LAWN TENNIS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

FOR THE DAVIS CLP NEW ZEALAND IN DEAW TO PLAY AUSTEALIA LONDON, Feb. 1. The Davis Cup draw is as follows: European Zone, upper half. —Poland and South Africa, byes; Czechoslovakia v. Yugoslavia; 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 American Zone —Brazil v. Uruguay. Sir Samuel Hoare drew the names from the Cup itself in the Council Chamber of the India Office in the presence of many foreign diplomats. Mr H. N. Burns, secretary of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, has received a cablegram giving the details of the whole draw for the Davis ''up matches this year. The draw is as follows: European Zone (eleven nations). — Poland and South Africa byes. Czechoslovakia v. Yugoslavia Japan v. Netherlands, New Zealand v. Australia. France, Germany, and Italy, byes. North American Zone (four nations). —China v. U.S.A., Mexico v. Cuba. The challenge round will be plaved On grasp. AUSTRALIAN WINNERS INTERNATIONAL TENNIS PERTH, Feb. 2. In the international tennis contest, Bromwk-h defeated Maier 5 —7, 6 —l, r—2; Quist defeated Stefani 3 —6, 6—4, 6 —4; McGrath defeated Kirby 5 —7, 6—4, 6—3. AUSTRALIA’S CHANCE DRAW CONSIDERED FAVOURABLE Received Feb. 3, 7.5 p.m. SYDNEY, Feb. 3. 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 country (France), over a month, which would put them in the best form to meet Boussus, Merlin and others, and then face the winners of the Germany-Italy tie on the same type of courts. •' EXTRAORDINARY DRAW ” MATTER OF HARD LUCK Received Feb. 3, 7.5 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 2. The Morning Post says: “The Davis Cup team draw is one of the most extraordinary in the history of hard luck. Australia and New Zealand will be bracketed- They might as well play tire tie before sailing here. Another peculiar clashing is that between 1 zechoslovakia and Jugoslavia.