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Maskell's Easy Win At Eastbourne

D. Maskell (All England L.T:C)); the holder, had an easy match in the first round of the competition proper for the professional singles championship of Great Britam at Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, yes |terday.

The eight players exempted from the qualifying competition all won their matches.

Maskell disposed of I M. Batt (Leicester) by 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 I G Jeffery (Melbury) bt N. L. Cooper

(Felixstowe), by 64, 61, 6-4

Singles Championship 1st Round: D. Maskell (All England LTC) (hold er) beat L M Butt (Leicester), 61. 61. 6-1; D. W. Gresham (Birmi ham) beat R. H. Johnson (Forest HH 175. 6——3, 6-4 H. L. Smith (Rich- mond) beat E. Tolland (Chelten- ham), 616–3, 6–3: F. Poulson (Queen's) beat H Knibbs (Liverpool). 61, 62, 6-4, J Pearce (Cheen's) beat E. H. Fenton (unattached), 6-3, 6-0, 6-1; B. R. Lawrence (Worthing) beat & V. Owen (Aberystwyth), ~6--2~ 60, 60; J Marskell (Melbury) beat CR. Read (Queen's), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, T. C. Jeffery (Melbury) best N. L. Cooper (Felixstowe), 6-4, 6-1,

Doubles Championship. 1st Bound A Berger and B. R. Lawrence beat E A. Greig and D. S. Macqueen, 6——0,- 60, 60 G G G Graves and W Price beat J MJ. Hore and Vreden burg, 6-1, 6-0, 6-0 2nd Round D Maskell and T C Jeffery (holders) beat HLF Wallington and A. Millimans 63, 62, 62, E. C. Kelly and E. W Lowe beat J. W. Gutts and R. H. John son, 7-5, 62, 63, W. H Weavers and E. E. Fenton beat JE Pryor and S.-P. Covington, 60, 6-3, 6-0

CORONER'S BILLIARDS CHALLENGE

London, August 11.- Sir Samuel Brighouse; the 88- year-old Lancashire coroner, is taking up a billiards challenge is sued during the week-end by Mr.. John Eyre, of Owston Ferry, Doncaster, who is also 88.

Sir Samuel issued a similar. challenge six years ago, but 70- year-old challengers were consi dered too young t

Insisting on a neutral table for 100 up under professional rules, Sir Samuel is willing to back him- self for any amount. "This is the opponent I have been looking for four years," he said yesterday.

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