LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1954, 10 January 1914, Page 12

LAWN TENNIS.

GENERAL NOTES AND FIXTURES. F.january^ i 22 , j;,::' i 23iY i aiuL^ , 2i^ 3?s3rarapa::Handiciiß?niceting^!^;:slas^ !terton.v . , January-22: 23, .. .mul; 2-I—Dannevirke Jciniis^Clul)'^S.Tquniamclitf ' "l;# Dainievirke^J^ji.!®;;-;^^^''!^X.-M& January 2'), 30, and 31--.WaipaVa.l.aiyn '' '■!.■/■ Tonnis Club V annual open tourna-. ■=' ment,. at.Waipawa:?£/v:;:£^ \— ■' ..,, ~:;'"',' ! ' % '' : ';'."i v-i '.ft,"'' •■''' '' ! Inter-Ckb Matches. Matters iin connection", .wiiii ' lawn | tennis in;.the city- have. been: quiet ditring tlie bolide jss.but'? inutile' gam© will. liven iup when thornier-club challenge matches:«>inmonce'>"'A' 1 start; was to bavo bean lr.ndc this afternoon, but somo delay lias. arisen, owing to the absence from '.town' of ; ,tho ..association's. match secretary ■ (Mr.v A. L. Bcrrv), 'who _1» on Lfoliday.'inVAueliland. : "ftie. opening roundJs .nowjsctiidown for. Saturday r«xf 111 _ connection''' with 'Hhft. j,Wellington Provincial .■.; ■ Championships, L' players should note'that entries close on Saturday next..";.Entry.':forms and full particulars may. be .. had on-.application to the Maslerton'LawriiTcnnis Club's secictnrv (Mr. H..'M."" i ßoddington), Box 23, Masteitbn. . .. Wildinc will defend his'oujj at Monte Carlo in February nest,-and is expected to play right through th© .Continental totlHiamcnte.Afc' tho end .of this tuno there should not bo much fault to found with hisTournament at Oannovlrlto. 7'iid Darinovirke Lawn Tennis Club'is holding its _ annual, tournament on Thursday, Friday, , and Saturday, January 22, 23. and 24, ! at the club's courts (it Dannevirke. There are eleven Events in the tournament, (is follows Men's championship .singles' and ' doubles, indies® championship singles arid doubles, combined championship doubles, men's handicap singles arid doubles, ladies' handicap singles Mid ■ doubles, men's handicap singles '(second grade), arid I combined handicap doubles* Tin's year the club lias been presented with two ! challenge cups for competition in thd open singles events. . The men's clip is valued at 20 guineas,- and is a very fine trophy, whilst the ladies' cup is vallicd at 10 guineas, arid, is also ® very handsdius trophy. , The ' club is certainly fortunate m having such prices for competition* There are seven lawns available for play, and tli<>,V are generally reckoned to be second to none in the Dominion. The club anticipates receiving entries from Wallace, Dickie, Fisher, Rfvanstori, and s otlmr leading North Island players, but perhaps the fact that the Provincial Championships are to .bo played at Mftsterton the same week nia.V have some, effect on the nomination list. Mr. Neil .Russell is the hon. secretary of the Dannevirke Club, and ho will receive . "Jiiries .up till Thursday next, llis address is , P.O. Box 41, Dsnnevirka. T ; ,. V/alpawa Lawn tennis club, Four grass courts will bo available for play in the Waipawa Lawii Tennis Club's thirty-third anniial open tournament, which is to be held at Waipawa en January. 29, 30, and 31. 11l tlio pro-! gramme, as printed thcro does not ap- j pear to be anything about the dato of closing of entries, but the club's secretary (Mr. Geo; Hunt) will furnish any information on that point. The event's set. down for competition are Men's Handicap Singles (60 'points), first and] second grades; Men's Handicap Doubles (60 paints), first and sccond grades; Ladies' Handicap' Singles! (iiO-'Bbihts);'j first and second gVado; Ladies' Handicap Doubles (50 points), first and sccond grade; Cnmbhicd..Htindicap Doubles (SO points), first, and sccond grade M. L. Dohorty Coming Back. It.is announced that H. L. Doherty, the famous ex-champion lawn tennis player, contemplates a return, to the game next summer. The "Sporting Life" discusses, the matter thus: "A brother of the Lute Mr. It. F. Doherty, ex-champion, ho is one of the greatest players the gamrs has produced. For five years he held the All-England title in 1007. His last public appearance, was in 1910. After giving-up lawn tennis, Mr. Doherty devoted his attention to golf, and is now a plus three man. Although ho lias been out of the jjanie for several years, the ex-champion is still a comparatively young, man, having recently celebrated his 37th birthday. 'H.L.' was known on the courts in most parts of the wc-rld. For five years he held the All-England singles championship, and, with his brother, the doubles for.eight*seasons. In partnership, the brothers first-, won the Dav is Clip for England.". .. ■■■-. ■:- E. F. Parker May Co East. The question of sending a team to .Adelaide next March to compete in the championship meeting thcro is still under consideration of the West Australian L.T.A. It is recognised that South Australia wilt probably riot send another team to the West until the last visit has been returned. It will bo highly desirable, if only for | the prestige of' the game in this State ' (says, a Perth writer), that Western Australia should bo well represented in Adelaide, where in all probability some of tho leading players in the Commonwealth will he pliying, It is specjaliy 1 desirablo that E. F. Parker should lie asked to form one..of the team, at all hazards, so that he may be able to dc- [ monstrato .to at least one of tho other I States that ho is a player of high calibto, I and that his successes against visiters here are not due to"'!cxcess of hospitality conferred upon his opponents." h a team.is to bo,Sfnf,over..it.wou!d b-' v.cH that an early, soli etion should be made 'so i.'as : to.- give', those. chosen -as much timu as' possible to prepare.themselves for;.the ■■

