Evening star., 1932-05-09
Indians Really on Warpath This Year Recovery of Grimes
DAVIS CUP CAPTAIN
SEES i. S. TRIUMPH
Australia Biggest Hurdle in
Path to Trophy, Says
Gene Dixon, EIated.
By the Associated Pr

bS bHc ASSOCldteO SreSs
~ ANSAS CITY. May 9.-Gene
X Dixon, non-playing captain of
n the United States Davis Cup
squad, looks upon Australia as
Americas biggest hurdle in the COM
ing International tests.
Here yesterday with three members
OF the squad for an exhibition engage
ment, Capt. Dixon spoke enthusiastical-
ly OF the United States teams chances
OF winning the cup.
We have a great chance of winning
the trophy this year." he said, but,
unlike other seasons We are going to
meet great test in Australia before
we earn the right to compete abroad
should be in great condition to sweep
through to the championship
THE squad, consisting OF Ellsworth
l. Vines, Johnny Van Ryn and
Francis x. Shields, today was en-
route to New Orleans, where play
against the Mexican team starts Fri
day. Wilmer Allison did not accom-
pany his teammates here, going to his
home at Austin, Tex, for a rest.
Yesterdays matches, designed to aid
Capt Dixon and members of the Davis
Cup Committee in selecting the two
singles players of the team, resulted in
a victory for Vines, the national singles
ers were handicapped by the wet clay
courts, but Vines outplayed Shields to
win, "a, 81, O..
IVAN RYN won, ca, 6-3, from
Y Wilbur F. (Junior) Coen, former
member of the team, now captain
of the University of Kansas squad
Van Ryn expressed the belief that
unless the Mexican team had improved
considerably above its showing the last
two years the American team would
encounter little trouble in adding an
other victory to that already won from
Canada.
Mexican Team Arrives.
NEW ORLEANS, May 9 R.-Mex-
ico's Davis Cup team has arrived here
to put in four days of intensive practice
in preparation for the United States
Mexico matches to be played at the New
Orleans Country Club Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. The United States team,
following victory over Canada at Wash
ington, is expected early this week.
The Mexican players, after their long
train ride from Mexico City, hmbered
up briefly on the country club course
late yesterday and planned the first of
series of workouts for today.
Ernesto Lopez. non-playing captain, is
in charge of the team, composed of
No. q: Eduardo Mastre, No. 3, and
Angel Poldan, No. T.
They were met at the station by
Mexican consular officials
Japanese Sweep Series.
ATHENS, May (P).-The japanese
Davis Cup tennis team won the last
two singles matches from Greece to
sweep the f1rst-round series, SO.
j. Satoh defeated o. Garangiotis,
6-4, 12-10, 6-3, and Kuwabara de-
feated Nicolaides, 6-3, e3, e3.
Austrians Advance.
PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, May 9 Up.
Austria advanced to the second round
of Davis Cup tennis competition by
defeating Czechoslovakia, three matches
to two.
Leading, to /, after the first two
days, Austria won out in the final
match when Franz Matjeka defeated
Hecht of Cechoslovakia, 6-4, Ga, 8+6.
Roderich MenZel of Cechoslovakia had
tied the count at 2-all earlier in the
day by beating Herman Artens, 60,
81, 81, Ga.
Monaco Cleans Up.
OSLO, Norway, May 9 (P).-Monaco
made clean sweep of its Davis Cup
tennis series with Norway, winning the
final two singles matches.
v. Landau defeated r. Hagen, 81,
"a, 60 and r. Gallepe defeated j.
Haanes, 6-l, 81. 60. Monaco pre-
viously had won the first two singles
matches and the doubles.
Germany Clinches Series.
BERLIN, May 8 [P).-Germany ad-
vanced into the second round Of Davis
Cup competition by winning the doubles
from India and clinching the series,
80
DR.. Walter Dessart and G. Nourney
came from behind to capture the
doubles, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, So, 6-3
Yesterday Gottfried Won Cramm and
Daniel Prem won the first two singles
matches
Italy, Egypt Rained Out.
GENOA, Italy, May 9 (R.-Rain
forced postponement today of the
Davis Cup tennis matches between Italy
and Egypt.