LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16962, 11 October 1920, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS.

THE DAVIS CTP. (By Cable—Pre-s A-sjoriation—Copyright.'-(Austrian a.r.d X.2. Cable Association., „ _, SYDXKY. October 9. Jbe "Daiiy Tousrapii." j-eviewir.ij' tlie r*?» ? PoseiMitrfß," say* tbat Brookes and Patterson are certainties. Anderson prev:r.u«s:.r had a citanro cf indus-on, and uil:v:cr vr-jK a remote powibility. Brookes liad requceled that. Lc piay in the Victorian championships, but this is regarded as a sop fo Aow Zealand a.s Victoria is likely to supply all the pernonrel. Captain O'Hara Wood sxd the routhfu! Ja/:k Hawkce are J.ivonrcd. The iat'er hus tvry-o decisivpjv dpf«iW and villi LJ« Ijrathcr bcai Brookoa and O'H-ara. \V«kl :r. a doubl»a (EccciiTcd October IOUi, 5.3 p.m.) t>- v _. w XEW YORK, October 0. nicttard Wildiains bos rcaisned from tho IJaTu Cun team crcing- to preastrre of basin«sa. Uatson V, aehkyrnc, who iacis tenth Anjcnoon tennis players, wCI leplaoa Wil-li-ri"?" TcTlris fJro'93 consider tho losr, of *vuj;ama a WTious matter, sirxe he is re- »*.* cbc of tho jrj-citeat American dCFiibles players, and La- twee iiiiM tho American chajnpiomljin. He won't! haw played with TiJtiec in ;} : « t'.-.uKcs. UNTTOOD CLI-Y,. liie>e irae a largs r-aiherin" of r/^. ;i and n-itors a; tho Liuv.wi Tcr.r.i= CluV.i ' • courts-on Saturday afternoon, v.-hen the n-a----«on was doclanxj open by th* J.rr j - Uur ' ,,i SC Tbe lov.rt- weii irj ilrst-cia&H i order witu the eze«pt:on of 6, which r»- i qurrert top-dressing-," and tho genera! kuv- *■ rouucL:ug3 ha-tt> )jeer: Tcuoli iic?>rovc-d «i2c« I season. This process of unpTorcmer.t ji • to ik> coniinned during , tho coming sensors, | I ncd tho proposal is that, afi far a* possibl* , , a!l_ labour required will bo pei'eoaaJly proyi<;ed hy the chil> membois acting as workWo particss. In decla-rinj the season open Mr Dunnage expressed pleasure at soein-j so many piayers and spectators present tliat af-Jcr-noon._ The club woa the oldest in Canterborv, its present prospects were ummually bright. It V 733 intended to do something by way of permanent recognition of the services of tho soldier racm-bcrre of tho club, and tho 1 rog-gestion waa that they p.hould stand in' ot» o. rodnced eubscription. Cheers wero given lor the club, for tho soldier jnembfrrs, and for tie preeident, anrl all preeent -wero entertained at afternoon tea by tho president andMrs l>tmnago. On Saturday n*xt a. Yankoo tournament will Txs held, and on the following , Saturday a sido match will be played between, teams picked by th© hon. eecreteryand tho hon. treasurer. On "VVedneeday, October COth, a cocia.l and flannel dance will l>e held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Kolleeton street. It js intended to hold a seriee of matches durinjf tho season, ana a. large number of trophies have been, presented for the purpose. Dances will also bo arranged for members and old members, ar,l by this means it is hoped that o real epirib of co-operation and comradeship among all tho inrrnVer* vri\\ lx> fostered. ASCOT CLUB. 'L'ii* Aitnual rnectin? of tho A-uxjl Ixa.wn Tennis C3ub waa heU on Satnrday evening, tho president, i£r E. ■J. Taylor, presiding over a good attendance of members. Tie balanoo-ebeet ahotred a credit balance o: £10-1. The president, in inoving tho adoption, of tho balanco-aboet, drew attention to the fact that tho membership yrsa only 37. 'Jhe foillowiiiiSf ofSccTfl \rare elocted for tho ensuing sedeon: —President, Mr E. J. Taylor; j vice-presidents, Mossre J. C. I»0Td, G. L. i

Bony, K. A. Blank, B. B. Wood, T>. W. McGill, Nerill. Smith, J. W. Klbblenrhjto, K. V. Smith, W. E. Styche; olub captain, Mr N. Coxhead; vice<sptain, .Mr H. Bean: seoTctary, Mr T. Taylor: treaercrer, Mr S. M. Mooto; committee,- JtJeserß R. Sullivan, F. Allison, A- Segar, Kelly, W. Mahan; handieappera and selectors, If easts Coxhead and S+ycb©. '■■..• Mr E. J. Taylor was elected a life member of tho ohib. After tie forma] bnsi&eas \na nniebed a pleasant social honr was spent, dortiaff which the president! pieeonfced tiro virions trophi'M ! ■won tTuringr the past year.