AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20715, 28 November 1932, Page 11

AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM.

pUItTHER NEGOTIATIONS. jjiessk'N wrnw UKUED- - u . to'arrange for an ei.tenNfl C 0 American tennis team's lour si °\ South Island and in particular to ,o the Sout bcen ]eft in thc Cbfißt r'tho Management Committee Trto New Zealand Lawn Tennis As#f' sordine to a statement nunc —«•* «< W Lawn Tenuis Association, <J- iator L„'i:ron) Wellington on batbiS >' rda Ci°i2n Mr Browning attended tbo N^Zea™Tennis Association, when the V L Tcc ved fron. Mr Wilmer AlhAmorican tenms iOD ' "that"the visitors would play only lesm ' £hr.s in Xew Zealand, one m tfd and ihe other in Wellington, that his visi . fc ,!° ' ' . n was to see if some equitable foment could be made with regard '"if American team's visit. On am-ho-found that Mr Allison had ad--1,1 that because of arrangements in 1,1 inli'i it would bo possible to spend A 1 irrht days in New Zealand, and wt propam], under the cirfniccs to plav only two matches Zealand. Auckland and V/elLton were (he places suggested bv Mr Allison for these matches. Tlie team i«kd to spend the rest of their time touring the North Island, and Mr \llison liad said that the team would n„t travel to the South Island. Abandonment Suggested. U the meeting of the Association-, Mr Browning moved that unless arrangements wore made with the Americans lan itinerary of four matches, three , the North Island and one in the Uh Island, the tour should be abandoned. The motion was seconded and icoim! much support, many of the legates contending that Canterbury iiJ been so badly treated by the Aus•jjlian Association that the position j)» should not be tolerated. Outcome of Conference. The result of the discussion was thai m amendment was moved and adopted that'the'whole matter be left in_ the lands of the Management Committee lift- power to act, and that the committee be asked to use its best endeav,llß to see that a match was played in He South Island. The president of the Association, Mr Otorgo Gore, is leaving for Australia ■lortly, and he has been requested to KBllr Allison while he is there and to nigs that thc tour be extended, emphasising the fact that the New Zealand Association is desirous that a match be jiivcd in the South Island. Canterbury's Claims. The Management Committee was wpletely in sympathy with the South liiud, and with Canterbury in particu ir, recognising that Christehurch was it best tennis centre in New Zealand, «iii Mr Browning. In ChriHtchureh there ma better attendances and there was ilnlly equipped ground which needed i expenditure to accommodate specta, The Association recognised also it Christehurch was due to have a at from the American- team. Had the icrieans been playing one match only rald have bcen in Christehurch, Mr Pining said.