The Davis Cup ■' Discussing . the Australians.team for the Davis Cup,: and-morejparticularly the selection of-'the fourth" raaii,"' "Austral," in-the Sydney. '.'Referee,'' says:— "The entries^have/to bo'mauo to .the hon.-secretary of-'the;.American Association, (as champion,nation) by the first Monday in' March.',-; The draw will be made shortly ■ afterwards, and the result of tlie draw will, perhaps,'affect the choice," us ifc ccriauily will f]uostion as to whore the preliminary ties are to • -players ;;(not neces-sarily-thai same four) ennvbo chosen for each tie,'and the.--locality for each tie can"bo settled by-the nations competing in it, and if;--.-thoy ch» not agree the champion nation can fix the locality, and in tiiis- last''-'event' America would orohabl.v clwoso its own .country. -It is 'probable v that nil. ties'to bp played before tho Knplisl) championship in Juno will bo played in Europe. (those in which Ai'st'-masia takes part probably in Eng- ■ land),'.and after Jnno. it is no probnble, -.nsi'.it would he pollticjjhat... Australasia if still 'competing) would'ask. all mat"clies to lso played in America,' so that its players eonltl breome arcustomed to the', courts and light there. "Oh. Uncle Fred,"' s.-.id Willie,-".-ira von 1 i?o'ii ( '" to Bive mfi that tiice.. ; ... i'.e.\ Watch?V.k"No," replied-Uncle.Fred, "I'm "oiiif to'iraik' it to..you for.a perfect r?port"eard- from your sclico! teacher;' But wait a' minute—you're': getting too : mu«. .the better of the swfjp,:,;'Yoii.ouidn. to pvt me'■■ something •" to'f'jxwt. Ajl-» right, said Willie il:>t.;:yoir;Jnko : !ny.:;footbiill]'tf.'.: Vi; ; i,Mils' we; e old -md :: jjjs -fx>ots wcro down 5 nt ! He-didn't run a biink accovnit, ' And 'hs often' tasked a meal. But .rsr.o thing that he ne or forgot-. . . ' Ijj'i'his' p'-'clict to wi-ry secure, fWiw .stho."'raost exeollont remedy— - Cura.—A.dyt,..