DAVIS CUP MATCHES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23340, 8 May 1939, Page 15

DAVIS CUP MATCHES

FIRST ROUND COMMENCED GERMANS WIN THE SINGLES (Received May 7, «G. 30 p.m.) LONDON, May 7 In the first round of the Davis Cup at Vienna Menzel, Germany, formerly 'of Czecho-Slovakia, beat Maueff, Switzerland, 0 8, o—3,0 —3, 5—7, o—2, 6—3; Hcnkel, Germany, beat Feicher, Switzerland, 6- I —'J, 2 —6, G—l, o—30 —3 Playing at Bucharest, Schmidt and Carallulis, Rumania, beat Dallow and Csikos, Hungary, 6 —B, <l—<s, o—2,0 —2, 6 —2, O—J ■ Aboth beat Carallulis, I—G, G—3, 7 —o, 10 —S, G —l; Gabory, Hungary, beat Schmidt, Rumania, I—(>,1 —(>, t —o, 6 —l, 6 —2, I—o.1—0. Schmidt retiring owing to cramp.

Poland and Holland met at Warsaw, the scores being:—Boworowski, Poland, beat Yanswol, Holland, 9—7, 6 —3, G—o; Tloczyiiski, Poland, beat Hughan, Holland. 0 o, G—2, G—l; Hughan and Vanswol beat ' Tloczynski and Hebda, G —i, G—4, 12—10. Results of matches at Zagreb were:— Pinicec, Yugoslavia, beat Egan, Ireland, fl— •> G—2, G—l; Mitic., Yugoslavia, beat G. fj. Rogers, Ireland, 7—5, G —2, 3 —G> 3—G, G —3. JAPAN WITHDRAWS AMERICAN ZONE PLAY (Received May 7, 5,5 p.m.) TOKIO. May G Bccnuso Yamasraishi is not available Japan has withdrawn from the American zone of the Davis Cup contest. The winner of the first round tie, Canada versus Cuba, will therefore go straight to the final.