ON THIS DAY IN 1869 , the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “Between fifty and sixty candidates for the position of firemen were examined this morning at headquarters. They were a superior class of men.”

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ON THIS DAY IN 1915 , the Eagle reported, “With no matches scheduled at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, L.I., yesterday, the army of tennis players and officials gathered in this city spent the greater part of the day speculating on the probable scene of the 1916 national championship tennis tournament. Several cities are likely to put in bids for the big attraction, and unless an agreement is reached in the meantime, indications point to another spirited session at the annual meeting of the National Lawn Tennis Association in February. The success of this year’s tournament at th

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