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SPORT OVERSEAS.

FAMOUS WELSH FOOTBALLER. LONDON", August 22. The death has occurred of Trew, the Welsh Rugby footballer. Trew was famous not only because he was the greatest centre that had ever played for Wales, but also for his being a joint originator of the reverse pass. He did not meet the All Black team which toured Britain in 190.5. as he wa= incapacitated by injuries which he had received. — (A. and X.Z.i TENNIS IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK. August 22.

The women's national tennis championships were continued at Forest Hills on Friday ami yesterday. Results are: Miss Mary K. Browne defeated. Miss L'enelope Anderson. 7 —5, 6*— 1: Miss Elizabeth Ryan defeated Mi?- Goss. 3—o. fi—4. 0 —0: Mr-. Mallory defeated Mrs. I hapin. 7—5. • > —0.

Yesterday Mrs. Mallory defeated Miss Martha Baynrd. o—3. ti—3; and Mi?' Rvan defeated Mi.*s Browne, β-l. 6 —3.

In the doubles nn Friday Mrs. Mallory and Mr-. Coin defeated Miss Dorothy Andrews and Miss Anne Price. 6—l. 6—3: Miss Browne and Mrs. Chapin defeated Miss Eleanor Cottman and Miss Mildred Willarrl. fi—2. (5—3: Miss FJeanora Spars and Mr=. Wiehtraan de-' feated Miss. Alice Fruncis and Mrs. ! Roeseer. f> —2. 4—ti. 7 —5. ' In yesterday's doubles Misses Ryan and ■ Oos= entered the finals by dpfeating Mrs. ; E. H. Roeser and Miss Alice Francis. ■ 7—5. 6—l: Miss BrovcTie and Mrs. (hanin defeated >Trs. Mallnry and Mrs. E. B. Cole. 6—3. 3—fc. 7—5.' In a tmirney at >nu f hampton. New Vor'rc. Tilden defeated Xcrton. C—4.. I —c. 6—4-. 7—5. thus winning the Mpadrm-brook invitation singles. In the final of the double* L. X. White and Thalheimer defpated Tilden and George Kin?. 6—3. 6—S. 6—3. 6— l. 'Ee-jter )' BIG GOLF PRIZE. LOXDOX. August 22. In the lOOfl jruineas profeseional cr O lf oomnetitifin at Leeds, in which all the leading players competed. Whitcombe beat O'Xeill in the final. 1) up and 5 (A. and X.Z. > MOTORCYCLE TRIAX. LONDON". August 22. Ninety-four of the 113 competitors who started on Monday in the six days' motor-cycle trial arrived at Brooklands yesterday. They included Eoy Charman.— (A. -and X.Z.)

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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 7

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SPORT OVERSEAS. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 7

SPORT OVERSEAS. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 August 1926, Page 7