LAWN TENNIS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 209, 1 June 1944, Page 3

LAWN TENNIS

Relations With Council Of Sport

A somewhat, curious situation, arose yesterday at the quarterly meeting ot the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, when Dr. N. A. Foden resolutely refused to move a motion on the order paper which stood in his name, as follows :— “(1) That it is the opinion of the council of the N'.Z.L.TjA. that the New Zealand Council of Sport, which purports to be a national body, should consist exclusively of national organizations, and that therefore it should not be a mixture of national and provincial organizations as at present, constituted, and that while so constituted it is not compatible with the status and function of the N.Z.LIT.A. to seek membership. (2) That in matters relating to tennis the N.Z.L.T.A. is more competent to make decisions concerning this pastime than a body composed of representatives of a miscellaneous variety of sports with. the large majority of ■which tennis has little iu common, and that accordingly. the N.Z.L.T.A. should request the Council of Sport pursuant to Rule 3 (a). (1111) of its rules not to deal with tennis matters unless and till the N.Z.L.T.A. has considered them. (3) That tennis associations which are members of provincial sports councils, tennis associations’ delegates on provincial councils of sport, and tennis delegates who may represent provincial councils of sport on the New Zealand Council of Sport, should not take part in any discussion or decision of the New Zealand Council of Sport on tennis matters unless the N.Z.L.T.A. has previously discussed the subject and arrived at a decision; and that in any event the associations and delegates should abide by the decisions of the N.ZjL.TA.” Dr. Foden explained that the Auckland secretary considered that the management of the N.Z. Lawn Tennis Association was taking a rather narrow view, and his association wished to circularize the case of the Auckland association among other associations. Dr. Foden said he wished to give affiliated associations every opportunity to discuss the matter, and he did not intend to move, the motion, but would prefer to defer it till the annual meeting. . . After considerable discussion, and despite- the fact that under these conditions the rules provided that another member could move the motion, the meeting decided unanimously that the motion be deferred to the annual meeting.