COURT TENNIS.
AMERICAN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF LONDON. BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYHieHT. London, May 17. , In court (or royal) tennis, Gbuld boat Miles for the tennis championship : of. London, 6-2, 6—o, I—6, 6—l/ '
Jay Gould,.the 19-year-old soli: of George Gould (son df the late Jay Gbtllti, riltilti-niil-lionaire), last year, on j\lay 4, at Queen's Club, London, competed- with Eustace 11. Utiles for the British ; amateur court tennis championship. The ''American'champion defeated Miles,. 3 sets. t6 2, the scores reading: 6—4, 4—(S, i— 6, 6 —-. 6—l; Gould on-that trip ivon fivb'coritests in England, and lost nono. In April of this year 1 it was cabled that Gould and Miles had' played for the championship of Now York, Gould winning by 3 sets to 1; Itew Tqrkers took-. iminonsa interest in the match, and some of thempaid as imicll as 50dols. a-pieco'for seats from which to.witness thi defeat of the Englishman. Now Gould has ropeated the performance-in London.'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 7
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154COURT TENNIS. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 7
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