TENNIS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1920, Page 3

TENNIS.

fflllSTß JLIAN A ll.z. CABLE ASSOCIATION 1 BROOKES' EXPLAINS. (Received this day,.at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Brookes declares that Patterson is one of the greatest players who ever handled a racket, and lie Avill improve as he groAvs older. He said that he hadbeen criticised for not including himself in the Davis Cup Singles, but be felt it right to give the young ones a chance and not to depend upon has beens. He considered Anderson justified his inclusion.

DAVIS CUP CONTEST. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) - MELBOURNE, This Day

In connection with .Brookes’ attitude in reference to the Davis Cup, it is pointed out that the Australian Tennis Association, by arrangement- with the New .Zealand Association lias already committed itself, with regard to the venure of the next challenge matfh in 1920. T(»e New Zealand Association stressing the great part played by- Wildign in winning the Cup in 1908-9, persuaded the Australian Association to include, a hard and fast binding clause providing that all challenge ties played in Australia shall be played twice in Australia, and then once in New Zealand and so on successively, subject to regulations for International tennis championships. New Zealand’s turn comes automatically this year. Brookes was still as emphatic- in urging the unsuitability of New Zealand, owing to its inclement weather, for Davis Cup matches.

When faced with a players’ protest that the Australian Association would he hi a dilemma, it was pointed out itcannot break faith with the New Zealand Association and the only alternative is to fall hack on the international regulations which provide that tile dial fenge tie shall he played in the country of the champion nation-at a date and upon a ground to he agreed upon hv common consent.

PRESS COMMENT. (Received This Day at 11.20. a.m.) SYDNEY, January 27. | The “Daily Telegraph” commenting on the suggestion by Brookes as to the , venue of the next Davis Cup matches, remarks that even if means are found for getting round the constitutional difficulty of not playing in New Zealand, would it he fair to break our undertaking for what amounts, after all, to nothing more than convenience. It must he remembered that, greatly owing to Wilding, we first won the Cup. The “Telegraph concludes —It is hard to imagine any Australasian player refusing to make .the trip across. 1 w ■ 5"