Seventh Ranked
Howe at times showed his displeasure at the calls of linesmen or umpires, and he was involved in an unfortunate incident at the end of the second last day's play, but he was generally a fine sportsman and a great asset to the tournament That he helped to draw the crowd was perhaps shown by the fairly big increase in gate takings from when the tournament was last held in Christchurch, in 1856, when, no overseas players took part
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28794, 15 January 1959, Page 11
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