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Helen Wills wins first of eight Wimbledon titles, a milestone in women's sports
Moody, who won a total of 31 Grand Slam titles, was the first female athlete to become a global celebrity during an explosion of interest in sports that included women.
F. HW d. Elia de Alvarez; 6-2, 6-4. First American in twenty years to win the Wimbledon title. -
AG born in Silver, SC - Clarendon County
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AG moves to Harlem
1930 census Althea lives with her aunt Sallie Dwyer at W. 146 St. -
AG Police Athletic League paddle ball champ
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Budge McDaniels interracial exhibition match - Cosmopolitan
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American Tennis Association Tournament - Wilberforce
Agnes Lawson wins women's singles.
Jimmie McDaniels wins mens singles.
Peters sisters win doubles.
Flora Lomax and William Hill win mixed. -
AG meets Buddy Walker
Walker buys AG her first tennis racket and encouraged her to practice hitting tennis balls. -
Fred Johnson coaches AG
Juan Serreals from the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club introduces Fred Johnson to AG (one arm coach). -
American Tennis Association tournament-Tuskegee 25th anniversary
Jimmie McDaniels wins men's singles and Flora Lomax wins women's. -
NY State Open Championship Junior Girls Singles Championship - Cosmopolitan Club
Girl's singles:
Althea Gibson d. Nina Irwin; 6-3, 7-5. Newspapers reported Irwin won the match. AG's win is confirmed by an interview with Irwin's daughter and AG's book. -
American Tennis Association Tournament National Girls Championship, Lincoln University
AG is beaten in the finals by Nana Davis at the ATA's National girls championship. -
NY State Junior Girls Champion-Cosmopolitan
Girl's singles:
F. AG d. Jean Branche; 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Afro American 28 Aug 1943 and Philadelphia Tribune 4 Sep 1943. -
No ATA Tournament in 1943
ATA cancels National Tournament due to war time restrictions. -
Mysterious Girls
AG plays on the Harlem Mysterious Girls Athletic Club team with manager Marsden Burnell. -
Exhibition interracial tennis match at ATA
Alice Marble/Robert Ryland against Reginald Weir/Mary Hardwicke -
American Tennis Association Tournament-Cosmopolitan Tennis Club, NYC
Girls singles:
F. AG d. Nana Davis; 6-1, 6-3
FYI, Dr. Johnson played mixed doubles with Miss Catherine Jones. He would have seen AG play at this event.
Afro American 26 Aug. -
American Tennis Association Tournament, 28th annual -Cosmopolitan Tennis Club
Girl's singles:
F. AG d. Jean Branch (Cleveland) to win; 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Atlanta Daily World Aug 28 1945 and Afro American 25 Aug 1945. -
Isaac Woodward WWII A/A veteran is blinded by police
Isaac Woodward, WWII veteran is physically abused by police in SC and blinded -
Columbia Race Riot - Columbia, TN
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Frank Forbes, first negro judge in a World Championship boxing match
A/A Frank Forbes is the first negro boxing judge in a world championship game. Joe Louis defeated Billy Conn. -
Eastern Sectional Tournament-Scotch Plains, NJ
Women Singles:
Q. AG d. Nana Davis; 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
S. AG d. Frances Gittons; 6-4, 6-2.
F. AG d. Lillian Van Buren; 6-4, 6-3.
Women's Doubles:
F. Van Buren/Eoline Thorton d. AG/Doris Miles; 7-5, 6-3.
Mixed doubles:
F. AG/Louis Graves d. Eoline Thornton/John Chandler; winners by default
Afro American 03 Aug 1946, Cleveland Call and Post 10 Aug 1946, Courier News 29 July 1946. -
New York State Tennis Association Tournament
Women's singles:
F. AG d. Nana Davis,6-4, 4-6, 6-2. This is AG's first year in women's division. NYAN 17 Aug 1946 (only published account). -
American Tennis Association Tournament-Wilberforce
Women's singles:
Roumania Peters d. AG; 6-4, 7-9, 6-3.
Dr's. Eaton and Johnson invite her South for a training program. Pittsburgh Courier 31 Aug 1946 and Afro American 31 Aug 1946. -
President's Committee on Civil Rights established
As a result of the Isaac Woodward abuse Pres. Truman creates this committee to investigate civil rights in America.