A Special Touch

A tennis sensation returns to play both on and off the courts. Wherever he goes hijinks will ensue.

June – August 1932, plenty of sports competitions are occurring around the world. Frank Shields returns for Wimbledon and Davis Cup with more antics with his teammates.

Other people and subjects include: Huntington Hartford, John Jacob Astor VI aka “Jakey,” James “Henry” Van Alen, William “Sam” Van Alen, Rebecca “Billie” Tenny Shields, Julie Seligson, Wilmer Allison, Helen Wills Moody Roark, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, Daniel Prenn, Bunny Austin, Fred Perry, Betty Nuthall, Jean Borotra, Jiro Sato, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Steffi Graff, Dorothea Lambert Chambers, Pete Sampras, Novak Djokovic, William Renshaw, Andre Agassi, Chris Eubanks, Carlos Alcaraz, Boris Becker, Lottie Dod, Wilfred Baddeley, Martina Hingis, Andy Murray, Amateur Era, Open Era, massage, tennis fashion trend knee length skirts, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Queen Mary of England, King George V of England, King Manuel of Portugal, King Gustav V of Sweden, Miss Verle Lowe, Jesse Owens, Olympics 1936 Berlin, Wimbledon 1932, Wimbledon 1931, Davis Cup, Wimbledon records, Davis Cup records, Olympics 1932, Los Angeles, Olympics Village, Olympic Boulevard, Baron Takeichi Nishi, horse Uranus, Olympic mascot Smoky, female Olympic events, Babe Didrickson, Stanislawa Walasiewicz, intersex, homosexuality, dangers in sports, gladiator games, soccer / football in Mayan rituals, polo, Persian cavalry, athlete comradery, dangers in sports, rise of Nazi regime, Nazi athlete bans & imprisonments, protests, Aryan ideology and supremacy, good sportsmanship, definitions and metrics, Katherine Middleton – Princess of Wales – Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William – Prince of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.

Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Section 1 Music: Kansas City Kitty by The Rhythmic Eight, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s

Section 2 Music:It’s An Old Southern Custom by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s

Section 3 Music:Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2

End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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