LAWN TENNIS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1922, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

NEW PLYMOUTH CLUB, n THE ANNUAL MEETING. s The annual meeting of the New Plymouth Lawn Tennis Club was held at the Soldiers’ K Club last night. There was a large attend- ' ance of members, the chair being occupied by 1 the president (Dr. G. Home). The annual report stated: The thanks of the s committee are again due to the ladies who kindly provided afternoon tea during the year. Miss D. Simpson kindly acted as honorary £ secretary of the ladies’ tennis committee. The t club's overdraft this year appears as £705 , Aus 7d, as against £620 Is last year. A 3 committee consisting of Messrs. C. Denny--3 Brown (secretary), W. E. Brown, Mrs. Penn and Miss Simpson has been formed to organ- - ise the raising of funds to provide for a rel duction of this sum. The club’s competitions resulted as follows: Ladies’ championship. Miss ! Brewster; ladies' handicap singles, Miss Bal- ‘ i lantyne; ladies’ handicap doubles, Mrs. Crulck- ■ ! shank and Miss L. Greatbatch; combined han- | dicap doubles, E. King and Miss J. Home; mens t | championship, J. C. Nicholson ; men's handicap j ; doubles, Messrs. Jacks and Mace. The final of ; the men's handicap singles between Messrs. . J Papps and Hine was not played. The mem- , bership far the past season was: Men 66, ladles 59, honorary 30. The courts have had ' a thorough preparation during the winter ‘months and are in good order.” : The balance sheet showed on the credit side, [ subscriptions and entrance fees £3Bl Bs, , donations £l4 4s, miscellaneous receipts £73 4s Id, and a bank overdraft of £705 15s 7d, making a total of £1174 Ils Bd. On the debit side there was a bank overdraft at September 1 30, 1921, of £620 Is, the other outstanding ■ items being rates £4l* 4s Bd, balls £6B 3s, 1 wages £ 147 ss, general repairs, nets, stands, painting £ll6 Ils 9d, and interest on the bank overdraft £44 Ils lOd. The liabilities : were the overdraft £705 15s 7d, outstanding accounts and rates £3B 3s lid, and mortgage over the Vivian Street section £175, a total 1 of £9lB 19s 6d. The assets were; Part section 321 Vivian Street, £200; part section 296 Powderham Street, £75; pavilion and tool shed, £150; plant, £25; leaving a balance of £468 19s 6d. The report and balance sheet were adopted. The election of office-bearers resulted in Dr. Home being unanimously re-elected president. Mr. C. B. Webster was elected vicepresident, and a tribute to his work as secretary and treasurer was paid by Dr. Home and endorsed by those present. The other offices were filled as under: Secretary and treasurer, Mr. Bracken Wilson; auditor, Mr. H. W. Kirkby; committee, Messrs. E. Griffiths, N Balharry, K. G. Archer, E. King, and W. M. Valentine. AMENDMENT TO RULES. Consequent on the dropping out of the croquet section of the club, Mr. J. C. Nicholson moved the adoption of a. number of amendments to the rules. He explained that for the most part the amendments were merely formal, but advantage had been taken of the opportunity of bringing some of tlie rules up-to-date, while a now one was introduced providing for the admission of junior members. This rule, Mr. Nicholson said, followed those obtaining in the large city clubs and gave encouragement to young players. Mr. L. Etherington moved as an amendment that in connection with the proposed rule fixing tlie subscriptions, tlie fixing of the amount be left to the annual meeting. I The amendment was seconded by Mr. D. (Grant and carried. The amended rules witli the above, alteration were adopted.

SUBSCRIPTIONS. The subscriptions for the ensuing year were fixed at £4 tor men, and £3 for ladies, but if paid on or before December 31, or within one month after election, £3 10s and £2 10s I respectively. The subscription for non-players was fixed at £1 or 15s, with the above proviso, while the entrance fee for playing members was arranged as 10s for men and 5s for ladies. A motion was carried fixing i « subscription for visiting players at 5s per week instead of 2s 6d as formerly. GENERAL. An invitation was received from the sporis committee inviting the club to nominate a queen for the proposed queen floral fete. It was referred to the incoming committee. In order to reduce the bank overdraft it was decided to hold a succession of social evenings every Wednesday fortnight, commencing on November 1. The evenings will be open to members and their friends. A concert will also be held in December. The president appealed to members to make a special effort to assist with the concert and social evenings and so help in the reduction of the overdraft. A suggestion bp Mr. 11. R. Rockel that the incoming committtee consider steps to assist In developing the play of promising young players was carried. THE DAVIS CUP. AUSTRALIANS AT AUCKLAND. COMMENT ON TRIAL MATCH. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Interviewed on board the Niagara to-day, Patterson (captain of the Australian Davis Cup team) said he considered the Australians did very well against the Americana. He did

not really expect they would beat them, though he thought the odds were four to one on tho Americans, and this was how it turned out, tlie Americans winning four games and the Australians one.

Patterson Indicated that the weakness of the Australians’ backhand was their undoing. Incidentally he mentioned that Johnson had changed his game and was not using his forehand so much. He was relying more on his backhand, which was a very deadly weapon The Australians came ashore to-day, and were entertained at luncheon by the local tennis authorities. Subsequently they played exhibition matches, and left again by the Niagara for Sydney to-night.