LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

v [Bt Back-Line.]'': - . .-;'■;■ THE CURRENT CONTROI QUESTION. Inter-Club Competitions,'i .''■■■'.■ The inter-club competitions opinmence this; afternoon.' ; The. Drawing Committee hits arranged that every team shall play every Saturday excepting, of course, when a: bye/: occurs under the, : conditions'of the ■dfaw.J:.;,This -week, there;.will;',ho 'three .'byes -in ' the/ men's- /A : " and. ,C grades.. These .byes, were, arranged':fe ; 'meet the' :c6nvenience of ■ the. .Thorndqn.; and; Muritai' Clubs,' whose,, courts .are;' to: he opened 'this; afternoon.';A:;'i : ;".'/. /■'/ '. I .The; /^Wellington-Lower; Hutt'; match. should, 'be^an'.''interesting;:.one. .Brown, "Salmoiid," : Wilson,- "and;' M'Nicol will be !playing / Hawkins,'■.-■ Cornell, y Ward,' and ,&reeh/ : The Brougham Hill' and Victoria '.College "match should: finish: in favour: of .the/former, 'team. /; In;: the ;B grades/ the /Cower''Hutt ;v.' -Petone, ; aiid••VictoriaCollege v. Trinity Church should provide the most interesting results. ' Tho bast match in the C and D grades 'should be between the, Kilbirnio and Brougham; Hill, and. the Victoria' College and' Oriental, teams; respectively. / In the; ladies' competitions, Wellington First, and Victoria/:College, should ' win ;their matches /in/the/^'-grade; ; ';.'' The Brougham ■■ Hill v., Petone match in the B grade-will be. a close contest, but Petohe's chance appears the bettor. The Oriental, and Khandallah teams'.appear to be the; strongest in the .C.V grade. ■; The win this competition. ... '- ~ ;/■ Council's Annual Meeting, ' :•'.. The annual meeting of the New Zea-land-Council, held last week, was a long one,' and the decisions arrived at are of 'more than -passing interest.;- The . delegates./present received a shock when they, learned. that all of the members of the Management Committee (had decided not to stand for re-election,; Only two of the delegates present were/willing to. stand: for election; and then;.a/.de_adlock occurred. The general opinion-of/tlibso: present/was that ;it' was- the'-'headquarters of. trie'-associatiotf/was shifted. ißut' this .could/ not be :dQne.:/without;":notice of 'motion::'" It'; was": thetfj Suggested "that a special meeting /-should/be called for the elebtionof a committee, 'and in.-tho mean-, time those willing to-act on the committee could/be .appointed as delegates,-but'the possibility- of not being able, to obtain a quorum;at such a meeting, and the con"sequenccs of such a position eventuating, decided' those present :to "appoint;! a committee, from /members who/were willing to act for a month'. ■ In: the meantime, five members are to be found who,will fill the vacancies .that will,occur ./at the end of.the month;;:";; ~:':'/\':■"■; "'•..-.'■'

The. Auckland Proposal. Then followed a long discussion on the proposal: of; the Auckland Association to alter the rule governing -'.the representation; '.of. the. ;afflliated ;; associations on the New: Zealand Council.. The Auckland Association's, proposal was supported by the Canterbury, and, Otago -Associations, and after hearing the delegates of these associations and -noting.-the -figures brought, forward, it. 1 Was quite clear that the ; proposal -if accepted ''.would.', place these associations ' (if supported by, one "of the smallest' associations) ; in' command of the voting power of. the council. Under Auckland's proposal, the. number of delegates or votes would 'be reduced from 52't0:26. Of -votes Auckland, Canterbury, and Otago would hold 12. The total number of members affiliated to these' associations is 4297, The total number affiliated 'to the New Zealand Association, is 937 G. If the three associations ..mentioned were; increased by 203- members (which'is ..sure to'i happen during the coming' season) they would get another two votes. •. -Remembering the special meeting of. the council held last July and: knowing the. sentiments, of certain associations on several -matters of importance, the result, if the,balance of power be held by three of the eleven associations', is obvious. "'. . ' '■ After i much' disoussion and many amendments a motion was accepted which provides for a total number of 4G dolegates or votes, on a basis of one vote for every, hundred up. to three hundred members, and an additional vote for ovcry'i addition three hundred members. Under these-'conditions the four chief associations hold the controlling votes, but no "three of them can outvote the remaining associations. . ■■,'.-. ■■-■■: Paid Secretary. The New Zealand Council has decided • to appoint a paid secretary and treasurer, and the expenses are to be-.borne by the : affiliated, associations. It is proposed to raise a levy on every affiliated player in the Dominion to meet the additional* taxation on tk© associations. The players pay'to their. clubs;. the clubs to their:- associations, :and.-the ; associations to'the New Zealand body. ' Day's Bay Courts. Owing to. the delay in preparing these courts only "six of thfem. are • considered to be ready for-play 'for.this afternoon, All of .Itheni should' be:ready<by the' end of yiiextVweek.; ; Vi''-/'v'3-'■':?■/ 1 :' .-• Itenris':of.lnterest.';. ! i;C-^: : .:': •''-.-;• The ThQrndoit an-d Miii'itai Clubs' will open their courts ■ this; afternoon, .weather permitting.' ..;:.-'.:.. Before.the ..end. .of ..tho year.;,.tho .Wellington Club will lose the services of Messrs/P.'Mi B.; Fisher and J. S., Wilson. ; Mr. Pishor will be leaving for a long holiday trip, and Mr. Wilson will be; settling in Blenheim. ■■.'" ■ •' The'location of the .next New Zealand championship meeting has been left in tho hands' of .the management committee.' :J ■;■,'■' .'-, / . .-'■'•;'■. 'r:.'-V '■-.\ ■:■■■' 'Permits'.- to play ,on . the' Day'-s Bay courts can be obtained at tho office, of the hon. secretary of tho association. As the Day's Bay groundsmen have been instructed to enforce the liow rule, players will be wiso to obtain permits before going'across to the bay.