Tennis player Althea Gibson, left, of New York, wipes her face as she stands with Louise Brough, of Beverly Hills, Calif., who eliminated Gibson in the second round match of the National Tennis Championships in Forest Hills, New York, Aug. 30, 1950. Brough, Wimbledon champion, won 6-1, 3-6, 9-7. Gibson, the first African American ever to play in the event, led by seven games to six when play resumed in the third set of the match, which was rained out the day before. (AP Photo) ( Brough Gibson 1950 )