DAVIS CUP.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 37, 14 February 1939, Page 15

DAVIS CUP.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM.

CRAWFORD, JO PLAY AGAIN.

TO BAH. FOR AM&RICA MAY 22. (BecelvM 10 fein.) day. THfe names of Aflitea|fefl. players to meet Mexico iiFthe of the 1939 Davis Cup contest, Awricafi zone, were announcedi'Jast night, i*% i* /.'„; ;" Thfey are: '.JUfHi Crawford, £. ■&: Bromwich, A. K. Quist f adi. H. O. Mopman. :,_,.'.,, ? ; 4$ /. :> liie team will sail for America oh May 22. "■'■' '' J -.:"-■ :

The only change from last year i fei.de i 8 the Substitution of CrawMrd'(Wimbledda, champion, 1933) for h, A. SehWartJßi t The other first round match is Cuba. ¥. Canada. ■ '■- •■■■■-'I The winners of these twd owning eontesta will meet the PlliligSineß find Japan respectively, after which B«|SU flays the conqueror in the third ratfnd. In the challenge round lart: rear, after Australit had beaten Jtet&mf,yim& i« the European BBBey United. States retaihed the trdghir W tbfee JfUßßers tfl two. Budge Wen Mltl hl« WfiileS, against; Bromwich and Qttttt) wMe Riggs also beat Quist. The Australians' won the doubles, and Bromwich conquered Riggs in his second 6ingles rubber.. . ... * . ■.- The draW fa as. -X- ■%. .. ■■».- European 26fte.-*t'irst Tflgflslavia v. Ireland, Bumari.iavV. Hungary/ Poland v. the Netherlands, 'Germany v.. Switeerarid. Second round: ■■'• Norway v« Czechoslovakia, Belgium y. India, Italy v* Monaco, Sweden v. Denmark, Britain v. New Zealand. Franee r. Chinai - <■■,<■ Dates fof later matdße«t=- *» s : - August &4-a6.=-later-*»» 'flfial *t gffigWood. ' September 2-4.—Challenge round, at Philadelphia. ..■ ■,--..-,ajw*«»