Cover of Time Magazine (December 15, 1924)

Dwight Filley Davis (July 5, 1879–November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. This is a magazine cover. ... This is a magazine cover. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...

He was born St. Louis, Mo. Davis and partner Holcombe Ward won the U.S. men's doubles championship in tennis three years in a row from 1899-1901. In 1900, he developed the structure for and donated a silver bowl to go to the winner of a new international tennis competition designed by him and three others known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, which was later renamed the Davis Cup in his honor. He was a member of the U.S team that won the first two competitions in 1900 and 1902 and was also the captain of the 1900 team. The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the international team event in mens tennis. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Though educated as a lawyer, Davis was never a practicing attorney. He was, however, politically active in his home town of St. Louis and served as the city's public parks commissioner from 1911 to 1915. During his tenure, he expanded athletic facilities and created the first municipal tennis courts in the United States. He served President Calvin Coolidge as assistant secretary of war (1923-25) and then as secreatry of war (1925-29) and then served as Governor General of the Philippines (1929-32). He died in Washington, D.C. 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Governor-General of the Philippines was the chief political executive of the Philippines from 1901 to 1935, during the period when they were governed by the United States of America. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the...

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