Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Tuesday 19 April 1938, page 8
WHEN AUSTIN FORGOT i
HIS SHORTS S
Some amusement was caused at Monto w Carlo recently at the opening of a lawn I tennis "friendly" between tho Inter- | national Tennis Club of Great Britain |¡ and tho International Club of Monaco, " when H. W. ("Bunny") Austin, Ung- 1' land's No. 1 player, forgot his shorts | and had to borrow a pair of Jacques | Brugnon's flannels. I
Usually so self-possessed and'immacu- | lato in his shorts, Austin was distinctly ¡
uncomfortable in tho borrowed flannels 8
and made tho doubtful fit appear worse ¡ by constantly adjusting tho belt. j
However, ho and Iii. C. Peters won \
their double without much difficulty. '
Austin was tho first of tho prominent f, overseas players to wear shorts at ten- y nis, and ho seldom- wears other than g shorts on tho courts regardless of tho I weather. ' ¡i
The "British" sido at tho tourna- 'í ment included tho King of Sweden, who ç partnered Jacques Brugnon. Tho match L \ consisted of throe doubles, all of which ¿
''Britain" won. .. a
Tho third "British" partnership.was f Kho-Sin-Kio, tho Chinese Davis Cup player, and A. Wallis Myers, tho tennis
writer.
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