TENNIS.
UV TELEGRAPH —CHESS ASS.V., COPYJtIUIIT. LONDON. J tine 19. At Wimbledon Britain won H to 1. Tn matches. Cove beat .Mallory 9-2. .1-7. 92. Mistress Romish beat Aliss Gos- G-1. 8-10. (i-;i. Wills and Mi.-tre.-s Wight man fAmericat beat Misses .McKay and Culver >B:iiainl -Mi. 9-7. LONDON. June i^O. In the American iniirimment at the Queen's Club. Richards anil Fisher beat Carl Fischer and Brookes <5-0. 10-8. I)-?.. Fukuda and Haradu beat liayl'ey and Willard 1-9. 9-3. 9-3. The secretary of the Lawn 'Tennis Association, in an official letter to the press, says that, on account ol the increased popularity of tennis, conse-.-|cunt on the large attendances til the tournaments, a serious difficulty lias arisen in regard to applause. It is most disconcerting and unnerving for the players to hear applause at the wrong time. In the interest of the game, lie appeals to the audience to applaud double laults, rallies when the ball bits the top of the net. and falls over lintakenble. and lintdly wit to confine the applause to one competitor.
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Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1924, Page 3
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175TENNIS. Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1924, Page 3
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