The Archive · 1938

Austin and Hughes Win French Tournament

Beaulieu-sur-mer,. Feb, 27.

British rifle-shooting team now in Australia was defeated in Brisbane by a combined team of the Metropolitan and Country Clubs, who scored 2210 points to Britain's 2,175. Queensland were a close third with 2,172 points, The final of the international tennis tournament here was won to-day by the British team of Bunny Austin and G. P. Hughes, who defeated the Sino-combination of Rogers and Kho Sil Kie by 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. In the singles Puncec of Yugoslavia defeated Cejnar of Czechoslovakia by 6-8, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.—Havas, Manifesto's Splendid Record at Aintree

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