles partner, roommate, and Davis Cup team-mate - in one of the most curious episodes in sports history. This title tells the tale of how Shields was ordered by the US Tennis Association not to compete in the championship match.

      Trade Review
      "Even if you have never picked up a tennis racket or watched a tennis match, you will unconditionally enjoy this wonderful book about a bygone era when athletes were gentlemen first and competitors second. . . . Wood's tales of the now (and then) famous is delightful, and at times sobering." --www.hamptons.com
      "[Wood] is George Plimpton-esque in his marvelous prose which gives one a Great Gatsby feel to recollections of the champions he competed (very successfully) against and then observed through the modern era of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal." --www.WorldTennisMagazine.com (July 14, 2011)
      "The book's charm lies in the way it recreates early 20th century tennis history. . . . A rich source of stories about tennis history." -- Long Island Tennis Magazine (December 1, 2011)

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