LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS.

'■ " -CONSTITUTIONAL;'QUESTIONS. ':':■:'■ -■■■■ : v -MANAGEMENT.COMMITTEE.;. •'. : A meeting of tho Manngamont Committee of the Now Zealand Lawn Tennis Association was held last evening, Mr. J, C. Peacock presiding. Messrs. Hurley, LaishlejySalmond,'. Swansbn, and Gpldio (secretary) werb present.' A copy of the new constitution and rules of the Australasian Association,'showing the conditions on which the recent conference in Australia had proposed that New; Zealand should rejoin"' tho Australasian Association was submitted. ?■■■ The view., of the meeting appeared •to be that, tho. conditions should he revised and Embodied in >i definite ngreement, but as Professor Hunter, who. represented the New .'• Zealand: Association at the conference, was not -present, Mho matter was postponed. ■ , . ■ On the motion' of Mr. Swanson v the Otago ■Association's application for the South- Island championship was reconsidered.. -.-The position ,was that a< gentlemau in the south had donated n;'trophy for the men's ' South Island singles championship,,on condition that it was :play«d for in Otago,'and the Otago Association,, in- consideration of this,- had .applied to be authorised to hold all future contests for the South Island singles, championship so long :as ' the conduct of the meetings was •'satisfactory, to the New Zealand Association. The committee, at. u previous .meeting, had decided to grantfthe right for one year.•-.-■. -."■ ■ .-■■•■ : Jfr.:Swanson moved:—"That in view-of the Otago Lawn/Tennis Association's application for permission to' hold the mon's.South Island singles championship, so long "as the conduct '■of •the same meets with the approval of the .New.; Zealand Association, this committee;recommends j that the request lie granted." -:This was seconded by. Mr. Salmohd. Mr. .Goldie-stated' that; in ,England, when a ■championship had been given to-one,assbcia-, ;tlon, or oven toy one club,, it was never taken 'nway ■ so, long as.it was properly- conducted. ; Tho ohajrman said he.had tried: to.consider the:question'from the gerioral point- of view, with regard to tho.North Island and the South Island championships/ He. did not think it would be practicable to lay down'a rule" to ■hold the ohampionship,contests in any regular and, as Otago had sonioching to.offer, he' would: snpport thei motion. . ■•■"■ ■: : '■;The imotion , was"■'carried/.-all those present .voting , for it, except Mr.; Laishloy, who did not- vote. •::-■; •" ■ ;;■;.•,''. ' ■'': '".-'■. .■ ; '- , . .*■'■■.■■:■','...' ■ ■ The'.. matter will come up at the .quarterly meeting of.the' : conncil' in February.. ■■/.. '.-.The..secretary, said the adoption of the standard 'ball; for .-the .New. Zealand championship meetings would have to bo decided early next rear,' nrid , . he .thought , .tho committee should take'the : whole .'qnestion of .jroceduro in the matter'into consideration. : It; should first.be definitely decided .whether th<> committee should be" the authority' to adopt "the- ba11...,'. , ;'. ;Mr.'Hurley"m6ved:— That-this rcommitteo be the body to. decide on the,make of ball to be. used .at the New. Zealand ohampibnships during tho ensuing ; year."«.. : ' '.:•. ■•; ■ '.." /Mr. Goldie said »that' .when the- Davis.- Cup ;was:play«d. , forin New Zealand, the ball that had been adopted, by ■ the New Zealand ;AssociatioD .wonld :be the, : one u5w1.,.;.,'. . ' ;The ; iß'otion'.wa's; carried unanimously.. , ~ ';• Prime". Minister , has. ; : no .legal authority- over .tub/other ■ mombers of 'tho Cabinet:' ■■ ,; -.'.-"•. ~■■-.■' .-.•• -v-. ,y- .v.:- ,;'... : ;v •.. " For; Inflnenia take Woods' Great :■: ' ■ ; I'epperiuint; Cure Never Fails.' la. 6d,, 23. Gd. :.,-'' , .:-;,,..-sv,-"V;,7> ; :.:: ■:,■:•■■ :'~l- ; Advt.