LAWN TENNIS
CAPTAIN OF BRITISH TEAM ARRIVAL AT FREMANTLE. FREMANTLE, October 31. (Received Oct. 31, at 9 p.m.) G. P. Hughes, the captain of the British lawn tennis -team, was a passenger by the Orford, which arrived from London to-day. Interviewed, he said in regard to Crawford that he is the finest Singles player in the world and has no weakness, but has more than a share of bad days. He thinks Quist and Turnbull, with a little more experience, will be a really tough proposition for any pair in the world. Hughes condemns shorts for tennis and considers them inelegant. He is looking forward to ieunion with other British tennis players now in New Zealand.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22099, 1 November 1933, Page 7
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116LAWN TENNIS Otago Daily Times, Issue 22099, 1 November 1933, Page 7
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