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Show Riggs Wins Title As Foe Defaults SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug. 7 (UP) Jiro Yamagishi, Japanes national na-tional champion, defaulted to Robert U Riggs, young Los Angelea net star, because of a shoulder Injury in the final of the forty-seventh annual an-nual Meadow club men's singles Invitation In-vitation tennis tournament today. Riggs won the first two sets, -, 8-3. Yamagishi then told Dr. William Wil-liam Rosenbaum, the referee, that he was unable to continue. There were tear in Yamagishl's eyes aa he walked slowly off th court. This was th second major eastern east-ern tournament In as many weeks that Riggs had taken by default. Wilmer Allison, former Davis cup star, was unable to meet th 19-year-old player in the final at Sea-bright Sea-bright last week because of a lame back. |