The Archive · 1934

George Loft Turns Professional

New York, Nov. 1.

American hopes of winning the 1995 Davis Cup. competition " were [given a setback to-day with the an-ouncement that George Lott, brill fant doubles star and one of the world's outstanding tennis players, had turned professional Lott, who is 28 years old, sprang {into national prominence in 1908 when he won the National Junior singles championship. Since that time he has met and defeated a number of the world's best players including BIN Tilden, "Rene "Lacoste, Jean Borotra, Cochet and Ellsworth

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