WRONG CUP PRESENTED
A TENNIS JOKE REAL TROPHY LEFT IN U.S. (United P-4 By Telegraph—Coppi,,,. (Austrclian Press Association.) LONDON, Monday. The “Daily Chronicle” savs rgreatest joke yet known in connects with tennis at Wimbledon concert™ tk cup presented to the British women, team on Saturday. It was not ti* real W ightinan Cup. but a substitute The reason of this was that the Amo. rican team had forgotten to brine t\» real cup to England. Miss Harvey, the British canhm says the suggestion that the American, were so certain they were going to win that they did not trouble to brinthe cup with them is absurd. Thev are a chai-ming sporting team she says, and they left the cup in America owing to a misunderstanding. It wt be sent to England shortly.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 384, 19 June 1928, Page 10
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