TENNIS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 818, 12 November 1929, Page 15

TENNIS

HAURAKI PLAINS ASSOCIATION From Our Own Correspondent NGATEA. Monday. j At the seventh annual meeting of j the Hauraki Plains Tennis Associa- , | tion at Ngatea last week, Mr. A. H. • i McClean presided over delegates repre- j senting seven affiliated clubs. ■ The annual report commented on a deficit on the year’s workings and j suggested that the association could no longer afford to give players the cheapest tennis in the Dominion. The an- ' j nual tournaments had resulted in a I loss of £lO. In view of the losses ! sustained on previous annual balls, : this function was not held last winter. J The report enumerated the winning i the winners in the annual tournai ments. } Officers appointed were as follow: | President, Air. X. Clay; vice-president, I Air. A. K. Vowles; secretary and treasurer, Mr. W. P. Wylde; ex< i committee, the president, vice-presi- ; | denr, secretary and the Turua Club’s . I delegate. j As five of the seven affiliated clubs > desired the association’s inter-club i competitions to be played in one com- | plete round instead of by the zone sy -- i as formerly, this change was made. The competition will commence on | : November 23, the vice-president and | secretary being authorised to make ! the draw when the entries had been 1 'received. i A lengthv discussion took place on • the advisability of affiliating with the i : Thames Vj-llcy Tennis Association instead of with Auckland, and it was , decided to obtain more information : I before making a decision. | .A challenge for the Williams Shield [ tvas received from the Hikutaia Club.