Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Tuesday 18 June 1912, page 9


LAWN TENNIS.

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WILDING DEFEATS ROPER BARRETT.

LONDON, June 16.

A. F. Wilding defeated H. Roper Barrett, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the final for the Kent championship, which was played at Becken-

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Last year A. F. Wilding defeated M. J. G. Ritchie in the Kent championship final in three straight sets 6-0, 6-0, 6-3. Wilding also won this championship in 1907. Norman Brookes won It In 1905; whilst Boats C. Wright, the American, was successful in 1010. H. Roper Barrett, whom Wilding defeated on Saturday, won In the years 1908 and 1909. j