INTERNATIONAL TENNIS
NEW ZEALAND BEATS CHINA
STEDMAN LOSES
'(tTnlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) :. '-..-. LONDON, May 1. -. New Zealand eliminated .China in the first round of the Davis Cup contest. , ; In the singles C. E. Malfroy (N.Z.) beat Choy, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Kho Sin Kie beat A. C. Stedman (N.Z.), 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. ; : Kho Sin Kie was too steady for Stedman, who in the first set repeatedly double-faulted and netted. Stedman led 2-0 in the. second set, but the Chinese, despite the New Zealander's strenuous efforts, obtained an unshakeable lead. ~ Stedman outclassed Kho Sin Kie in the third set with beautiful passing shots, but tired in the fourth. Nevertheless, he won three games in a row for a 3-2 lead, after which the Chinese, employing stop volleys, ran out winner.' . V :.-.'.- ---..Choy played valiantly : against Malfroy, but was completely outclassed.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 9
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140INTERNATIONAL TENNIS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 103, 3 May 1937, Page 9
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