REAL TENNIS.
JAY GOULD BEATS MILES. By Telerrairii.— PretM Assoatatlon.— -Copyright i (Received May 25, 8.55 aim.) LONDON, 24th May. Jay Gould beat Miles, three seta to love, thus winning the tennis final in the Olympic competitions. Real tennis, or Royal tennis, is a game played in doors, where the ball is driven against walls and into enclosures. The game was originated by the early Kings of Germany, and really it is a most expensive gamo, only suitable for thqse with plenty of money. Jay Gould is the American champion, and has now beaten Miles the English champion on three occasions.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 123, 25 May 1908, Page 7
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101REAL TENNIS. Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 123, 25 May 1908, Page 7
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