LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19112, 22 September 1927, Page 15

LAWN TENNIS.

FRENCH DAVIS CUP PLAYERS. I AUSTRALIAN TOUR ARRANGED. (bt cable—press ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) p (Australian and h.z. cable association.) (Received September 21st, 7 p.m.) LONDON, September 20. The correspondent of the "Westminister Gazettein Paris states that ariij ran Seme have been completed for Australian tour~of Bwdtra, Cochet, I , and Brugnon, the Australian Lawn |v| Tennis "Federation paying the Racing p Club_ de France £IOOO and the club B; meeting all the expenses of the tour.

MAY VISIT NEW ZEALAND.

[THE PEESB Special Serrle*.] ■; . WELLINGTON, September 21. Smc» the Australian tennis stars, Gerald ; .."Pattereon and J. B. Hawkes, are unable to _ tour New Zealand during the coming season, ,f .{ft* New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association is •caking a bigger draw. With the refusal : ; . w the Australians to make a tour of the i.'..,. Dominion, the Council considered the quesv/tion of inviting a combined Victorian and w South Wales' ladies' team to make a . .J™ to New Zealand, but this notion has v Men discarded in favour of' arrangements SL* n estte ° s ion of'the tour of the French B»vis Cup stars, Cochet, Brugnon, and ,' iwotra, who are now committed to a visit « Australia in a few months', time. Nego-' ■v«»oong are now proceeding • through the ■ lew Zealand representative in London. . —— - SUBURBAN CLUBS. V* ANNUAL MEETING. < > The annual meeting of suburban delegates Jjfrom clubs affiliated to the Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association was held last evening, J. Mercer presiding over twenty-six members, representing eighteen clubs. Tie chairman said that suburban tennis •v J** flourishing. L'ast: season there were «8 teams in the competitions., and there was i. Jope.of more this, year.' He congratulated jje Riccarton Club, on winning the A grade - tftimpionship. Recently a conference had ' ketiveon the Suburban Committee the Lawn Tennis Association, who were Utisfied sjvith the. conduct of affairs. Officers for the ensuing year were elected J* follows:—Hon. secretary, Mr A. R. Mereommittee, Messrs J. Mercer, W. Haw--5™>| W. Peppier, A. Dickson, and E. H. ' ' 6e ' ec, '°n committee, Messrs W. Haw®®Ji A. Dickson, and W. Peppier. J- Mercer was unanimously re-elected s™*ttan of the committee for the ensuing .- followed regarding the division ®? A grade teams into sections. The t \p"paan said the usual procedure was to ®»de the grade into two sections, putting Ahtinger. teams in. the first. This gave play throughout the season, ryEh the finals, might not be so good. The of opinion was that this was the ' till ?' ,n - I' was decided to call for en- , 64 in three grades, as last year.