LAWN TENNIS

Wairarapa Age, 27 March 1920, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

BRITISH PLAYERS IN WELLINGTON.. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night' Two members of the British Davis Cup team, who are touring New Zealand, played a singles match with New Zealand players at Wellington this afternoon. The English players were Major A. H. Lowe and Capt. A. E. Beamish, and the New Zealand players matched with them were Geoffrey Olliver (New Zealand champion) and J. C. Peacock (ex-champion). Both the New Zealand representatives were beaten quite decisively, but neither of them was disgraced. Peacock was beaten in two straight sets by Lowe, but the second set ran to 9 —7, and Olliver won the middle set from Beamish, 6 —l. • DAVIS CUP.RE-DRAW. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.) Received Last Night, 8.30 o'clock. SYDNEY, March 26.

The secretary of "the Lawn Tennis Association, in-referring to the London Times' leader regarding a re-draw of the Davis Cup, pointed out that the regulations definitely stipulated that the challenges must be received not later than tho first Monday in March. In both the cases of the belated entries from France, and Canada, the committee was powerless to accept. The case of South Africa last year was (jmite exceptional, and it was emphatically stated at the time that it must not be deemed a precedent.

AN AMERICAN PROPOSAL. Received Last Night, 11.10 o'clock. , NEW YORK, March 25. It is understood that the United States Lawn Tennis Association has cabled South Africa, requesting that the United States-South Africa tie be played in England on July 8, and 10. It is bolieved that the winner of the tic will meet the winner of the Eng-land-Holland match at Wimbledon, The United States Davis Cup Comcommittee announces that it will advise sending an American team to the Olympic Games.