LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

'■) 1 > . (BY Ikteu-CLCD.) The twenty-second annual championship mooting of tho New' Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, will be held at, tho New Plymouth Lawn Tennis Club's grounds 011 Thursday, December 26;. and the two following days. Every caro and. attention has been given io the five-.coiirts: that will • be used,; and . the ground; comniitieo feels confident that : tli3 lawns will be in'excellpnt. condition by Christinas. ..There, will-be five events, as follows:— Men's.; singles .championship (holder, A. F. Wilding) ; ; - singles championship (holder,, Miss Nuriiieley).: men's doubles chainpjohshij)..(li'oldersi;il.",:A. Parker and C. C. Cox);; ladies';douhliis; "championship '(holders. Misses-Nunnejey anu KeUct- Baker); combined'.- .doubles blrampiohship (holdors, Miss .I'oH;dre!l .and:A;j.|?. Wilding). There will 00 an adjournment'.for' lunch for ladies, 12 to i .o'clock;: amKforvinon, ! to' '2 o'clock. For the cbriverifoiicoi"*of and, visitors, tho hop: sec.;' Mr .! -John 'Paton, will be glad to supply - accommodation at. Ne-v 1 lymoutlu--, As the Tafiinnki Jockey Cluhis races: will be hcld'.bn .December 26 and 27. early - application.vis l .'recommended. Entries must reach: the honi -secretary on or before (i 1907.-.-

": 'Kirtj'?? for-'ihe; Wellington inter-club Icon-'tbsts'jMoV^^'-iMprbVement-upon. last. year* aiid' lutorcsting'c.oiitojits inny be expected in <1II" tho, 'competitions,;.' Should the ' "grou .ids that the-Wellington Association has uiidor 6bs6rvation''be°secufcd""and courts laid down, le^pe'Jent,,entries'may;:;be expected next year. Wellington • wjjl liayo'X very strong team fin the- senior- should carry 'the •shield" off as it. did for the last two years. For- the yKhandallah promises to put the..best,team jri-.ilie'.'iiolil that it has had' for sonic yonrgliut : . ivi]]]finri .strong opposition iit"?!- -^ s °.'J;'^iuiP non ts — brougham Hill 'and •5V eJhngton. l ; ..Tiib; .Potoiio. ,to?m will. improve .Victoria College; luidiNow'.tpwn shpiikl be able to nave stronger teams than last -year.-. In the Pennant compete in, the Viotdnaii"C3llego :and ' Brougham, Hilv Clubs will more than •■ Pl}".: 5' 1 ! 11: th,o;';fin(sh ,'ou*.. However; Jolinsonvillo. is an 'liri'. unknown quality, and haj -some-very, good': players, who,may cause,- a downfall, amongst-the..older teams. On paper 'Brougham.Hil] should 'again- win this event. A Very lively contest may bo expected in the racket division,! .Victoria College and Brougham Hjll are to .the fore• with two teams, but Muntai arid-Kilbirnio.will givo tho oldor cluljs a sound fighCovery time.; It is very encouraging • to' seo !tbe".yo'ung clubs entering teams, and, from .all'appearances, they will have players who are'keenly alive'to the :• of wiririirig. foiV;:their. dub's ; saks. 'Victoria College. 'afld'-fipQUgliani Hill .lead the in tho compiti~and Newtown Wellington follovr ,tne slneld and cup-compijtitions.

Already sonic rtfve:'.oFsix new clubs' are spoken of as the city," and it beiirsb coiiic hrst-served aai far. as grounds are concernod. Shoida the , Aesv elation get; thefgrounds it has in view,- 'there will b'(v a scramble by.-.tliese new clubs to tc,cure tho right of playing on them, but frou nil courts' can be laid down for a dozeiMiew clubs. The Y.M.C.a. has. already ;:catered'rfor most snorts. Wbv not,tennis?,."!, a ....'■

It, isjhljwit'. fiffiol't-he Civil Service Club, ; which', has tlK!;righf'to , "use the Parliamentary courts, , 'afliliated''i.tb;tli6 Association. jha clubs. ;tt Bid)vill ; .: Street and Island Bay are onlj, -their utvn interests- l y .jeniaiiiihg j outside-. ol> tho -Association. • . I'n7 a abovo • thevvcrv rd ???.^.;^ t ?ro\ es the -<jluljs-are The:.c'ommittea;.Vf:"tho Brougham' Hill' Qih i lias mado. a new.;move whereby it expects,,the : membors to obtain.better llViVtice. The plavei's. are, divided .into- fivir-'grades,- -"a'rid . all players,in one.particular .grade will play, !lS -with ,ouoi SAbthor. JThis'%l,l 4o<AW(iv.to a. certain exteiltOnMth. •Rood players and oiio. indiffdrb'nt one'gettiaa into the same', set. The one poor player really spoils-the'game; and docs not bensiit by the practice,: as he is' outclassed, and usually realises- it.'-j-The..'idea seemS' a Mod one; and, if Kiron.a fair.; trial, should prove of much benefit to the club.

Williams.-a now member of the above club, wil be an acquisition. He has a good fr.yi stifle, hits:hard,;and has*a very fast service. When he (being a. grass court' player) «o lies noo iccustomed'-to the hard court, •,l)<KH.iili;bhon to even bettor advantage. - -: * T1 o \ i toria ? ;Qollege .Cliib is to be'cbhgfa.tulatedvupqn its'activity .in-placing six teams in 1..C hra«-xm;mpe:.tiliaii-'ft'had last year, "iliisvclub _ had ,sonlo" 'veiy 'promising- vouiig lilayers last * season; - who»- will •bo heard "'ci again beforo very long. : TAt a P'»'af'meeting of the Thorndon 'jawn leniiis, Club, held : on October 22, it was deoitlftd that the should not enter teams for tho- intftr*chib contests. It is a great, pity that-'this:club, tho oldest ill the t! ■ 'hole!«r of the senior champion<i" P w" r i,- T-' • V °; a v i ' s '^.'.should fail to support• tb(f.. A\el iiigton.,,Assoeiation, which is cater-"lKJO.'-Wr^lbvMthe;sport, ..The fact. r;hat ; men have, joined 0 , '', R >s ' a »J ";tend to play in the inte:■ • p'" l ?^,9Pnte ? ts;>hoirs':th!ih; some "at least are Iteonly alii e.to tho derived froni'- plav. I'.'f ;P! a^9'l , e ?i iiot-'duly to tiiciiiselvea, mtt to'tlieir opponents,-and tb tho sport';' '

permitting, sees the start of thei niter-club-.niatches,. r ln the senior eon« on' tho'lat- ' although nian v ]>redict aji 'easy,will for ;Wellingt fi by. no means .eortaui, as the Aewtb\vh '])hiyers always put ;»l» ;a".goodv^rl(}rinahcd : lon their own 'courts, .and, oil one, occasion...Wollirigtoii oiily won •by the smallbst; of-margins. Victoria Collegt will meet Brougham Hill oil the former.'; ;courts,, and the match should bo a ivorv even :one,--as the .latter-, club will bo, without, th« services of, Miss .Nunncjey. ' '