The most important contest in the 1938 Shanghai Lawn Tennis League will be played today when Clube Lusitano entertain the Japanese Tennis Club at the Race Course this afternoon in the fourth round of the Men's senior division competition. The Portuguese have shown rare form in their two previous encounters in which they won convincingly over the Columbia Country Club, 11-4 and Shanghai Recreation Club 11- with one set uncompleted.
Cercle Sportif Francais, pre-league favourites, will try their luck against the Shanghai Cricket Club, recent conquerors of the strong Columbians who are idle today. This contest will be held on the Cricketers' lawn.
The third senior tussle will be staged at the Country Club wher the Recs are to be entertained. The meeting will probably decide the cellar championship of the present season.
Second Division will again have a full programme of six engagement: At the Swiss Club the Recs seconders will seek for further laurels in their victorious stride. Cercle Sportif Francais, although having been beaten by the leading Recs, 10-5, will meet the Waterworks on the latter's courts and are still hopeful of keeping themselves in the running for premier honor The "Sokols," third in the present standing, will visit the Police Recreation Club and the outcome should turn to be one of the closest matches in the day's play. Association Sportive Francaise will receive the German Garden Club while the Bramtoco Tennis Club will play host to Clube Lusitano. The Shanghai Cricket Club are expected ta add fifteen full points to their credit since their opponents, the Royal Army Service Corps, are extremely weak and have not won a single set this season.
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