Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 10 April 1949, page 6

DP"s

AT

FREMANTLE

Ex "Davis Player For

Champion
player Kristjan

Cup
NSW

Estonian and ex-Davis Cup tennis Losn (41), was among 1024 DP's yesterday aboard who called ot Fremantle IRO liner Dundolk charrered Bay.
against

Las played Davis Cap tennis for Estonia land in 1933. Between 1926-39 beaten be was Estonian singles championship, he said. He
was never

only
will

once

Potor
all

beaten

in th

Dundalk
at its DP's at Fremantle

Bay

land

doubles.
Between

champion

was 1933-39 Lasn 740 player of noon for stores and was Finland countries. tons of water. toy made were DP's Partnered a Frenchman up mainly of he the won at an Balts, Yugoslavs, Czechs doubles

singles and Baltic

Sydney. Brief call yesterday after-

English
In tinued
Russian Lasn

tournament in 1938. 1940, when the Russians conoccupied Estonia, Lasn

Ukrainians. laborers, but Majority were tradesmen there some were includand professional men, and scientists. ing surgeons

tennis-for playing enjoyment.

he offered was says the alternatives of going to gaol or playing in Leningrad.

"Due balls,"

Repeat Game inferior

to lost when his
a

Russian
first

Lasn matches, but

repeat

was staged in Estonia, he outplayed Russia's No. 2 and 3 players, and Negrebetsky

Mischkenko.
In to he 1944 Lasn
was

deported

liberation Since in a DP has been camp. tennis In 1946 he took up again and partnered by German player Sanders, defeated Von star famous German Cram (partnered by Denker) title. in a doubles Lasn Last practised year Australian hard-court with

Germany.

Jack in, Harper Hamburg. is Lasn, who going to Newcastle, N.S.W., intends taking

champion

up

tennis is He sion.
'

here.
a

lawyer by profesBay
will land
all

Dundalk

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