The Archive · 1931

TWO HARD-COURT EXHIBITIONS

Tawara, the grass and hard-court tennis' singles champion Shanghai, and the mainstay of the 1925 Japanese Davis Cup team, yes~ terday afternoon defeated W.AlH. Duff, who represented Canada Wimbledon last year and was with-jour a trial, invited to play for the Dominion in the 1931 "Davi series, Tawarra won in two setts, 7-5 and 6-3. jan exhibition, played on. the St. John's University hard-court, before crowd of some 400 enthusiasts. Prior to this contest, Tawara, pair led with Roould Canavarro, defeated, Dulf and J. Hawks Pott, 18-21, 63,

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