Stoke Tennis: Good Progress Made with Programme: Heat very Trying: The second day of the Stoke (Devonport) Tennis club’s week proved somewhat more interesting that the first, for a beginning, was made with the open events, level, and handicap. But the heat was intense, whilst the glare of the scorching sun on the hard-baked courses was not at all to the liking of some of the competitors. In fact, one lady resorted to coloured glasses in order to overcome the handicap. … … Mixed Doubles: Handicap: … Miss Stebbing and H. Pensent (scr.) beat Miss Tolcher and H. Tolcher (rec. 15.3), 6-4, 6-2; … …
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