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CHAMPION AT RACQUETS LOST.

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[BY CABLE TO THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE]

London, April 17---Among the Titanic’s passengers was Charles Williams, the professional racquet champion of the world who was on his way to New York to play Standing, the American champion for a stake of $5,000.

[The racquets champ survived; he died in Chicago in 1935.]

Chicago Tribune, Thursday, April 18, 1912:

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Encyclopedia Titanica (2010) CHAMPION AT RACQUETS LOST. (Chicago Tribune, Thursday 18th April 1912, ref: #11173, published 23 January 2010, generated 3rd July 2024 11:09:55 PM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/champion-at-racquets-lost.html