TENNIS
“WEED OF INTIMACY” NEW CONDUCT FOR ITALIAN PLAYERS United Press Asa tatlon— By Electric Telegraph—Copyrlgt' ROME, February 22. The Italian Tennis Federation has issued a decree that players must wear a uniform and must not shake hands with their opponents, in order to preclude the growth of the “weed of intimacy, which too long has infested the courts.” AMERICAN TENNIS STARS EDICT OF GENE MAKO United Press - ictation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright , NEW YORK. February 22. The tennis player Gene Mako announces he will not pair with anyone but Jack Tidball for the Davis Cup doubles. He also intimated that he considers himself a certainty for a singles assignment.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21279, 24 February 1939, Page 8
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108TENNIS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21279, 24 February 1939, Page 8
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