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Chave's career as a journalist began in 1930, when he began writing columns for the
Brisbane Telegraph. By the end of his life, Chave had a reputation in Australia as being 'the Voice of Tennis'. He was a commentator on BBC radio for the Wimbledon championships from the late 1950s until his death
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After his first marriage ended in divorce, Chave married
Patricia Mary Sutherland (née Johansson) on 24 September 1949. He died of myocardial infarction on 15 August 1971 aged 65. In 1972 the clubhouse at Milton, Brisbane (which hosted the Australian championships that were held in Brisbane) was
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As an amateur tennis player, Chave competed in many tournaments in
Australia in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1925 he was ranked number one junior in Queensland. On 29 July 1926 he married South African-born Raby Marie Llewellyn Davies. In 1933 he won South coast championships, playing "sparkling
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Goodwin in the final. His career continued into the early 1950s, when Chave was well into his forties.
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