LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20472, 28 July 1928, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS

THE DAVIS CUP FINALS. TEAMS NOT YET SELECTED. (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) LONDON, July 26. The Davis Cup teams will be selected from: France: Lacoste, Cochet, Borotra, Brugon. United States: Tilden, Hennessey, Hunter, Lott. The singles draw on Friday will be Lacoste v. Tilden; Cochet v. Hennessey. On Sunday it will be Cochet v. Tilden; Lacoste v. Hennessey. The doubles pairs have not yet been decided.—Australian Press Association. TILDEN’S REINSTATEMENT. PARIS, July 27. (Received July 27, at 9 p.m.) It is revealed that the American Ambassador, Mr Herrick, played an important part in the review of Tilden’s suspension. He interviewed Mr Collum and pointed out the unfortunate effect which the decision of the American committee was having on French public opinion, especialy as the decision was so long delayed after Wimbledon. —Australian Press Association. DOMINION TEAM’S WITHDRAWAL. STRONG RESENTMENT EXPRESSED. (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 27. Strong criticism of the methods of the selection of the Dominion Davis Cup team was uttered at a meeting of the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association last evening, and a motion vas passed recommending that in future the matter of representation should not be left in the hands of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Association, but should be decided by the associations as a whole, the affiliated bodies being given an opportunity of, expressing their opinions. The chairman of the association (Mr W. N. Seay) said: “ The time has come when New Zealand should enter an official team in the Davis Cup. If this were done it would do a great deal to improve lawn tennis in the Dominion. Why did New Zealand withdraw from the Davis Cup after having defeated Portugal? No one knows; we have never had word from the New Zealand Association or from any other source. If we are to compete in the cup competition an official team should be sent.” AUSTRALIANS IN BELGIUM. THE CONCLUDING GAMES. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) 1 LONDON, July 26 At Le Zoute on the concluding day against the Belgians Cummings defeated Toassaint, Crawford defeated Washer, Cummings and Moon defeated Vanderbemden and Ewbank, the Australians thereby winning all the remaining rubbers.—Australian Press Association.