LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18220, 3 November 1924, Page 6

LAWN TENNIS.

N.Z. -ASSOCIATION. LIMITED ENTRIES PROPOSAL. At the an.iuil meeting ci the Xew Zealand Lawn Tennis' Association, held at Wellington on Friday evening, a motion by the committee was moved a? iollows: "That entries' for the New Zealand championship siselos be limited to 3- players, to ho selected from the entries by the Management Committee; a:id : that : the. remainder of-the entries Received bo placed in a- special singles chainrjionsir.p.'.' . The . chairman eaid the time must come when something would have to be done. There were not enough' court?, and piavers wcr" called upon-to play-too long and ton frequently. . . Mr H. I. Graves eaid the motion meant decreased revenue. "What, would happen would i:e that the 34th or onth player would be 'ho proper champion. This was shown in the case of tint, who was unknown until he ann-ared right in the championship. Mr*'Henderson said the misfortune loeallv W33 the small number of courts ar.d the limited time. He thought tie players in the s-icciai singles had a bettor chance. Instead of ?oing out in the first round to one of the ''near-champions.'' they would have a chance of showing their worth and gettine into the first 3Q in the nest year.

Mr h. J. Berry said the complaint from the fcading: plavers was justified. They were asked to nlav too many rounds, and by the time the .final-rounds came ihev were done. Canterbury was in support of the ide-t. Mr A. Go<-c said local .associations had a right tc a=k that their local campions should " % e allowed .to. play in the KVw Zealand sin-lies, and the.sj would provide, more than HO nUwers. If these were rtrovided for and Ci eri'rie? were accepted •« wou'd give-the-eoTirr.ittee more chance to include t ; ;ose lead-in? -playe-s even though thev did not hold championships. Eights of Young Players.

Mr X. A. Foden, during; the discussion which ensued, said the. young piave.ra had the right to enter and learn what they could to benefit tlirir game, even if they met the ultimate champion and went. out. in the first round. l'<v,ver o; endurance was one of the tests of tlie ultimate champion. Players went to the tournaments to mix with other players as well a-3 to play. The proposal involved extensive machinery to do justice fo individuals. Jt, would be most difficult to decide on G? players. After the first, few pluycrs in Xew Zealand the. differences between tjiuyern were minute.

Mr (iray 5-iid what he sa-a- dpvplnpinj: wa3 a close corporation of the leading players, *-hich would eventually split up the Association.

Mr Melcdr ;.iid the trouble, had been too miii'h tonfinsr in th-i first couple, of days, and an eleventh hour ntsh at the finish. ill" Goldio .'-aid ho had taken out. an nvcrase of the rratches the leading players played at hist meeting in the throe competitions, and only one of them played morn than 2 2-sih matches per day. The second draw had given thp leaders all they were entitled to. If the piaycrs. could not stand up to the matches the Association would do better to provide a veterans' class. Mr Salrnond asked if the committee could surest a proper scheme of selection of T,l players.

Nearly every delegate was against the proposal, though come of them had been' instructed to vole tor it.

The chairman said the motion Lad been brought forward for an expression, and' expressions had been freely given. (Laughter.) The trouble was that the matches could not be run off like clockwork. Some of them were over quickly and some took hours. The susrsestion of Mr Goldie to increase, the nnmber of days bv one was probably the best way out. -.There was more in it than there appeared-to. be. The motion was thrown out.

HORORATA V. OXFORD

A matrh be'ween Horomt-a and Oxford resulted as follows (Hororata names first): COMBINED DOUBLES. Miss Wright and Xcttleton 2, Mrs 'Wright and W. McClurc 6. Mrs Saunders and Mrs Oliver (j, Miss Mills and K. Jordan 1. Miss Oliver and W. Gray '2, Misa Rnowleo and McGrath 6. A. Prestidge and Ironsides 2, Mrs Gilchrist and Paclnatz 6. M. O. Gray and H. Thome 3, Mrs and Mr Fuldseth 6. P. Oliver and W. Pratt 2, Miss Horn and Johnston 6. LADIES' SINGLES. Mias M. Wripfht G, Mrs Wright 2. Mr 3 Saunders 2, Miss Mills 6. Miss T. Oliver fi, Miss Knowle* 5. Miss Prestidge 6, Mrs Gilchrist I. Miss P. Oliver 5, Mies Horn 6. • Misa M. Gray 2, Mm Fuldseth 6.

MEN'S SINGLES. Nett.lefon 0, W. McClure fi. J. Oliver 4, R. Jordan, fi. W. Gray I, R. McGrath fi. Ironsides. 3, H. Pacbnafz G. Pratt 1, D. Johnston fi. Tiornc 2, W. J. Kuldset.h fi. LADIES' DOUBLES

Miss "Wright and Mrs Saunders 6, Mife Mills nnd Mrs "Wright 5. Misa Oliver and Prcstidge 5, Miss Knowles and Mtb Gilchrist 6. Miss Oliver and Miss Gray 5, Miss Horn and Mrs Fuldsetli 6. MEN'S DOUBLES. Nef.tleton and Oliver 1, McCluro and Jordan 6. Gray and Ironsides 5, McGrath and Pach»atz 6. Pratt and Thorne 3, Johnston and FuJdseth Total games-Oxford 131, Hororata 80. REDCLIFFS CLUB. The Redcliffs Tennis Club's season was opened on Saturday in the presence of a good attendance of members and friends Although the weather proved unfavourable tho enthusiasm of those- present was by no means dampened. The president i(Mr G. #. McKay), in his opening speech, made reference to the prosperous outlook of the,club in respect of membership, finance, and the interest taken in club affairs generally, and he specially thanked members and friends of tho club for their valuable assistance during the past year. He complimented tho players taking part in tho opening game of tho inter-subur-ban competition upon their good showing and -also tho lady representative who was successful in annexing the ladies' trophy at a recent progressive" tournament at Wilding Park. The president apologised for the absence of the Mayor (Mr W. H. Nicholson), who is on a visit to the North Island. A feature of tho occasion was tho opening nf the club's new pavilion, and tho unveiling of a memorial shield in honour of the boys of tho borough who died in action. Tha unveiling ceremony was performed by Mr A. W. Beaven, who made feeling reference to those who had well served their country in the Great War. The na.mes thereon are as follows: George Wyse Smith, Edward Hugh Senior, Horace Maffey, William Ricnardson, Roland Dalton. Robert Ash. M. 11. Clayton, Albert O. Marcuet. In his remarks, Mr Beaven expressed his pleasure in the activities of the club and wished it continued success. Afternoon tea was dispensed by Mr and Mrs McKay.