TENNIS CHAMPION
(Press. Assn.-
E. D. ANDREWS RETURNS ON BRIEF VISIT TO N.Z.
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
Auckland, Tuesday. A New Zealander who returned today by the. Mariposa was E. D. (Buster) Andrews, of Palmerston North, who has recently been abroad where he distinguished himself in international tennis. Among the many successes of E. D. Andrews abroad were victories over Francis T. Hunter at Wimbledon, 1928 (the American was then ranked third of his year), Jacques Bruquor twice at Wimbledon — the last time in straight sets — Dr. D. D. Prenn, the German Davis Cup player who beat both Austin and Perry last July, H. W. Austin in 1931 (in which year Andrews reaehed the final sixteen at Wimbledon), only to fall to W. T. Tilden. This year he lost at Wimbledon to F. X. Shields, the American who reaehed the final the previous year. Among other notabie performances were his defeat of Charles Kingsley, the English Davis Cup player, in the North of England final in 1928, and of Dr. Colin,Gregory in the same final of 1930.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 387, 23 November 1932, Page 5
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176TENNIS CHAMPION Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 387, 23 November 1932, Page 5
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