LAWN TENNIS

Evening Star, Issue 22952, 9 May 1938, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

DAVIS GUP RUMANIA LEADING BRITAIN LONDON, May 8. Davis Cup results:— At Scarborough. R. A. Shayes (Britain) defeated O. Schmidt (Rumania), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; C, Carolulis (Rumania) defeated C. M. Jones (Britain), 6-3, 6-2, 8-6; Canapele (Rumania) defeated Lyttelton-Rogers (Britain), 5-7, 6-3, I- 6-3, 6-1. IRELAND ELIMINATED. At Dublin Italy eliminated Ireland. Taroni and Quintavelle (Italy) defeated Rogers and M'Voagh (Ireland), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; de Stefani (Italy) defeated Ryan (Ireland), 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Ryan replaced M'Veagh, who was indisposed. YUGOSLAVIA v. CZECHOSLOVAKIA. At Zagreb Punceo (Yugoslavia) defeated Hecht (Czechoslovakia), 7-5, 6-3, 6-3; Menzel (Czechoslovakia) defeated Paalada (Yugoslavia), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, Menzel and Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) defeated Junec and Mitic (Yugoslavia), II- 3-6, 9-7, 6-2. POLAND DEFEATS DENMARK. At Katowice Poland eliminated Denmark. Hebda (Poland) defeated Ploughman (Denmark), 6-2, 6-2, 6-1; Tloczinski (Poland) defeated Bekevold (Denmark), 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Tloczinski and Hebda (Poland) defeated Ulrich and Korner (Denmark), 6-2, 6-3, 6-8, 6-3. BELGIUM v. GREECE. At Athens Lacroix (Belgium) defeated Stalios (Greece), 6-1, 6-2, 6-1; Naeyaert (Belgium) defeated Mich'ailides, 6-0, 6-4, 9-7. HOLLAND v. FRANCE. At Scheveningen Vonswol (Holland) defeated Destremeau (France), 6-2, 6-0, 8-6; Petra (France) defeated Hughan (Holland), 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.