LAWN TENNIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1197, 4 August 1911, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

DEFINITION OF AN AMATEUB. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association (Mr. Fither iu the chair), the report by .Mr. G. A. Hurley was adopted and ordered to be forwarded to the N;w Zealand representative upon the council of tbe Lawn Tennis Association to be considered at the minimi meeting in November. Mr. Hurley's proposed definition ia ns follows:— (a) An "amateur" means ami includes a member of any lawn tennis association club or committee affiliated with or recognised by this association, who plays lawn tennis or otherwise supports the game for the benefits naturally arisin" therefrom; but dots not include any per" son who shall have, since January 1 1910 played, or agreed to ph.y, rofraiheil .from playing or agreed to refrain from playing any game of lawn (emu's in expectation of the receipt, directly or indirectly, of any monetary or other valuable consideration in return for such playin? or refraining or such agreement as to cither; provided that nothing herein contained or implied shall debar the payment by any such association, club, or committee, or by this association of any Mini of money in prepayment or reimbursement of the actual and reasonable expenses (,f any trip undertaken by a player for the sole purpose of playing for such n-?oeiation. or of n portion of such expenses in any ease where a player may lie travelling partly on private liumiip<"s or for pleasure! A machinery elnuso in also addeil as follows.:—"Only such ass-nciations, clubs, and committees as will undertake, to restrict their membership tn amateur* is herein defined, =hall be pligiUe for affilialion or recognition by this association." NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP. The following proposal will bp submitted at the nest meeting of the Now Zealand Lawn Tennis Association:—"That arrangement:; should, if possible, bo mado by the New Zealand Association whereby this year's New Zealand lawn tennis championship should be played under

rlianced conditions owing lo Ihf holding of the. Davis Cup in New Zealand. With Ibis object, in view I his ii=*nriation is of opinion lli:i( Iho fJ.ivU Cup .should lie played on Tupsdav. -.'li. Tliumhy 2S, and J)iwmhrr ."(1. whil.-l I lie New Zcaliiiid'pliiiinpioiif.hip, shall he played on Jlw.l.i.v 25, Wednesday 27, Friilny, Dr(•ctulier ■$. Thai I lie' four pliiyers , remaining in Hie Now /calami rhampion-.ship-i mi Iho third flny uf Hint event, and Hie foili- JJavi> Cup i\niipdi!ors shall plav n(T for I lie rhnnininiishi)) of New Zealand on the following .Monday (New ■Year's Day), and the day fnlluivinj,'. if If the'attompl to imlure Hip D.uis Cup player?, the vniorcPlicy nioii ami the leading players who arc likely to come over friiiii .An.-.lr.t)ia In nil play in Hip Dominion Championship, tho evrnl thould prove of unusual inli-rrst. AUSTRALIAN CUAMriONSHiriS. Bs Tuleeraph—l'res? Associntion-t'oiiyrlirW Melbourne, August H. The Australian lawn tennis ch.-inipiim-ship meeting will opon in on November 17.