DAVIS CUP
CHINA’S CHANCES. THEIR, TOP-NOTCHER PATTERSUN’S PROTEGE. New York, May 23. The “New Yora limes" ” representative at Kansas City says the principal player in the Chinese Davis Cup team is Lum, who spent nearly ail his life in Australia and has had an opportunity to develop his game against some of the best players in tennis. None is more responsible for the high standard that Lum has attained than Patterson. Lum has Patterson’s form and manner of stroke production. He delivers his service with the same body motion and his forehand and backhand are like Patterson’s, although Lum has better control over the latter shot, including the backhand slice. The conviction is that he is going to make it interesting for his opponents here, who are likely to be Tilden and Hennessy. HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. London, May 22. In the French hard court tennis championships, Hunter and Miss Mills defeated Peacock and Miss Anthony, 6—o. 6—l.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 137, 24 May 1928, Page 2
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