Athletes Who Died in July 1938

Suzanne Lenglen (1899-1938)

Jul 4 French tennis player (French C'ships 1925-26, Wimbledon 1919-23, 25), dies of anemia at 39

  • Jul 5 John McIlwraith, cricketer (Tests for Australia), dies
  • Jul 14 Robert Poore, British cricket batsman (3 Tests for South Africa in 1895-96 series), dies at 72
  • Jul 18 Fernando Canon, Filipino revolutionary general, poet, and the Philippines 1st National Chess Champion, dies at 77