The Washington times., 1930-05-21
TAP|A SHINES
IN MEXICAN
LINEUP
BY GNo SINH

BY GNO SIM
The tennis champion Of Mexico
will strive with might and main
to humble the Davis Cup aspirar
tions of Mexico, and he will ur1'
doubtedly succeed.
This startling situation comes
to light on the eve Of the
Mexico United States Davis Cup
tits which open tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 and continue Friday
and Saturday at the Chevy Chase
Club, Chevy Chase, Md, for John
Van Ryn, Americas ace, is the
open tennis champion Of Mexico!
Manuel Llano, Mexican cap
tain, will present Van Ryn with
the championship bowl, donated
by Portes Gil, President Of
Mexico, this afternoon, and it
will be Immediately utilized in
drawing the match assignments.
Van Ryn won the championship
several months ago.
Mexico holds two national
net championships every year.
One is limited strictly to
native-born players and this
has been won the last two
years by Ricardo Tapia, a
hard-driving, lean.limbed 20
year-old youngster who prom
ises to make brilliant interna-
tional racquet history for
Mexico. Last year he whipped
Bob KinSey, mighty Califor-
nian, in straight sets for the
open championship.
Manuel Llano has served long
and honorably in MeXico's tennis
cause, contributing expertly to this
Davis Cup doubles for six years
in succession and having been
coholder Of the Mexican doubles
title innumerab4e times.
Ignacio de la Borbolla, 3S years
old, is the oldest on the team.
He is a singles performer Of out
standing ability. Twice has he
held the singles championship
of his count
The youngest member is Fred
erico Sendel, 19-year-old STRIPPING
who shows considerable natural
talent for the game.
Alfredo linda, the other mem.
Der of the squad. shares the South
America doubles cher, ~ionship
with Mariana Lozano. who is not
with the team. linda is a fast,
shifty, experienced court per-
former.
The American defenders
are George Lott, John Van
Ryn, John DOeg, Wilmer ALI
son, j. Gilbert Hall, and
Berkeley Bell termed as the
youngest Davis Cup team
ever to represent the United
States in international COM
petition.
ALI the Americans are seasoned
campaigners who have faced sue
ceSsfully the drives and lobs Of
the worlds greatest. Fitz Eugene
Dixon is captain of the team.
Both teams appeared in excel
lent form in workouts on the
Chevy Chase courts and closely
fought matches are expected, with
Ricardo Tapia likely to contribute
an upset if he should find goings
to his liking. The United States
is a prohibitive favorite to win
the series and may sweep the
matches.
The two captains, Dixon and
Llano and Abner Leech, repre-
senting Secretary of State Stim.
son, will draw for the pairing.
Two singles will be played tonor-
row, the doubles Friday and the
remaining singles Saturday. In
case of rain the schedule will be
moved forward one day.
An exhibition doubles match
will follow the opening days
singles in which Gregory Mangin,
Georgetown U. student and tenth
ranking player IF the United
States, will participate.
Seating capacity for $500 spec.
tators has been arranged and ad.
mission tickets are on sale at the
club, Spalding'S and at the Junior
League Club. The admission price
is SIS for the series or So for
each match,