LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

j;^EW/ZEAIiAJ^ "vln'-theTanriuai :reppit\6f-the : New.Zea-: land>.tawh', Tennis' Association,'; to. "bo states hat-' tho?"standard:rbff play at .the "chains pibnship'; ; meetingi.at.'-Auckland'-.''was .up ■ to;-:the-"' standard of former, years,-.' ; Now ;thatVtheh : Davis Cup; fixture is' definitely 'cancelled; v :it.ivillf be necessary■ to : ireview .thelf'decisionh.iixing ■ - Wellington-as the place; for, :•;holding': .the ' 'New ' Zealand .Championship ; ;meeting,;.;ahd.inth;this in' : vieiV: a 'motipn-.'has .been; placed! upon the order, paper;"-; Both'^Marlborough.. and Otagb.vwere.i recently... applicants', for. the. ;right.-.t6.;hold:.themeeti'ng;..and they have been:Vasked.-''wlietlier.-'.they -wish .to.renew. ;,th'eir.';applicatibhs.. .:.•.'/;;'..;,:"';." ::-;.:' -;':/ ; V;

' .flio'.: 1910 ■ international contest lia been '..abandoned-/, by /America ; and ,: .Eng land/'both- of /wWch".-nations'/challenged ■England;-asked- for- aiguarantee. 'of J260 from; Australasia "for a team to visit Aiis /fojlia/:and/play in ;the; : preliminary tie This \e^arantee/.was'rgiT'en/'conditionall; "npoh/a^strbn'g, team being/sent, 'but bw ing ;to::_the strength, of- the •■ English: teau :npt/.satisfying, Australasia;. England. Vith -challenge'///America / had-pre viously./iHbhdrawn..//Australia, with■ Nev Zeala'ud//therefore' retain/the'cup for:'an other/riyear; l 'Although- -/willing.-to ; . : con Bidci-tthe /tjuestion/: 'of ,:/:a ;■ guarantee, ti ..visitors"for tho-'preliminary- tie the Aus tralasiati-Association/'has laid. down- tlii principle,- that'/ho. guarantee -will bo givoi to''any->nation .•'enteriiig./a-,team: for ; challenge 7 round/."-'.///'• , ■' : / ; :/ -^// -.v/TJhtll.'just before/the., time, for/playinj the/Neff./Zqaland/'Championships it wa: expected, that: a-.:ladles':. team' -represont ; irig '/N.ew.;-South ; Wales 'would' .visit. th( Dominion,.: aiyi /.disappointment was/ ex pressed /.by the provinces .when /tho" project/was: at/the. last moment, abandoned. Since,last./year/s..report was made, prolonged negotiations, proceeded between-. th< Australasian. and "New/ Zealand .Associa. , tions .with- a-/.view to' the 'settlement bl the/'differences existing, /and; theso negotiatidhsfterminated in a' conference held /at";Sydiiey. The. result-.-of- the/ conference was that ; the''.New .Zealand Tejoihcd/the Australasiani'Assoiiiation under '/agreement: that' .the 'next' challenge tie/in/'the international competition' will be/played in/New Zealand,, and that foi tlie" : futtire -every, third-challenge tie in which Australia and New Zealand defend will^be: 'played' in New-Zealand. . Witti 1 regard'; to "the financial, aspect of ifoe arrangement, all -moneys in v.hand and all 'moneys : .to .accrue io'tho credit .of the-/-Australasian Association - through . these/contests are to be kept'in a separate ftind and administered r'purely" fbr the purposes: of Davis Cup /.•competitions, /or, with. unanimous consent,; for other/ interrational/contests.. If-at /'any'time/' the two/ countries, decide.. to 'separate,/ then the/assets will be divided in the nropor- ' tioh. of /two-thirds./to. one-third. .The liability: .'(Undertaken by, this ,■ association is limited-to 3s, over; the subscription. The voting-power ;of this Association is four,/'.while that "of the six States in the Commonwealth : is;, twelve. '■:'■■ ■'

•The make of ball for the 11)10 Cham, pibnships . teill. be ; .tho Ayres'•■Ohampion6hip..'. •'';."'. •. •:. ' •■.-■■ ; •' ." -The: committeewas instructed last year to; do i all;.in its power to -support, the Daylight Saving. Bill, .and Mr.: Goldio accordingly gave evidence, in support of the, provisions of (the Bill.' It is "advisable for each association to assist,in-this matter , by-endeavouring to obtain ..tho support':of.the members 1 for- their-sev'eral districts.' ■-'. ■ .' ..< :.. .-':■•;.•• ~ . ■■ After, ten ■ years of administration the association has only about ,£IOO in hand, imd 'tho;committee--will 'submit, a progasal - for. -tho payment of. a secretary . whereby a portion, of this sum will have 8d be used. It is felt that the time has j£rised when individuals will have to

pay, a triflo more for the j benefits conferred upon Hit) sport by tho. association's management; Oil September 30 there'was a credit balance \of .£ll4, as against JJS2 13s. 5d., the; balance brought forward from last year.- Tho assets aro set down as valued at <£16G;135. 3d.; the liabilities nil. Tho only. expense incurred by tbo Davis Cup Sub-Committee is tho siuv,':- of .£l7 - for 'stationery. It holds a balance of £9 Us. 5d.,; left-.from tiis, JilO voted for incidentals by- tho Australasian Association. ; But in- the .statement of assets and liabilities that ibalaiico is more .than eaten up, as the'liabilities are sot down as £37 75., expense entailed in preparing grounds .for :■. the Davis Cup compotitiono, . anil plans,for the. grandstand, etc. It '■ is, understood . ' that . tho . present members of tho Management Committee, of tho New Zealand Lawn Tennis' Association do not intend to offer themselves for,, ro-eleotioii at'tho annual.meeting of the association on Friday next. . ■',