LAWN TENNIS.
LINWOOD CLUB. The Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association's junior A shield for inter-club competition, wliioh was woi lai* season by the Innwood Tennis Club team, will be presented to the club at a social and dance at the Avon Bowing Club's hall on Thursday night. NORMAN BROOKES HONOURED. (UKITED TRESS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) PARIS, May 21. The President conferred on Norman Brookes the order of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, ill recognition of his distinguished tennis career and his services to French tennis players in Australia.—United Service. FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS. (UNIIED PRESS ASSOCIATION —BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) PARIS, May 21. In the first round of the doubles in the hard-court tennis championships, Tooialva (Chile) and Edoaard Borotra defeated J. Peacock (New Zoaland) and Guillemot (France), 6-4, M, 6-3. Borotra playsd most brilliant strokes, recalling thosa *of his famous brother.—Australian Press Association, United Service.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19317, 23 May 1928, Page 4
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