TENNIS IN AMERICA
MISS WILLS KEEPS TITLE AUSTRALIANS DO WELL (United P.A. — By Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) Reed. 9.43 a.m. HEW YORK, Monday. Playing tennis at Brookline, in the first round Patterson and Hawkes (Australia) defeated Malcolm Hill and Henry Johnson, junr (the New England champions), 6 —l, 6 —4, 6—r2. Hopman and Crawford defeated 15. K. Murray, junr., and Cliff Souter (Southern champions), 6—l, 6—l. 6—o. Doeg and Coen (America) won by default, and meet Patterson and Hawkes in the second round. At Forest Hills, New York, Miss Helen Wills retained the national women’s championship, defeating Miss Helen Jacobs, 6—2. 6 —l. Miss Wills and Mrs. Wightman (Boston), defeated Mrs. L. A. Harper ana Miss Edith C. Ross (California), in the doubles finals, 6—2, 6—l. Van Ryn and Allison defeated the Frenchmen, Boussus and Landry, 6—4, 6 2, 6—3: Lott and Hennessy defeated Hyde and Wilder (.Hartford), 6—2, 6—2, 6 —4. Cummings and Moon (Australia) defeated Louis Thaiheimer and James Quick (Dallas, Texas), 6—2, 7—5, 6—l.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 444, 28 August 1928, Page 9
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