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Women's Singles Semi-Finals At Wimbledon - Mrs. Kay Stammers and Mrs. S.D. Fabyan arriving on the Centre Court. Kay Stammers, one of England's leading women tennis players since 1934, is keen to partner Dinny Pails in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, this year. Now Mrs. Menzies, she cabled a friend. Air Vice-Marshal R. Graham, head of the RAF mission to Australia and NZ, asking him to contact Harry Hopman, to see if Pails would partner her. Pails seldom plays mixed doubles in major tournaments. His reason is that a tough mixed doubles, following a long singles or men's doubles in one afternoon, may take the edge off his game for next day. March 14, 1946. (Photo by Keystone).

Women's Singles Semi-Finals At Wimbledon - Mrs. Kay Stammers and Mrs. S.D. Fabyan arriving on the Centre Court. 
Kay Stammers, one of England's leading women tennis players since 1934, is keen to partner Dinny Pails in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, this year.
Now Mrs. Menzies, she cabled a friend. Air Vice-Marshal R. Graham, head of the RAF mission to Australia and NZ, asking him to contact Harry Hopman, to see if Pails would partner her.
Pails seldom plays mixed doubles in major tournaments. His reason is that a tough mixed doubles, following a long singles or men's doubles in one afternoon, may take the edge off his game for next day. March 14, 1946. (Photo by Keystone).
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Women's Singles Semi-Finals At Wimbledon - Mrs. Kay Stammers and Mrs. S.D. Fabyan arriving on the Centre Court. Kay Stammers, one of England's leading women tennis players since 1934, is keen to partner Dinny Pails in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, this year. Now Mrs. Menzies, she cabled a friend. Air Vice-Marshal R. Graham, head of the RAF mission to Australia and NZ, asking him to contact Harry Hopman, to see if Pails would partner her. Pails seldom plays mixed doubles in major tournaments. His reason is that a tough mixed doubles, following a long singles or men's doubles in one afternoon, may take the edge off his game for next day. March 14, 1946. (Photo by Keystone).
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