Play-off Needed to Beat Causes Decision MacDonald and Germ in Tokyo, May 15.
Golf Contest The Japan Lawn Tennis Association announced today that it has decided The Gaines Cups were played for not to send tennis players to take part at Seekingjao on Sunday morning. in the American Zone of the Davis These Cups were presented to the Cup Tournament of 1939. In effect, Shanghai Golf Club by Mrs. J. D. this means that the Association has Gaines in 1921 in memory of her decided to withdraw Japan from the husband Mr. J. D. Gaines, a member 1939 contest, forfeiting their match in of the General Committee for many the second round, against the winner years. Twenty-eight couples entered. of the first round match between The mornings play resulted in a Canada and Cuba. tie between two couples, J. C. Dis A cable has been sent to the son and B. J. Wall, and J. S. Mac-American Lawn Tennis Association, Donald and A. Germ both of whom announcing Japan's non-participation, returned scores of 3 up on Par, a which is attributed to the fact that most creditable performance in view her ace tennis player, Jiro Yamagishi, of the conditions which throughout has joined the Navy as a paymaster. were very good but play was not Japan was considered to have a made easier by a very strong fairly good chance of reaching the northerly wind. final of the North American' Zone, The tie between these two couples inasmuch as her team was rated to be was played off in the afternoon under stronger than Canada or Cuba, who the same conditions as those of the were in her bracket in the draw in morning's play i.e. 18 holes best ball the North American zone. She was, 4 Ball against Par with the usual 4 however, expected to be eliminated handicap allowance, in the final by the powerful Australian Wall and Dickson starting off with team, which is favoured to win the a "birdie" 4 at the first, turned all Davis Cup this year. square at the ninth and were 2 up Jiro Yamagishi, who graduated from at the 14th hole. They lost the 15th Keio University this Spring, and imend the last two holes however and mediately joined the Navy, has been so returned a card of 1 down. the bulwark of the Japanese Davis MacDonald and Germ were 2 down Cup team for the past four years. after nine holes play. They lost Early this year, he startled Japanese three more holes in the last nine tennis circles by expressing doubts as and in spite of winning the lith to his participation in the Davis Cup, with a "birdie" 4 and the 15th and declaring that he was more intereste gth in par figures, they could not in his future security than in winning. improved on a score of two down. tennis laurels.
BE. J. Wall (10) and J. C. Dickson At the time, therefore proved the winners had signed contract with hi Glass Company. Later he ed that he was joining the Navy. J. C. Dickson, B. J. Wall Reuter J. S. MacDonala, A. Germ Api L. L. Farnsworth, s A, Pratt, J. Stevenson M. M. Bates. A. Henderson C, B. Morrison, W. P. Willson 3 Down W. H. C. Huggett, C. M. Went-Worth 4 Down
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