The Archive · 1939

Yamagishi Gives [Up Major Tennis

MARCH — Japanese Star Will Not — Play in Davis Cup; Wants — To Concentrate on Job

Tokyo, Mar. 12 Although Jiro Yamagishi, national amateur. singles and doubles champion of Japan for ten years, has been offered a place on the Japanese Davis Cup team for the fifth consecutive year, it is doubtful if he will accept it, says the "Nichi Nichi."

The 26-year-old court star, who will graduate from Keio University this spring, referred to his statement last December, in which he declared that he was retiring from tournament tennis this year in order to

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