TO CORRESPONDENTS.
•'Wager" (Sydenham). — Bombardier Wells stood up to ueorges Carpentior for 73 seconds. Tho amateur, George Mitchell, lasted % seconds. "F.S.F." (Oamaru). —Tho ecores in tho •Davis Cup contest played in Chri&t- ---„ church in January, .ltU*, were:— Singles: Brookes beat Wright, 0-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. • Heath boat Lamed, 2-6 6-1 7-5, 6-2. ' Brookes beat McLougnlm. 6-4. 3-6, 4-4S, 6-3, 6-4. Wright forfeited to Heath. Doubles : Brookes and Dunlop, beat Wrieht and McLoughlin, 6-4, 5-7, 7-0,"6~i. In tho matches in England last July the scores were: — Singles: -Park© beat McLoughlin, 8-10, 7-5, 64, 1-6. 7-o. Williams heat Dixon, 8-6, 3-43. 6-2, 1-6, 7-5. McLoughlin beat Dixon; 8-6. 6-3, C-2. Parke boat "William*, 6-2, 5-7, 5.7, SG-4, 6-2. Doubles: McLotighlin and - Hackott beat iloper Barrett -' anfl Dixon, 5-7, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 15014, 8 July 1914, Page 9
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