DAVIS TENNIS CUP
EUROPEAN SEMI-FINAL. FRANCE DEFEATS SOUTH AFRICA (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, July 9. At Eastbourne, in the European semi-final of the Davis Cup, France eliminated South Africa by three matches to nil. Cochet defeated Condon; 6 —o, 9—ll, 6—2, 7—5. Laeoste defeated Raymond: 6—2, 6 — 2, 6—l. Borotra and Brugnon defeated Raymond and Condon: 7 —5, 6 —4, S —6. — A.P.A. and Sun. AMATEUR STATUS. MISS WILLS EMPHATIC. (Received 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 10, “I would rather be a pauper than a professional,” declared Miss Helen Wills on the eve of her departure for home. “Though numerous efforts have been made to induce me to give up my amateur status, I cannot see how any one can play the same game when sure of a prize, win or lose.”—A.P.A. and Sun.
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Northern Advocate, 11 July 1927, Page 6
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133DAVIS TENNIS CUP Northern Advocate, 11 July 1927, Page 6
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