LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2161, 29 May 1914, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

MEETING M NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL. Mr. L. G. Jlaefea.y presMed'at tlio quarterly, meeting pt the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Assocdatiqa held lastnig:h.t. There were also pyeSerit: Messrs, . (Igo, Gore, R. N.'K. F. W. orombie, Barry Keesiagj F. A. Lewis, oud L. White Parsenk The report of the' Management Com* mittee stated that Messrs, U, B. Denniston and A. W. Young lied: been appointed to vacancies on th.e committee caused by the ireSigiMtions <S.i tlie Hon. Jlr. Fisher and.Sir. s .A.'li, fioiTt.v. M application for tM 1914..N&* SJSealaiad championships to , b$ held sit. Etanedm liad been conSidertdj an*! , it hsd been decided to hold the fetuto ill Dufle.din, ivhere .suitable, grdtinds avaiJaole, and where it > was antic%?itod there vyould be a goed attendWe M tfe public. Tlie Australasian Association had decided, to hold over any distribtiii&n of tho sharb of {>roaeed ; si.fram the last Davis . Gup .' mafejj Until, a" financial statement ."of fte next Davis Cup . "ftiateh Be r<M«ii > ed. The resignations, of Messrs, JFvsfcer arid Berry as ih'envlMs. ,oi th.e JianagefneMt Committee, and also as merabtere'of the council,.,had been,.received with Rreat regret. 'Botligfrilttemen jiacj to give up active interest,, in the management of "associitio'haffalr.S'fcr purely businoss Fislier because of his Ministerial duties,; and- Mrv Berry .consequent upoii, his.SJjpeinttilent as ■ infepestor.to the state_ fit-6 inSu.raiico Department, which wilt-, tafee' him. from town yery p frequently,,- .

The report was adopted. • In connection yikb,' the last; Dsnnevirke fournameflt,'t'ho -sesretsiry' stated that in accordaii&b with the instructions of the council ..he. had cefn-fimaicatecl with the. president oi the. Dennovirkp Lawn Tennis Oiuk asking why. the tournament had. lie&n held without auttor-' ity. The courtcil had:' provioßsly' been miahlo to .get •* reply ■'from- the clfib.'s committee, and : so far no reply ha 4 be&n received from tke president. A long letter Yfui refioh'sd frflin the Waikato Lau-'tf Tennis Asssciatian, prO» tosting- nisainst'the Boimcil's. refiisal to grant, affiliation., and Btatiris ■ that as Bome 500 playeits tfere eaittornßd, ■ affiliation as a suh-assopfatieii wmiM not raeot tlio case. The letter went on t.o eriiicise the remarks made by the Auckland delegate (Mr. B'. Ke'esing), t-ii oppflsing the nfßliatio*, and statefi that the. facts had been misrepresented hy Mr. Kecsing, apparently' because- ho had been misinformed .by his association. 'The- letter 'was received, ' lineabet* pointing out fcuat. it .was open to th» Waikato Assaci.attai to K?»oi* the application for afiiJifst-'Oit and supply further details.

MIDDLESEX TOURNAMENT. , ( By Telfrrnpli--' , r4:s Asoodat-wa- Coriyf ight (Rec.' Mny 28, 8=45 p.m.) . Lofirfon, May 27. At the Middlesex Lawn Teniiis Umnanient Dunlorc heai Ingram in the seeond round, 6-M," am] beat Watt in the third round, 6—o, 6—0.. • GQhF THE WELLIKfitQJv GOLF CUiB, Members are fereiiracd th-attjle Ward Foursomes, postponed &fitn 'Saturday last, will bfi played on Saturtej: next, and that additional 6'ntriss wit} %e received. ' ' ■