LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 77, 9 July 1910, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION,

By Telegraph.—Press Association,

Wellington, Thursday Night. At a special meetinj at the'Couneil ot tke New Zealand Ten- .s Association tonight, Mr. H. R. G(i. ! gave notice to move the following addition to rule 10— '•That each delegate shall vote according to his discretion on the questions upon which he has received no instructions from the Association which he represents; when such instructions- have been given, each delegate must adhere strictly to his instructions."

Mr. G. N. Goldie moved that rule IS be amended as follows—"The order of business at all annual general meetings of the Council shall be as follows: Roll .call, reading and adoption of minutes, report and balance-sheet, notices of motion, motions of which notice has been given, nomination and election of the Association's officers and committeemen." Considerable discussion followed the latter motion, which met .with opposi ; tion from several outside delegates. Mr. Malcolm brought down a suggested rule for the government of annual and quarterly meetings, and his suggestion was referred to a committee to draft a rule to be submitted to the provincial associations before next meeting of the Council. Professor Hunter moved—"That irrespective of where the Davis Cup is to be played, the New Zealand championship meeting should be held at the same place as the Davis Cup." He advocated holding championships before a great contest as at Melbourne, instead of after. Canterbury delegates favored holding the championships at different places. Mr. Black (Otago) thought the holding of two contests in different phaces was essential. He moved an amendment to this effect. The amendment was lost by 30 votes to 15. The associations voting for it were Canterbury and Auckland and two of Otago's five votes, also the votes of two vice-presidents. The motion was then carried.

Mr. E. J. Ross (Canterbury) moved, and Mr. Wright (Canterbury) seconded—•'That owing to the fact that the management committee lias proved by its past actions that it arrogates to itself powers not given to it by the rules, and also observes secrecy with regard to its actions, refusing as it has done to reveal correspondence and its minutes of business done in connection with such an important matter as the playing off of the challenge round of the Davis Cup contest to properly constituted delegates of an association,' the various associations comprising this Council have lost confidence in the management committee as such." The Canterbury delegates complained that the committee had ignored the Canterbury Association in the matter of the fixing of the place for holding the Davis Cup, and the, committee hftd' been guiltv of unsportsmanlike tactics and want of .frankness. Christchurch had a special claim on the fixture, but committee had deliberately overlooked this and did not forward Canterbury's application for the contest to the Australasian Union.

Mr. Peacock defended the action of the committee and no association had ever been refused access to the committee's records. ■ . , Mr. Goss (Canterbury) claimed, that the committee's action had been unconstitutional. The Council, not the committee, should have recommended the venue of the cup contest to the. Australasian Association.

Professor. .Hunter said New Zealand had rendered itself odious by allowing the management of the blue ribbon of, the tennis world to descend to an unseemly squabble. The motion had not been put to tne vote at midnight.