“UNFAIR TO WOMEN"
Men’s Final At N.Z. Meeting
TTie starting of the men's single* final while the match for the women's title was in progress on the ad I scent court st the New Zealand tennis championship* tn Auckland last month was criticised by Mlse P. Cuddon at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury- Lawn Tennis Association last night Ths action, she said, had been unfair to the woman finalist* (Misses R. Morrison, of Auckland. and J. Davidson, of Canterbury). “Suopoemg th* boot was on the otlier foot—that the women marched on th* court when the men were plajrtng." said Mis* Cuddon "f would have UkeJ to see Gerrard's face; to see what be would have done." She claimed that the men's final had been put on to suit television: that a television cameraman had been "all round the court” and that th* umpire had been instructed to us* a loud halier which he did not need. Mr M. C. Healey agreed with Mis* Cuddon. The men's singles was announced during a rally by th* women and it broke their concentration, he Mid. National final* he said should be kept completely separate Mias Cuddon wiahad a letter on th* subject to be sent to the New Zeeland association. but the chairman (Mr G. E. R. Atkinson) n td the Canterbury delegate would raise the matter at the next meeting of the association'* council "Thia la not sour grape* because our girt wo* beaten,” ho said. "It should just not happan.”
?fo4bing aopoyv * wosnaet mor's ttiaQ having bar friend* drop tn unexpectedly and finding the house looking tbs wwy that it usually doe*.— Anon.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30054, 12 February 1963, Page 15
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