THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.
GREAT BRITAIN WILL MEET RUMANIA IN DAVIS CUP
CUP SERIES
EUROPEAN & AMERICAN
ZONE DRAWS MADE
AUSTRALIA, INDIA AND JAPAN
COMPETE AGAIN
Washington, To-day.
THE UNITED STATES BEING THE HOLDERS OF THE DAVIS CUP TROPHY, WHICH THEY WON FROM GREAT BRI- TAIN LAST YEAR AT WIMBLEDON, THE DRAW FOR THE 1938 SERIES WAS MADE HERE YESTERDAY, GREAT BRI- TAIN MEETING RUMANIA IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE FIRST ROUND.
There are no really interesting encounters in the first-half, as the United States, as holders, do not enter the affray until the Chal- lenge Round, when they will meet the winners of the Inter-Zone. Final.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER
FOR ENGLAND
J. G. Lush, the New South Wales player, has accepted the contract of Sir Julien Cahn to play in England. The contract is for three years, dur- ing which Lush will be employed on the journalistic staff of a Mid- land newspaper. He leaves for England in March, and will be mar-fa ried before his departure.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
EXHIBITION MATCHES
Saturday 19.2.38.
Corinthians vs. S.C.A.A.
Sunday 20.2:88.
Corinthians vs. United Services.
Saturday 26.2.38.
Corinthians vs. Civilians.
Sunday 27.2.38.
After a great controversy which raged for some time, Australia has again decided to enter for the com- petition and has been drawn against Mexico, in the First Round of the American Zone, while Japan is also making a comeback after a year's absence, and will meet Canada, also in the American Zone.
Germany, who won the European Zone title last year, but who were eliminated by the United States in the Inter-Zone Final, will meet Norway in the Second Round, hav- ing been conceded a bye.
The full draw for the 1938 Davis Cup Competition is as follows:
EUROPEAN ZONE: Byes Into 2nd Round (Top Half): Germany v. Norway. Hungary v. New Zealand.
Monaco v. winner of France v. Ne-
therlands.
First Round:
France v. Netherlands.
Poland v. Denmark.
Ireland v. Italy.
Czechoslovakia v. Yugoslavia.
Great Britain v. Rumania.
Byes Into 2nd Round (Bottom Half):
Sweden v. Switzerland.
Greece v. Belgium.
Austria v. India.
AMERICAN ZONE: First Round:
Japan v. Canada.
Mexico v. Australia.
Corinthians vs. All Hong Kong. SCHMELING
All the matches will be played at
Caroline Hill commencing each day REACHES HIS
at 4.00 p.m.
Prices of admission to reserved HOME AGAIN
seats:
First and Last Match: Covered Stand and Pavilion $3.00 Uncover-
„ed Stand $2.20.
Second and Third Match: Cover ed Stand and Pavilion $2.20 Uncov-
ered Stand $1.50.
Fight With Louis
Certain In June
Bremerhaven, December 23. Max Schmeling arrived here this
Season Ticket (available for four morning, accompanied by his train-
matches) $7.50.
Booking now open at: Moutrie and Co., Ltd., Chater Rd. China Sports, D'Aguilar Street.
PUBLIC AUCTION
er, Max Machon.
Schmeling, who is spending Christmas on his estate at Saarow, near Berlin, said that his fight with Joe Louis would certainly take place in June next year. "It is very im- probable," he said, "that the fight The Undersigned have received will be in Germany, but the possi- instructions to sell by Public Aucbility should not be excluded alto- tion on
gether."
Saturday, the 5th. February, 1938|
Early in January Schmeling will commencing at 10:30 a.m. go to his training quarters near at their Sales Room, Duddell St. Hamburg to prepare for his fight
Quantity of Valuable Household with Ben Foord on January 30.
and Office Furniture and
14 Pces. Old Rubber Tires. 12 Tins Vulcaizide Powder.
2 Bales Cotton Duck...... -1-Case Optical Plate Glass.
1 Lot Samples.
4 Pairs Rubber Boots. Terms - Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers, 4th. Feb., 1998.
Hong Kong,
EIGHT-BALL OVER FOR
*NEW ZEALAND
Wellington (N.Z.), December 31. -The New Zealand Cricket Coun- cil has spproved the use of the eight-ball over for first-class eric- ket in this country. New Zealand thus falls into line with Australia and South Africa.