Strong Tennis Club.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 4 (Supplement)

Strong Tennis Club.

EDEN AND EPSOI Possession of Can Ca Retained. R > HALF-VOLLEY j The Caro Cup coaj^ *'"* and rented aft of tvo r,ip. lic Cluh. rrtainins posset year. boating J'arnell in the fijal loams "or.:- enured in this n&. ' h ; w,nn - ri »»* had two t ?ams . The «**» a, in '' M " ? Wert End * the Jvicn an<3 Epsom Xo. 2 teaa. j foviowiii" ,h e competition it is amMep 'hat I .dot, al) d Epsom have t ho, r hold on the open grade, club ,« to I*. congratulated art wflr „ winning Hi is grade, but on splendid performances in most rf fo oilier grades. This i s ,31 m creditable when it is realised tiiifij, club had two teams in the opa pfr This would naturally lend to waia the lea ins in the lower grades Tlie same remarks, too, appfttafci cpIL Thia latter wisdt mM promlnonce two seasons lack H in? the roll of runner-tip in (jj tit ion. has maintained its oomW form, until to-day it is • tbt riHfe one indeed. Possibly this dab mm£ rife to the fillip given to tie cSfcHC the old United Club, with maata j||r Domain, was forced to disband. Mm rate, they deserve praise for the*} in which they have looked ate lb' club's interest and greatly hnpmitb/ standard of play among its MiK W hi Ist the club possesses no *ripsy standing players (if we exeept (ate E. D. U. Lusk I. its strength lies Me consistent average playing ffaogtk It will he recalled that the dak guv At holders last year a big fngU, all t hoy lost only by the odd glee 3ift This year the margin was sunihi greater. yet the matches weredOß,nl it would have required only one or wo matches to be reversed for the stsffiot to be critical for the holders. Next, one must congratulate tTer End Club on entering the semi-fins! its grade at its first attempt. His ctal too, is particularly fortunate is is officers, headed by the president, St Cleal. who also holds tie officc of pi®' dent oj the Auckland Lawn Tamil Association. It the club CBntinna n look after it<= players as it haidntifii the past, then it may not be Jonjtoit its name appears on the Cam They haie a strong men's teajn,3Bt* n definitely weak in lady players. ® can be overcome- and no dotiW i»e in subsequent seasons. The Bnnuca Club was unfortunate in the losjrf® many of its players this year, It ™ lv recalled that X. Bedford traisfo® to the Weft End Clnb on his tifcuft? residence in that area. Thty tber greatly weakened by ll* * j°? from their team of X. G. Start asi< \Y. Gunn. These defections vm »■ tho difference perhaps brtwees • *• ning team and a losing one.