QUIST OUT OF SINGLES
SEABRIGHT TOURNEY APPEARANCE IN DOUBLES (Reed. July 27, 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 26. It is reported from Sea bright that the Australian tennis player, Quist. kept out of the singles at the tournament there to avoid giving the American Davis Gup selectors an opportunity to gauge his play against new men 'uch as Cooke and 'McNeill, and the French champion, .from whom 'the American Davis Cup representatives will '.be chosen. Quist has been improving the opportunity to closely study the style and form of these gentlemen. In the opening games of the singles Crawford (Australia) defeated Umstaedter, 6—2. 6 —2. In. the doubles, Quist and Crawford defeated Fisb’ack and Beilis, 6—2, 6—3. Crawford is matched to meet 'Grant, who claims' that 'he has never lost a match to 'an Australian. Parker, ;Sa'bin and Riggs also won their matches in the opening round.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20000, 27 July 1939, Page 5
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