TENNIS.
by TEr.EGR.vrn —vni:ss assn., roevnioirr LONDON. June 2(5. At Wimbledon, the American. Norriss Williams heat the Frenchman. Fere t 0-1. 1-0. 8-0. 0-1. The first of ilie doubles matches were played the loutre <mirt, yiie Americans Diehard- and Hunter defeating F. Al. B. Fisher and J. Peacock 3-0. i-5, 0--I, 0-3. On the outer court Okamoto and IlnujliM- lie::! 1.. Owen and AV. Aitken 0-2. 0-2. 0-2. The Briti-hcis. (filbert and Kingseote beat Boupell and Dumiliy 0-1. 0-3. 0-2. In the singles. Aliss Wills heat Ali-s Dransfield 0-0, 0-2. LONDON. June 20 At AVinibledou tennis, Brookes beat Hunter 3—o. o—3. o—l. -5 7. o—2. Kingseote beat llitebie > -I, o—3 o—3. Putnam and Uadi defeated Willard and Bavlev o—3. o—3. o—l. LONDON. June 2(5 At AVinibledou, Hunter began bril liantly, giving Brookes no chance. Taking the initiative in the second set Brookes got into his stride and kept tile American running and continually played on Hunter’s backhand. A vemarkahle incident occurred in the first game. Brookes hit a post, the hall bouncing into Hunter’s court corner. He refused to take the point, which ultimately won the game.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1924, Page 3
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187TENNIS. Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1924, Page 3
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