TENNIS IN TONGA
gathered from, the following history of the Marumaru Challenge Cup. Incidently, it emphasises a degree of enthusiasm not always to be found among clubs comprising European players. The Marumaru Cup materialised as the result of a visit to Wellington of that well-known Wanganui chieftain, the late T. W. Marumaru. There he saw that tennis was played by the better and more edu-
: confined to clubs in the Wanganui dis- • j trict. The Putiki Club became the | initial holders. The following year the r | cup became available for competition i outside the district, when Hawke’s Bay > 1 defeated Putiki in the final match at Palmerston North. In 1311 at Palmer- . ; ston Nofth the Putiki Club regained ] the trophy and held it till war broke , j out, when, competition ceased. • After the war period the trophy was j
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 322, 5 April 1928, Page 6
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139TENNIS IN TONGA Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 322, 5 April 1928, Page 6
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