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TENNIS

Paris Tournaments

AUSTRALIANS FAIL

PARTS Wednesday

' v The Australian tennis players fared badly in the French championships, which were continued 'ío-day. The weaLhcr was again unnsoiu'ed.

Crawford and, Hopman started fav- ourites, but they, were unable lo pass Thurnoysscji, ut ,y:p hot, who, is ¡now considered'lo be one of the bestidotibleh players in France.',' t < * ? '

The Australians' wcreierratic, . \Thoy picked tip splendidly,, however,,and had a good lead'iii the-'final set, only to

lose on' «.iisy mjHtalcQs. , J- ,/ *. %

The English, pah;, .Mrs. ^Val^on and Miss licnnelli j.werc^. too 'good for Miss

Boyd and Mrs.-O'llara Wohn » "d likewise Mrs. Lycptt^'and' Betty" Nul

littll were" too gobd^al. Hip net for

Misses Akhurst and BlcUcrton. In the mlxtíd doubles To)>mu'n Va.«, emit le and

the Australians went down In the first

sol., ..lie,'",. / '

"Tiio surprise of the tournament was the defeat oj1 the American champions, Miss Helen Wills and Miss Penelope Anderson. Their defeat was duo to the brilliance of Mdmc La Faurio. Ed- ouard Dorotra's astonishing form- was mainly responsible' for the severo de-

feat» of Lacoste and. 'Boussus.

In -the second found ol'- the men's idoublos, .'Landry . umU 'j;iiuineyssen

(Fiance) beat Hopman and Crawfoid ?(Austialia) (i-l, 3-0, 0-2, l-(i, 0-1. Lacoste and lioussus beal Edouard lîo icjlrii and tim alba, 3-0, 0-8, ¡i-(h 0t3,

7-5.

Other results wcic:

The mixed doubles: 1st round, Betty Nulliu]l and Kingsley! (England) beat Miss Bickerton ai\d Hopnia.ii (A tistm

lia), ¡i-o/6-3, 0-1.. Hunier and Helen

Wills (America) boat Joan Fry (Eng- land and J30USHUH .(franco)} G-2, 9-7. ' The -women's douille«, second round,:

Eileen Bennett and Mr«. Watson (Eng-

land) boat Miss B,bvcl aiiu Mis. O'Haia cell and Betty^ythaU (England) beat .Misses Bickerton «and Akhurst (Aus ? Wood (Austialia) G-2, 3-2. Mr». »Ly.

llalla) 0-3, ?!-/'., 6-8. M.dllo'Dcvc nnd M-dllo. La' KajHie (P'ninco) boat Misa

Melon Will« "and Miss Penelope An

'dersQii (.\fint!rlcâ)u'Jr(i, 7-5 and; G1. .

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