Toronto, July 23.
Milne, of the Canadian Davis Cup team, has broken two bones in his right hand. This leaves the Camadians only three selected players on the eve of meeting. the Australians.
In the first round of the Davis Cup lawn tennis matches between Australasia and Canada, Hawkes, (Australasia) beat Bennett, (Canada) 7/6, 6/4, 7/5, and Anderson (Australia) at La Frambois (Canada) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.—Reuter.
Toronto, July 26.
Australia, who had previously won tyro singles matches in their tie against Canada in connexion with the Davis Cup lawn tennis contest, to-day won the doubles event, the score being 6-2, 6-3. Australia thus gains the right to meet the British team at Pittsburg.—Reuter..
New York, July 27.
Owing to the inability of Indian team to arrive in time, there has been and alteration dates in connexion the contest for the Davis Cup. The tie between Japan and India at Chicago has been postponed from August 1, to August 18. and that of the challenge round at Newport from the 18th to the 25th.—Reuter.
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