THE DAVIS CUP
MATCHES IN EUROPE HENKEL TOO TIRED TO PLAY Received Mav 21, 7.5 p.m. LONDON. May 19. Davis Cup tennis results in the European zone are:— At Paris, France eiem’nated China. Y. Petra and P. Pollizza (France* beat Kho Sin K'e an 1 J. H. Ho (China), 6-2, 6-0, 6-3. In the final single , Kho Sin (China) beat Petra (France), 2-6. 9-7, 6-3. 6-4. PqJlisFi (Franc?) heat 11-* (China), 7-5. 4-6, 6-2. 6-1. The Li t singles match was conceded to China. At Stockholm. H. Ploughmann (Denmark* beat HvJtman (Sweden). 6-1. 6-0. 6-3: K. Schroeder ' w.cdon) beat Holst (Denmark*. 6-4. 6-2, 6-3. In the doubles, Roh Ison and Schroeder (Sweden* beat Wium and Ploughman (Denmark), 6-1. 8-6, 6-0. At Warsaw. R. Menzel (G- rmany) beat A. Bc.warowski (Poland*. »-a. 6-3. 2-6. 2-6. 6-4. Tlczynski (Poland* beat Henkel (Germany», 6-4. G-8, 6-4. 3-6, 6-3. The captain of the German team declared that Henkel was too tired to play in the doubles and sought a postponement. The Polish captain demanded a walk-over owing to the German default. The committee deferred decision. The spectators were dissatisfied ano yelled “We want Germans on th? court, not Austrians, referring to Metaxa and Menzel. At Brussels. La Croix (Belgium* beat Ghaus Mohammed (India*. 6-1. 6-3. 5-7. 6-0. Naeyaert (Belgium 1 beat Savoor (India*, 6-0, 10-8, 1-6. 6-3.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 118, 22 May 1939, Page 8
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