Elwood Thomas Cooke (born July 5, 1913 in Ogden, Utah – died April 16, 2004 in Apopka, Florida) was an outstanding amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be
Cooke was ranked in Top 10 in the United States in 1938 (ranked No. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 7), 1939 (No. 6), 1940 (No. 9), and 1945 (No. 4).
At Wimbledon, he reached the singles final in 1939 before falling to Bobby Riggs, but won the doubles title that year with Riggs. Robert Larimore ("Bobby" Riggs ( February 25, 1918 &ndash October 25, 1995) was a 1930s&ndash40s He was the U. S. Indoor Doubles champion with Riggs in 1940. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
At the Cincinnati Masters, he reached both the singles and the doubles final in 1945. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual Tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. He lost the singles final to future International Tennis Hall of Fame enshrinee Bill Talbert, and the doubles final to Talbert and Hal Surface. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island William Franklin "Bill" Talbert ( September 4, 1918 - February 28, 1999) was an American Tennis player and administrator
He held the Pacific Northwest Sectional singles ranking of No. 2 in 1935, and No. 1 in 1936, and was ranked No. 1 in doubles in the Pacific Northwest (with Don Lewis) in 1935.
In the Oregon State Tournament, he won the singles title in 1936, and the doubles title with Wayne Sabin in 1935 and with Sam Lee in 1936. Sam Lee (born 1914 or 1915 He attended Stanford University, and as a sophomore won the 1933 NCAA Doubles Championship with partner Joe Coughlin. His 1935 win was over Newton and Bennett who had just won the National Intercollegiate Doubles title.
In the Pacific Northwest Sectional, he won the singles title in 1935 and 1936, and the doubles title with Wayne Sabin in 1935. He was a Naval Officer during World War II, and was married to International Tennis Hall of Famer Sarah Palfrey Cooke. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sarah Hammond Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Danzig (born September 18, 1912 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA &ndash died February 27
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