TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 January 1920, Page 3

TENNIS.

AUSTRALIAN VISIT POSSIBLE. LETTER FROM N.Z. OFFICIAL. Mr. A- G. Henderson, a member of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, who recently left on a holiday visit to Australia, was asked to endeavor to negotiate either for a visit to New Zealand by an Australian teaii, or for a New Zealand team to visit Australia; also to ascertain the movements of the Davis Cup players, with a view to securing a visit to New Zealand by them. Writing from Sydney under date December 14, Air Henderson advised the Secretary of the New Zealand Association (Mr. A. J. i'etherijc), as under: "I have had the pleasure of a long chat to Marsh, the president of the New South Wales Association, and mentioned the matter of the visit of a team from New South Wales to New Zealand. He says he quite recognised that his association owes us a visit, and regrets that, owing to the war, it has not been possible to arrange for a team to go across. Owing to a promise to South Australia to be present at the Australasian championships, to be held at Adelaide in March, it will not be possible to pay a visit during this season, but he promises that a team will be brought over during next season. Providing that Australia retains the Davis Cup next month, the next contest will, of course, be held in New Zealand, and Marsh thinks that this would be. a good opportunity to send oyer a team.. I have suggested to him that a team of ladies should accompany the men's team, and I think this will probably be arranged. I may say that I was agreeably surprised at the- form shown by the lady competitors at the New South Wales championships. Them is, of course, no urgency to discuss the matter of the visit of the New South Wales team, but my reason for writing specially by this mail.is to place before the. Management Committee a suggestion that was made at my interview with Marsh. It is that a team from New Zealand should visit Sydney r.>xt month, when the Davis Cup is being played. The dates for that event are January Ifi, 17, and 10, while the Australasian Championships follow from January 21 to 20. Tt has been suggested that the members of the New Zealand team could play in the championships (which will probably include the Davis Cup players and all the leading men from the other States), and the teams match against New South Wales takes place immediately after. The reason for the suggested visit is that in addition to allowing our players to see the Davis Cup, it will give the Davis 'Cup selectors an opportunity of seeing our best players in action and giving any with Davis Cup pretensions a chance of selection for the match to be held in New Zealand the following year. As you are no doubt aware, the present-day form of New Zealand players is an unknown quantity over here."