Yesterday was an ideal day for tennis, and as the courts on the Warehousemen's ground have, notwithstanding the hard wear, improved, the play was first-class. The second round of the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 24 Nov 1899, Page 6
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