SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 22 July 1924, Page 5

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

TENNIS. THE DAVIS CUP. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—-COPYRIGHT • SYDNEY, July 21. In. reply to a cable tirom Patterson stating that Brookes is expected in America, the Tennis Association of Australia has authorised him to nominate Brookes for the Davis Cup. UNIVERSITY COMPETITIONS. MELBOURNE, July 21. The American University Tennis Association has invited Melbourne University to assist in developing an interactional university tennis championship on the lines of the Davis Cup comeptition. TOURNAMENT IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, July 21. At Glencoe, Patterson and Wood (Australia! won the Illinois doubles championship, defeating Howard Kinsey and Robert Kinsey (San Firaucisco) holders of the national title, 6—3, 3—6, 6—3. 6—B, 6—4. W. T. Tilden won the singles championship, defeating Howard Kinsey 6—l, o—6, 6—4, 6—3. BOXING. STAKES WITHHELD. MELBOURNE, July 21. The Stadium i management is withholding George Waters’ share of the stakes for Saturday’s fight pending an inquiry regarding his alleged unsatisfactory display. RUGBY WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL. The position of the teams in the Wednesday football competition is as follows: Pts. Pts.

WEDNESDAY TEAMS. City team to play Manaia at Manaia to-morrow: Purser, Weir, Goodwin, Hammond, Hoddinott, Champion, Hall, Smith, Townsend, West, Rosewarne, Roberts, Hardley, Hoddinott, Foster; emergencies, McKenna, Hook, Jarrett, Stone. ’Bus will leave Post Office at ] .30 p.m. HOCKEY. The following will represent the Hawera Ramblers in their match against Hawera Rovers on Wednesdav, at 3 p.m.: Misses M. Hurrell, M. Strange, D. Clement, M.-Woollinms. G. Sage, J. Hoddinott, E. Galloway, K. New, Iv. Reid, A. Saunders, M. Brown.

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