Evening star., 1938-07-07
EUROPE MASS|NG
FOR NET INVASION
Canada, Japan, Australia
Also WilI.Send Forces
to Court Wars.
By LAWRENCE PERRY,

special Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, July 7.-Herewith Is
brought good news to tennis enthu-
siasts who find their great thrill in in
ternational competition. Leading play
ers of at least four nations will par
ticipate in the national singles and
other national championship events
following, or preceding, the Davis Cup
challenge round at Germantown, Sep
tember 3. 4 and S.
Australian and japanese teams al
ready are en- route here to play in the
North American zone tests-Australia
against Mexico at Kansas City the last
of this month; Japan against Canada
at Montreal at the same time-and
players of these teams, except Mexico.
will remain here for the national
events.
Also the winner of the European
zone finals will come to these shores to
meet the North American zone winner
at time and place not as yet selected.
Just now, Yugoslavia, France, Ger
many and Belgium have entered the
quarter finals, with chances favoring
ultimate victory for Yugoslavia. whose
team, as will be recalled, eliminated
England in the second round, SO.
French Stars to Visit.
France is not regarded as having
much of chance to win the European
zone test, but, in any case, group of
French players will be sent here by the
French association to compete in the
national doubles, singles and mixed
doubles.
Recapitulating. we find that, in ad-
dition to outstanding American play
ers in important events lying ahead,
tennis galleries will see representatives
of France, Australia. Japan, Canada,
the winner of the European zone
tprobably Yugoslavia) and scattering
of individual luminaries from various
countries, headed by that great Polish
woman player. Jadwiga Jedrzejowska.
who has definitely decided to come to
this country
So the outlook is that in no previous
year has the international complexion
Of the U. S. L. T. A. championships
50 closely approximated the Wimble-
don medley as it will this year.
The national association has re-
ceived many requests from players
throughout the tennis world, some Of
them outstanding in their various
countries, for the wherewithal to make
the journey to these shores and main
tenance while here. But all were re-
fused. since it is not and never has
been the policy of the U. S. L. T. A. to
finance visiting foreign players.
Foreign Players Aided Here.
Wimbledon. so it is understood. does
make concessions in this respect. The
United States Association, on the other
hand is quite willing to send American
players abroad. paying all expenses,
and expects the European associations
to reciprocate. Which, as a matter of
fact, they do.
In this case of visiting foreign teams,
the u. s. L. T. A. tries to help out the
European and Australian and japanese
associations by arranging playing trips
Throughout the country on a percent
age basis. Sometimes these barnstorm-
ing adventures yield a return and
sometimes they do not.
Meanwhile. speculation here is rife
concerning Mrs. Helen Wills Moody's
plans for the national singles She has
expressed an intention to stay in the
East and enter the championship tests
and official belief is that she will ap-
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