Davis Suggests Shanghai Would be Ideal Place for China-Japan Contest ington, Mar. 17.
China will play Japan in the first match for the Davis Cup, em-Blematie ut the tennis championship of the world, as a result of the drawings which were held to-day at the Pan-American building. The Vice-President, Gen. Charles G. Dawes, officiated at the drawings, which were held in the presence of Assistant. Secretary of Wary Mr. Dwight F. Davis, donor of the famous cup, members of the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association, and diplomatic representatives of many of the 25 countries whose names were in the huge silver bowl.
The Vice-President, representing picked the first name, which happened to be Holland, and after that each of the diplomatic representatives present picked one name Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, was the subject of some good-natured chaffing when he advanced five times to: pick slips for Great Britain, India, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Alfred See, the Chinese Minister, coul not be present, and a secretary of the Legation officiated for: him. Counsellor Yoshidu of the Japanese Embassy, who selected the first name in the American zone, pulled China's name from the bowl, making those two ancient rivals the ponents in the first round of the match play. Prof. Smiddy, the Inish Free Slate Minister, saved Sir Esme some trouble by officiating for The drawings follow:—European Zoue-—Holland v. Czecho-Slovakia; Switzerland v." Sweden; Bel Austria ly Denmark; Potand v. Great Britai awinner of the Cuba-Spain match. The United States has won the Davis Cup eight time: the last five matches.
Isles have won five, Australiasia four and Australia two matches. Belgium won the elimination marekes in 1904 and Japan in 1921, both losing in the finals. Other: wise the Davis Cup matches have been a monopoly of the English speaking races. Last year Austra Jia, the challenger, was vanquished by'tho United States in five straight matches.
The winner of the European zone Play will meet the winner of the American zone play in the semifinals, and the winner of the interzone ' matches will challenge the United States for the trophy.
After the drawing, Mr. Davis, donor of the cup, expressed the hope to your correspondent that, the Japan-China match would be pla gd) in, the Far Rest, possibly cause it might stimulating tem Japan. No one country has a monopoly of the tennis talent of the world and the more tennis that is play-China and Japan the better players those "countries will develop."
Mr. Davis said he saw no reason why, Shanghai would not be the Jogical place to hold the Chini Japan matches, but said that, of curse, he was' merely expressing his personal opinion, as the question of deciding where the matches would be played rested with the competing: countries, Tt would a gear, however, that Shanghai tennis enthusiasts would have an excellent of seeing the China-Japan thes if the Tennis Association, or interested sporting:
Shanghai, got into immediate con: munication with those in charge of arrangements for the Davis Cup matches.
Erie Liddell, a former Tientsin boy, who has developed into one of the' world's fastest runners, and Harold Abrahems, another' fast British runner, will not take part the Pennsylvania Relay Carniv: it was announced to-day. Both men had been sent invitations and they. were expected to compete, Liddell in-the 400-metre race, which he wan. at the Olympics, and Abrahams in the 100-metre race, which he won at the Olympic Games,
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