Abe Returns to Courts to Act as Captain Tokyo, Feb. 20.
Tamio Abe, whose prowess on the tennis court was the talk of Europe about a decade ago, to-day returned to the limelight with his appointment as captain of the Japanese Davis Cup team Five years ago, Abe forsook international tennis for the career of a journalist, for which his travels and education, received in Waseda University and colleges in England, France and America, well equipped him.
On the closure of the popular Jiji last year, Mr. Abe, however, again became available for the defence of Japan's international tennis reputation, The Japanese team this year will again include Jiro Yamagishi, of Keio University, and Fumiteru Nakano, of Hosei University, both of whom have represented their country for the past two years.
A newcomer will be Yasumine Kuramitsu, of Kwansai University, who won last year's Student Singles'
With only three forwards operating, the French defenders were inclined to over-kick the ball with the result that Favacho, Belinky and Ward -had to put a lot of effort into their work which could have been avoided by better support from behind. Neuborg was cautioned by the referee and later had a penalty awarded against him.
Nicolieff, who was playing his third game in two days, joined the A.S.F. in the second half, whilst the Lusitano 105 the ' services of Remedios who had played a strong game in the first half. Remedios was injured and only played about twenty minutes in the second half, The champions at time were some-
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