Show 19 9 Davis C Cup Gup p Teams Advance in Title Play NEW YORK May 10 AP Aravis Ar- Ar avis cup tennis teams representing represent represent- ing nine European nations have safely passed the first step toward victory in the tue European zone One more moro reached the second round by default Sweden winning from South Africa while India Switzerland Switzerland Switzer Switzer- land Czechoslovakia Portugal and New Zealand drew first round byes Ireland and Holland have not yet played their first round tie UPSET OCCURS One of the greatest sensations in Davis cup history was provided by Italy In defeating Australia 4 to 1 The Australians AustralI ns the tile greatest factors factors fac fac- tors in Davis Davil cup tennis from their first entrance in 1925 to the sudden rise of France took a a. sudden drop as the Italians scored their first Important Davis cup victory It was the first time since 1905 that themen the themen themen men from down under had failed to reach either the tile challenge round o othe or orthe orthe the final except In 1913 when they thoy were beaten by the United States In tile the first round Australia has won the cup six times The hero hereof of Italy's surprising vIctory victory vic vie tory was Baron Hubert de go who scored two of his country's three eo singles victories and with won the doubles The young Australian star Pat Crawford was the only Anzac to tb win a match De l 6 1 6 4 3 6 2 6 1 vIctory victory vic vie tory over the tile veteran Gerald Patterson Patterson Patterson Pat Pat- terson provided one of th the biggest tennis thrills ever seen in Europe |