DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 289, 3 November 1934, Page 7

DAVIS CUP TENNIS.

PROSPECTS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Nov. 1. United States Davis Cap hopes suffered a severe blow to-day when George Lott, generally recognised as the world’s foremost doubles player, joined the professional ranks. He signed a contract to go on tour beginning January 9 next. Simultaneously it was learned that Lester Stoefen, Lott’s Davis Cup partner, may also turn professional. It is understood he is dissatisfied at present with the terms offered in the contract. „ , . , ~ With Lott out of the picture, the veteran of the team is John Van Ryn. Wilmer Allison may be drafted again for the 1935 Cup doubles. On the other hand, observers point out that as the United States may have to depend on Allison and Sydney Wood for the singles it may be necessary to use the doubles combination Gene Mako and Donald Budge. . On his professional tour, Lott will join Tilden and Vines and one otliei player If Stoefen signs he and Lott will play Tilden and Vines in doubles.

CONTRACT AT HOLLYWOOD

REPORT ABOUT PERRY,

LONDON Nov. 1. The Daily Express says F. J. Perry has accepted a film company’s offer to go to Hollywood as assistant producer directly after liis New Zealand and Australian tour. Miss Mary Lawson, his fiancee, says: “Fred cabled mo when he left Los Angeles that lie had been offered an amazing contract by a major Hollywood studio.” The cable added that it was too good to be true.

PERRY’S REPLY

NON-COMMITTAL ANSWER, Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 2.. When the London message wherein the Daily Express said Perry would accept a Hollywood engagement after his Australian tour was shown to Perry to-night, he declined to either confirm or deny it. “I am supposed to have received so many offers both concrete and mythical,” he said, “that I have given up hope of trying to settle down and lead a quiet life. I shall probably retire to a desert island, where nothing has been heard of either lawn tennis or reporters and spend the rest of my days there. I should be very pleased and consider it a great favour if the Press would kindly leave my private affairs alone and concentrate on my lawn tennis activities. If they want advice they should come to me and not involve either my family or my fiancee. I wish my tour of Australia and New Zealand to be such that I can concentrate on lawn tennis.”