LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 21, 19 October 1907, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

I (By "Inter-Club.")

n. K ' Pnr,it ' r > a brother of H. A. Parkci the crack player, lins been transferred to Pur Ctalmers, and the lion, sec, of the Tart Chi soon heard of his arrival and secured him n a member. Young Parker is showing goo tqrm this year, and, should he he able to gi ffood practice, promises to be'above the orcl nary. It evidently runs in the family. • Ine annual meeting of the Mastcrton Clu took place last week. The Rev. Dean M< Jvenna occupied the chair, and pointed on that .in the future the Club's events for men hers only must be run off more oxpeditioush Linos generally could follow the Dean's ac vice, as almost everywhere the same con plaint is observable. Events are strung 01; through some particular person or persons ik playing oft" their games, and Match Commr tees should adopt the principle of fixing date for. rounds to be completed, and a players behind in their games when the tin) expires should be scratched. But fish shoul not. l )e ma( ] c 0 f one p |. lver am) fles]l Q| . w other. As things are at present the crac .player.is never scratched, but the poor novic or beginner-well.'just you ask him or her. ■ Jiovertwg •■ to * the , Masterton meeting, Hi Match Committee was instructed to arrant tor matches for second grade players with ou side clubs. It would appear that verv soon second class inter-club event will Have to 1 starred m the country. Another idea wa siiggested at the meeting that might recon mend itselt to club secretaries for bringin before their committees. The idea was thr Players should be given a time limit for prai lice on the courts. The idea is a good oni some I 1 th t P N ii ttt .soneration of player: ,3« ta ke 30 minutes, others 50; sore nllS„ 0 «,' Spun - 0U , t f 0 - 1 ' an " nd " e length b allowing the pair behind to creep up an h ended ? d T'V I to ß* set, while another mate or bv L?r' ckly by , d °«—faults," "outs, Tl il ?••©"% ncarly oVol 'y stroke. Mr. i< S., li i"™ "! e Popular energetic secretar ne , d- .Tennis without Bun o"! Z\t woulfl be like au to-™" fiJiM Tl,0 ™ (l011 . Courts promise to bo i ° nhr f? r the "Penwß day, provide 70,1.n? th £ r contlmies lo be seasonab e. Nc .Zealand champions, who are looking fonrar fnr ilT tln " at. New Plymouth, have bee for. some time getting their eye in on the liar courts, but one and all are anxious to fe %*s£&?■ <•*<&*& Brougham n ill has several very promise players in its ranks this year. fi vnM° di(l S ° ,Vdl last'year.at the Pr" uncial Tournament, are showing good fori, Both hit hard, and their stvle is aW t? ordinary. Now s the time 'they would fe hl a,Vant f ge of n .' ittle sound'advice as how to play certain shots. Thev are n afraid of being passed at the net, as bot volley fairly well. Maddox is anotl er plav who will be heard of later on. Ho plac tag"' USC a litt,e morc Pace with advai The entry forms for the New Zealan Championships and Taranaki annual tourhi ment have not reached players vet, but son ot the Association hon. secretaries havo or or two aud from a conversation with one o the subject, it .would seem that the Taranal officials, are determined to have a successfi carnival. Players should bo able to get ei try forms. from their secretaries this weel ana as the writer has been promised -on particulars, will be given later on. H -; larker, who has so often been the Ne' Zealand champion, is expected over froi Sydney.' Norman Brooks, the world's ehan pion, is doubtful, but. all hope-somo deman -his appearance in New Zealand tennis th \ir 7 'r u- a ™ n^ ki h ani?e, it is noted thi Mr. Goldie, tho Neve Zealand Association hon. secretary, has been appointed referee fc the carnival week at Nev,- Plymouth bv it J. aranaki Association. ~ Mr. Hickson, 6a prominent official of tr ti,» Vii awn ■ r ° nnis - Association, has mac tne tallowing suggestion on tho foot-fau troiiblVm England :-"That both feet of tl server be on the ground behind the base lir when the ball is being served,"' be adoptei Ine writer has played in ■ tournaments ft many years and umpired a great deal, and Js ..Practically impossible for the umpire 1 call .faults and watch the server's feet at tf same time. This latter can only be done pr pcrlj, by a careful and very observant linesmai as at all ordinary tournaments it is not ea< to oven get umpires, and out of the questin to obtain .linesmen,, except, perhaps, in (1 SJ™' fo ot-faulting is becoming very commoi borne months ago I carefully watched tl matches at a tournament, and I am nuil sure that at least one-third of tho servic h^'^f V> Y^ mr f , his °«SM not to 1 it is not fair to those who do not make then aE T?-V n pPP° sltl o' n . to those who do, an iiir. Hickson s suggestion seems a cnpital oi and the only one.that wuld meet'the case Wildings decisive defeat by Froitzheim'( Homburg dumb founded, the prophets, espec allv those knowing ones who could 'only * Wilding in it. Though one may frankly a ■nffSJ e< ' g f that •^ i l dinß - . was **"»* 1 nf,?„* fi, f ° T . er "l ll , t:h - t . Kaietics ' tho f aet r mans that , Frotjhcim's generalship was sai to be superior., his tactics governed bv great. roZP' Tho r S Play thro, !s hoilt underfill] ?; be German won «—t, G—2. 6-3 Inter-Club" will be nleased to rec'eii items or interest, from hon. secretaries players before .Wednesday in-each week