LAWN. TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1937, Page 7

LAWN. TENNIS

NEW ZEALAND COUNCIL

IMPORTANT DECISIONS

A number of important lawn tennis decisions were made by the quarterly meeting of the -council of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association last night, ■ These included the confirmation of the dates for the next NewZealand championships at Auckland, which will be held from Monday, January 31, to Saturday, February- 5, a decision to hold the New Zealand junior championships at a date different from that of the New Zealand championships, and either at Easter or before the: end of January in each year, and a complete confirmation of the report, recently published in "The Post," on the sending of teams each year to Australia. Mr. G. A. Pownall presided. In moving the adoption: c- the quarterly report, the chairman of the management committee said that the New ■ Zealand junior tournament recently held in Wellington was so successful that he was persuaded that it was advisable to hold the junior tournament separate from the New' Zealand championships. The Wellington nament was probably the most successful junior tournament ever held in New Zealand. Mr. Pownall, speaking later on the same question, said that the holding of the junior championships at the same time as the open championships resulted in the junior championships being overshadowed. Dr. Alan Park, speaking as a delegate of the Auckland Association, urged the holding of the junior tournament immediately before the- New Zealand championships. His association felt that the juniors could obtain valuable experience by subsequently watching the seniors. He favoured the holding of the junior tournament separately. , , ~ The "ouncil decided to separate the tournaments, leaving the venue of the junior tournament open. '. The Wellington Association was congratulated on the way it managed the junior tournament last Easter. NEW ZEALAND AND DAVIS CUP. •Mr. A. G. Henderson said that the New Zealand Davis Cup team was unlucky to lose the services of Stedman after the first day of play against South Africa. But for the accident New Zealand had at least an even chance of defeating South Africa, but the other members of the team were not strong enough to carry the issue further. He hoped that D. C. Coombe would return to New Zealand showing greatly improved form after his playing overseas. , A question was asked as to wnat part of the expenses of D. C. Coombe was recoverable by the N.Z.L.T.A. The reply was given-that the return fare to England, £148, was recoverable from the Davis Cup fund. The quarterly report stated that Messrs. E. D. Andrews, D. C. Coombe, C. E. Malfroy, and A. C. Stedman had been nominated for the Wimbledon championships. OVERSEAS VISITORS. Mr. Henderson said that the opportunity had presented itself of obtaining a visit from the English Wightman Cup team, which was stronger than the other English women's te,ams that had visited New Zealand. It was fairly certain, that the team would visit New Zealand in November next and would remain for nine or ten a Mr. C. G. White asked why a visit by -an Australian women's team had been declined and yet an English visit- was accepted. . . , ■Mr, Henderson said that the cost .of the,-English team-,would be substantially less than that of ..an Australian 6The quarterly report stated'that, the exhibition match played at Auckland by members of the Australian DavkCup team on March 22 resulted n a substantial profit, the New Zealand Association's share amounting to *.<*- °SA-dmotion ,of sympathy with Mr. H.. N Watson, of Palmerston North, who is'seriously ill, was carried.