TENNIS.
(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegvn p h. —Copy right.) LONDON, May (!. In the first round Davis Cup at Genoa, I)e Morpurgo (Italy) defeated Crawford (Australia) 7-5, (i-.'i, fi-2. Patterson defeated Stelaui (Italy! fi-l. 0-3.
Hnpmaii supersedes C rawlord in the Doubles. BOM K. May (i. Seventy-five minutes sullieied lor Crawfoid s annihilation. lit was obviously a sick mail hut did well in the first set. owing lo .Al orpin go's mistakes. It was pathetic to sec the boy lighting a hopeless halile. olt.on dropping h:s tarquof through sheer we.i uiness. Morpurgo was steady ne:; 1 1v all t hrough. LISBON. A fay fi. Tim Xew Zealand Davis Cup team ha; arrived. LONDON, May 0. Davis Can remit-, the winners entering the second round. BERLIN. May fi. Froitzheim heat Balli. winning the concluding set I.O—S.
Brugmami and Kleinschroth (Germany) heat Ifalli and Zerlendi (Greece) o—l. fi —3, fi- -1. VIF.XXA. May 0. Abilin and Artens (Austria) heat Arragon and Ingayc (Philippines) G-—2, 4—o. II —l:s. fi—o- C>—-‘i. WARSAW, May fi.
Ulrich and Peterson (Denmark) beat Stolarow Bros. (Poland) 61. fi--3, G—l. LONDON. May fi. At' Genoa Patterson made Stefani and Alnrpuaigo look tyros, changing Genovan eestaey into open mouthed surprise. He had Xtedaiii guessing from the jump with hack houncing screw shots, chopped volleys and original underhand backhand cross court shots, pa tlcison did everything as in his palmy days. Stefani was impotent.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1928, Page 1
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