1938-12-29 — Page 24

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TWO BRITISH TENNIS TEAMS SELECTED

(By AIR MAIL)

The Lawn Tennis Association announce the following teams to represent Great Britain:-

For Jamaica.-C. E. Hare (captain), C. M. Jones, Miss R. M. Hardwick, and Miss M. C. Scriven.

For Stockholm.-F. H. D. Wilde (captain), H. Billington, Miss N. B. Brown, and Miss R.. Jarvis.

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The team for Jamaica will leave Avonmouth in the Bayano January 16, and the others will take part in the Scandinavian Championships from January 8 to

15.

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1938.

World Aquatic Record Gained For Gt. Britain

(By AIR MAIL)

the mins 42 3-5 secs made by German girl, Miss H. Holzner, near- Miss Doris Storey, 19-year-old ly three years ago, Miss Storey also Leeds swimmer, lowered the beat by 3 4-5 secs her British best

time. world's 200 yards breast stroke

Suffering from the effects of a record for women at Wallasey, Cheshire, by one-fifth of a second, cold, Miss Storey journeyed 74 miles and so became the only British from her home in Leeds, and made

swim immediately after swimmer to hold a present world arrival at Wallascy. "I was deter- record.

mined to make the attempt, despite my cold, because I was so confident of success," said Miss Storey after- wards.

Miss Storey's time was 2 mins 42 wwwmm 2-5 secs, as against the record of 2

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AUSTRALIA'S FOOTFAULT

JUDGES

Melbourne,

So important, has the avoidance of foot-faulting in tonnia become here since the argu- mont over-Adriun Quist's breaches' in the Davis Cup challenge round that the Victorian Umpires' Asso- ciation has decided to appoint roving foot-fault judges for the Theas men State championships. will particularly watch games on the outside courts, where foot-fault judges are not appointed.

Australia, it is said, is doter- mined to bring up her young players to obey the rules,

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