Tennis

Davis Cup. Zonal elimination play continued for the right to challege the U. S. for the Davis Cup.

At Eastbourne, England, France arose and broke her semi-final tie with England, won 3 matches to 2.

At Evian-les-Bains, France smothered Czecho-Slovakia, won the European Zone test.

At Bay Ridge, N. J., Australia mastered China in the American Zone play, qualified to meet Mexico at Baltimore in the semifinals.

At Ellis Island, N. Y., the Japanese team, en route from France to play Canada, was detained, Firpo-like, for passport discrepancies, released on parole telephonically from Washington.

Seabright. Out of the Seabright Bowl in New Jersey, annual invitation event, popped several surprises. Nathaniel Niles of Boston upset Clarence Griffin of California and Dean Mathey of Manhattan, both "seeded" in the draw. Lucien E. Williams, droll Chicagoan, overthrew Fritz Mercur of Philadelphia, Longwood Bowl winner; Willard Crocker, Canadian Davis Cup captain; Harvey Snodgrass, of California, No. 9 in national ranking. Howard Kinsey took the finals from his fellow Californian, jaunty, courageous, diminutive William M. Johnston, No. 2 in national ranking, onetime National and World's Champion. (Johnston was not "through." He had yielded up his tonsils five weeks before.)

California. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts met for Southern California honors. Tilden of Philadelphia smote Chapin of Springfield hip and thigh, though his own thigh and ankle ached from a stumble. Collegiate. Onto the courts at Eastbourne, England, strolled several young Oxonians, several young Cantabs. They undid their white knitted mufflers, slid out of their gay striped blazers. They politely volleyed with their guests--several young Elis, several young "Red Bellies" (Harvards). They conveniently trounced their guests, 15 matches to 6, politely strolled in to tea. These matches are now an annual occurrence.