Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), Monday 3 May 1948, page 4


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S. AFRICAN

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.-Reuter).The South African, tennis star, Eric Sturgess, during a spread of nine hours on the court in the British Hardcourt championships at Bournemouth, played in five matches and a total of 127 games. He won the singles final for the second successive year, defeating Poland's Tloczynski, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; the men's doubles final with Van Meegeren (Holland) as partner and the mixed doubles final1 with Miss Jean Quertier,