LAWN TENNIS
CENTENNIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
AUSTRALIANS TO COMPETE
After a good deal of uncertainty the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association is now able to announce that five of Australia's leading tennis players will be competing at the Centennial championships from February 5 to 12 at Miramar. The team will comprise Messrs. J. Bromwich and J. Crawford and Misses N.Wynne, T. Coyne, and M. Hardcastle. In addition to taking part in the championships they will give exhibitions at Christchurch and, if it can be arranged, at Hamilton. The players will sail from Sydney on February 2 by the Monterey and will leave again by the Maxiposa on February. 16. It is anticipated that practically all New Zealand's leading tennis players will be taking part in addition to the Australians, and to intending competitors the association issues a reminder that entries are to close oh January 29. With the now certain participation of the Australian stars the standard of the tennis played is expected to be the best yet seen in national championships in Wellington,' and with such names as .Bromwich and Crawford to attract the public good galleries are, given fine weather, a virtual certainty. >. - .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 21, 25 January 1940, Page 13
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193LAWN TENNIS Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 21, 25 January 1940, Page 13
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