SHORTS FOR TENNIS.
V DEFENDED BY H. W. AUSTIN. Received August 9. 9.20 a.m. LONDON, Aug. 8. H. W. Austin, . the tennis player, addressing Hull Rotarians, said lie had received much abuse, chiefly by letter, because he wore shorts. “Long trousers for tennis are foolish,” lie said. “Tennis to-day is a strenuous game. 1 see no reason why players should go on tiie courts as if they were going to a garden fete.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 9 August 1937, Page 7
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73SHORTS FOR TENNIS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 9 August 1937, Page 7
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