The Archive · 1940

Former Junior Champion

J. W. Pote-Hunt, the other finalist, is a former Junior Champion who has hot appeared iti the headlines recently às he has been Hiding his light play-fig at No. 2 for the Race Club. Considered as good if not better (hah his first string, he came into more prominence lately when he defeated M. Benavitch in the second found of this tournament. In that particular match was on his best form and, as naviteh was considered the strongest threat in the senior tourney, this season, his victory over that.player is a good augury for: his chances on Wednesday night After he beat Bebavitch, he met Capt. J. C. Powell in the semi-final and won hatidsomely in.quick time.

Both players have a variety of strokes, with Green's soft shots being more particularly stressed than Pote-Hunt's but the latter is quite as able to bring off drop shots and his all round play is quite the equal of the Y.M.C.A. player. The match will be very evenly contested and should attract a large crowd.

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