Laver Top Seed
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R. Laver, of Australia, generally recognised as the world’s greatest tennis player, has been given the top seeding in the United States open championships at Forest Hills, from August 29 to September 8.
The Australians, A. D. Roche, K. R. Rosewall and J. D. Newcomb, are seeded second, third and fourth, respectively, and America’s top player, A. Ashe, fifth. Other seedings are: R. D. Ralston sixth, C. Graebner seventh, T. Okker eighth, E. Buchholz ninth and A. Gimeno tenth.
League Tour.— The South Sydney premier division Rugby league team will play three matches in Auckland late next month and in early October.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31764, 22 August 1968, Page 17
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