LAWN TENNIS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22487, 4 February 1935, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

THE DAVIS CUP DRAW NEW ZEALAND MEETS AUSTRALIA LONDON, February 1. (Received Feb. 3, at 5.5 p.m;) The Davis Cup draw is as follows: ' EUROPEAN ZONE. .. Upper Half. - Poland and South Africa/byes. Czechoslovakia v. Jugoslavia. Japan v. Holland. : Lower Half. ... _ New Zealand v. Australia. £ France, Germany and Italy, byes. NORTH AMERICAN ZONE.

China v. United States. . Mexico v. Cuba. '"■;> ;south albican; zone:-'" y"■ Brazil v. Uruguay. ./ ■: • » Sir Samuel Hoare drew the names from the Davis Cup itself in the Council Chamber of the India Office in the presence of many foreign; diplomats. \ The winner of the event between New Zealand and Australia will meet France. AN EXTRAORDINARY DRAW LONDON, February 2. (Received Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.) The Morning Post says: "The Davis Cup team draw is one of the most extraordinary in history. It is hard luck that Australia and. New Zealand should ue bracketed. They might as well play the tie before sailing here. Another peculiar clashing is that between Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia;

THE AUSTRALIAN VIEW A GOOD DRAW SYDNEY, February 3. (Received Feb. 3, at 9 p.m.) .. Norman Brooks, captain of the Australian Davis Cup team, considers the cup draw very favourable to Australia owing to the fact that the Australians will be able to remain in one countryFrance—for over a month, which will pit them in the best form to meet Boussus, Merlin and others and then face the winners of the German-Italy tie on the same type of courts.

INTERNATIONAL PLAY AUSTRALIA DEFEATS EUROPE PERTH, February 2. Bromwich defeated Maier 5—7, 6—l, •6—2. Quist defeated Stefani 3—6. 6—4, 6—4. M'Grath defeated Kirby 5—7, 6—4, 6—3. PERTH, February 3. (Received Feb. 3, at 9 p.m.) Quist defeated Kirby 6—2, 6—2. M'Grath defeated Maier 6—t-4, 6 —3. Stefani defeated Bromwich 6—l, 7—5. DOUBLES.

Quist and M'Grath defeated Eirby and Maier 6—4, 4—6, 6—3, 3—«, 6—4. Australia won nine rubbers (21 sets, 179 games) and Europe two rubbers (12 sets, 150 games). . One Doubles rubber was abandoned.