TENNIS.
■V " 1 / . •WIMBLEDON TOURNAMENT. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright. (Received June 24, 7.15 p.m.) • LONDON, June 24. At ! the Wimbledon tennis tournament Vincent Richards (American) and Park (Now Zealand) played the opening game! Park made a plucky effort, but was outclassed and unable to make any iinprcssion against the American s break > service and wonderful volleying. Richards won 6—l, 6—l, 6—o. Brookes, whose injured eye was very inflamed, beat H. Fisher 6—2, 6—2, 6—3. The Dutch member of the Davis Cup, Tey; Timmcr, beat M. B. Fisher 7 —>, 2—6, 9—7. The South African, Richardson, defeated'the New Zealander, Peacock, 2—6, 6—l, 6—l, 10— :8.. . . By Oahlo —Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, June 23. The weather at Wimbledon was glorious and there were 10,000 spectators. Lacoste (France) beat Okamoto (Japan). The meeting of two leading Britishers resulted in. the elimination of 0. Turnbull by a member of the Davis Cup teap—-Gilbert, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Washburn (America) beat the British Davis team" member Godfree, 6-4, 6-0, 7-5. , 1
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 25 June 1924, Page 9
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