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D7180-2
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- 1938-04-14 (Creation)
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Stadium High School's tennis team posed on campus on April 14, 1938. The school had won numerous city championships in the sport and 1938 was expected to be no exception. From L-R were: Darrell "Righty" Eden, Don "Lefty" Eden, Bill Taylor, Bill Guyles and Richard Meyer. The Tacoma Times noted that because of the boys' "all-around strength" tennis observers believed that the Stadium team should be ranked best in state. All except Richard Meyer were seniors and graduated in June of 1938. By age 18, "Righty" Eden was ranked 10th nationally in the Boys Scholastic Division at the same time (tennis great) Jack Kramer was ranked #1. "Righty" would attend the University of Washington along with his twin brother and would letter in all four years. The Eden brothers would continue playing tennis after college and never lost in doubles in their age division from the 35s through the 55s. "Righty" Eden was inducted in the 2001 USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame. (T. Times, 4-21-38, p. 20; 1938 Tahoma yearbook; www.pnw.usta.com/hall_of_fame)
Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eden, Darrell; Eden, Don; Taylor, Bill; Guyles, Bill; Meyer, Richard; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;