Evening star., 1937-05-03

TIME United States and Australia
emerged as finalists in the
American Zone Davis Cup
play over the weekend while
four teams reached the second round
of European zone play.
The Americans, fresh from 5-to-0
victory over Japan, will meet the
Australian team, which trimmed Mex
leo by the same score, at Forest Hills,
N. Y, May 29-3l. A year ago the
United States hopes of winning the
cup were smashed when the Aus
tralians won the zone final.
Belgium and Switzerland won in the
upper half of the European zone,
Belgium on a 3-2 score over Hungary
and Switzerland through victory
over Ireland by the same count. In
the other European matches South
Africa shut out the Netherlands SO,
and New Zealand defeated China in
England, 80.
The South Africans will play New
Zealand in their next match. Other
European zone palringS are upper
half-Germany VS.. Austria, Sweden VS..
Greece, Italy VS.. Monaco. Lower half
France VS.. Norway, Poland VS.. Czecho-
slovakia, Yugoslavia vs.. Rumanla.
Americans Gain Confidence.
GAN FRANCISCO, May lPJ.-The
United States Davis Cup team
looked forward with increased con-
fdence today to its clash with Aus
tralia and the determination of the
North American zone finalists IN the
international tennis battle following
Its SO conquest of Japan.
America S first and second rank
ing players, Don Bulge OF Oakland
and Frankie Parker of Milwaukee, pro-
vided the anti-climaX Of the first
round series by winning the conclud-
ing singles events.
Competition in the second round
already had been assured through
Saturdays doubles win. In last Fri
days opener Bulge and Parker also
turned in two singles triumphs.
Parker, chop-stroke artist, yesterday
posted a convincing victory over Fumi-
teru Nakano, Go, 6-3, 60.
Bulge Blasts Captain.
RUDGEs powerful shots blasted
Jiro Yamagishi, japanese cham
pion and team captain, into submls-
sion, 60, 6-2, "a
In the first days singles Bulge
trounced Nakano, 81, 81, 60,
while Parker followed with surprise
conquest of Yamagishi, 6-3, 2-6,
S-6, 81.
Budge and Gene Mako, Los Angeles,
national doubles champions, clinched
the series with a Go, 6-l, Ga win
over Yamagishi and Nakano Saturday.
Budge's return to form after an un-
impressive training session, Parker S
improved court play and the brilliant
teamwork of Bulge and Mako renewed
speculation as to Americas chances
against the Australian contingent,
headed by Jack Crawford and Adrian
Quist. The Budge-led forces will clash
with the Australians at Forest Hills,
N. Y, within a month. In the same
round last year, Australia defeated the
SIIilCu oeoNo'
Australians Head North.
BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, May 3.-Australia's
1'A Davis Cup team headed for New
York and the North American zone
final with victory over Mexico, five
matches to none, tucked away in their
satchels today.
In winning four singles and one
doubles contest here, the impressive
four man aggregation from down un-
der-Jack Crawford, Vivian McGrath,
Adrian Quist and youthful John Brom-
wich-lost only one set.
Ricardo Tapia, Mexico's national
champion and No. /, took that from
Quist in yesterdays concluding sim
giles event which the Australian won,
6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Earlier the ambidextrous BromWich
rated at Is as one of the coming
greats of the net game. got his first
taste of international competition as
he turned back Esteban M. Reyes,
60, 60, IS.
Adapt Play to Grass.
RROMWICH substituted for Nc
Grath, who beat Tapia in straight
sets Friday and played convincing
tennis, although Reyes pressed him
in the last set. Especially effective
were the Australians tWo-handed
forehand shots.
Not discounting the quality of COM
petition, the United States team which
defeated Japan, SO, would offer at
Forest Hills, N. Y, May 29-31, the
Australians nevertheless seemed quietly
confident this was their year.
Capt Clifford Sproule, jubilant over
their display here. planned to put
the quartet to work Immediately
adapting their game to grass. He
thought two weeks would be quite
enough for that. Sproule's singles
choices, he said, will depend entirely
on the form the players show in
workouts.