Sport: Davis Cup, Jul. 29, 1935

The U. S. beat China, Mexico and Brazil (by default). Germany beat Italy, Australia and Czechoslovakia. Last week at Wimbledon they met in the Davis Cup interzone final to see which would play England in the challenge round.

Because, if the U. S. won, its chance against England would depend largely on the newest, homeliest and youngest member of the team, interest in last week's round was largely concentrated on shambling, freckled, redhaired, 20-year-old Donald Budge of Oakland. Calif. When he went East for the first time last summer and put Bryan Grant out...

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