THE DAVIS CUP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19500, 8 June 1925, Page 7

THE DAVIS CUP

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS. DATES OF MATCHES FIXED. Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW YORK, Juno 5. The United States Lawn Tennis Association has announced tho following dates fov the Davis Cup preliminary matches: Snain against Cuba, at Havana, ou Juno 28, 29, and 30. The winning tea.n will then sail for Mexico, where the second round is scheduled for July 16, 17, and 18. Tho winners of this contest will play Japan at 'the Baltimore Country's Club’s courts on August 13, 14, and 16. Japan, having advanced to the semifinal round through the default of China, and Canada, which was placed in the semi-finals of the lower half through the default of New Zealand, will play Australia at Montreal not later than August 13. 14, and 15, Hawaii having defaulted Regarding the European zone Mr A. Wallis Myers, one of the leading lawn tennis authorities, predicts that Franco will again reach tho finals —A. and N.Z Cable. . FRENCH HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS. PARIS, June 6. (Received June 7, at 5.5 p.m.) In the semi-final of the men’s singles at tho French hard court championship, Borotra beat Washer 6 —l, 6—4, 6— 6, and Lacosto beat Jacob 6—2, 6—l, 3—6, ij 5 In the ladies’ singles Mdlle Lenglen boat Mdlle Const© St. Alves 6—2, 6—o, and Miss M'Kane beat Mdlle Vlaste 6 —2, 6—2.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. CRITICISM BY TILDEN. NEW YORK, May 25. Acclaiming P. O’Hara Wood, of Victoria, as one of tho great doubles players of the world, W. T. Tilden declares himself puzzled by that player’s absence from the Davis Cup team. Ho says:—“Tho recent refusal of P. O’Hara Wood to accompany the Australian team, because the Lawn Tennis Association could not guarantee tho £SOO necessary for his expenses, is deeply to be regretted, for, with O’Haro Wood in the team, Australia would have had her greatest strength. “I cannot see why Hawk as was picked before O’Hara Wood, since with Patterson and Anderson in the team for tho singles, the other man should be primarily a doubles player, and O’Hara Wood is one of the great double players of the world. Not only is his absence to be regretted from the point of view of victory, but also because he is one of the most popular sportsmen in tho game. “The United States is not without its own quota of upsets and problems. Among the former I must place the defeat- of R. N. Williams by Alfred Chapin Chapin was out-gcnerallod in the first set, losing 6—3, but he suddenly took the offensive, and crashed through Williams’ defence in the last two, tho scores being -6—3. 6—l-

“The selection of Charles to captain the Americanfteam going to England is a very wise move. It is unfortunate that Hennessy and Casey cannot have the support of such a veteran campaigner as W. M. Johnston, and I cannot say that this team will carry on where Johnston left off in 1919-23.”