DAVIS CUP TIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23050, 30 May 1938, Page 16

DAVIS CUP TIES

FRANCE LEADS ITALY (Received May 29, 0.10 p.m.) • LONDON, May 28 Results of the various Davis Cup ties plaved to-day are as follows: — Germany v. Hungary, at Budapest.— Henkel heat Dallos. o—4, 11—9, 0 O; Metaxa lost to Gabory, r>—7, I —o. o—-4, o—o,0 —o, f>—7; Henkel and Metaxa beat Dallos and Asboth, 5—7, o—l,0 —I, S —o, o—3. India v. Belgium, at Brussels. —Mohammed Ghaus beat Maeyaert, 5 —7. 2 —o, o—3.0 —3. G—l, 9—7. Rain prevented the second singles from being played. France v. Italy, at Paris. —Petra beat Taroni, G—o, (J—2, o—3;0 —3; Destremeau beat Canapelo, 3 —o. o—o, o—3,0 —3, 7 —5. FRED PERRY'S FUTURE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP CHICAGO, May 27 It is announced that Fred Perry, the British professional tennis player former Davis Cup player and three times Wimbledon champion, is applying for American citizenship. ENGLISH WOMEN'S • TEAM (Received May 29, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. May 28 The English women's lawn tennis team to play tho Australians on June 3 and 4, and America, for- the Wight-man Cup on June 10 and 11, is as follows: —Mrs. King (captain), Misses Dearman, Ingram, James, Lumb. Scriven and Stammers. MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIPS (Received May 29, G. 5 p.m.) LONDON, May 28 Tho Middlesex tennis championships were concluded to-day, tho results being as follows : „ Ladies' Doubles. —Semi-finals: Mrs. Fabyan and Miss Marble defeated Mrs. I-lopman and Miss Stevenson, <>—3, o—3:0 —3: Misses Heinmillcr and Morphew defeated Misses Dearman and Ingram, o—o,0 —0, o—3, B—o.8 —0. The honours in tho final wero divided owing to rain. Ladies' Singles.—Final: Mdlc. Jedrzcjowska defeated Miss Bundy, 7—5, o—2. Men's Singles.—Final: Choy defeated b ilby, o—2. o—t.