Show SEVERAL NATIONS AFTER ArTER TENNIS tit k TROPHY Ji v. fourteen Countries Paired to t Play Preliminary Rounds Before re Meeting l Yankees No sporting events savors more of the International flavor than the tennis competition competition com corn petition the Davis cup trophy unless It the Olympic games A few years back it used to bo be England and America and Australia Then Japan came in and now flow today Davis cup competition Is the melting pot of fourteen nations FOURTEEN NATIONS I n. n ci In 11 o of the ih g globe b ii have signified sign their ir intention tIn tion of ot coming to the United States In Inan Inan inn an n effort efort to lift the coveted trophy The blind Wind draw which was held Saturday shows hows how the nations pair pall ot off In the he preliminary rounds before the winner neets the American team Denmark against British isles v S 'S Canada against France Belgium against Australia Hawaii against Czechoslovakia Spain against th the Philippines 1 Rumania against Indiana Italy against Japan t SOUTH AFRICA OUT The loss of SI r South Africa in the tournament ment ent will be a keen disappointment to of the ardent Africans who watched Norton orton with such keen interest in last years year's bars bar's matches Norton Is a a. marvelous t player and was twice within a point ft wInning winning Inning the British lawn tennis cham- cham pt from Bill Tilden at Wimbledon J J st summer In all probability Norton wUl wl ll compete for the British in the and his power would greatly Strengthen t the team from the isles he British Lawn wn Tennis association has hasa a rule which permits players of one of Its dependencies who has been a resident of England continuously for two years ears to Qualify for the British team Norton has fulfilled that obligation and there will be and fast rast rule that will keep him irom om om participating participating- The presence of Nor Nor- along with Kith Kingscote would make makei a mIghty formidable machine RICHARDS RICHARD'S CHANCES For lOr i or years ears It has been customary for the United States to spring spring- some new on the tennis world For Bor a time most of these players hailed from the coast Bill Tilden was an exception It looks very much as If Vincent Rich Rich- despite his youth would get a chance on the Davis cup team this year Jf ir f so It would occasion no great surprise lf it f he was one of the outstanding stars of ot t the e tennis classic |