LAWN TENNIS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 76, 26 September 1914, Page 10

LAWN TENNIS

SEASON OPENS (By "Huka.") To-day tennis clubs are holding their opening day. These openings are purely 6ocial, and are always a huge success. KHANDALLAH CLUB. 1 The Khandallah Club had a successful i annual meeting, and there is every reason to believe that this season will be a most successful one. N. A. Robie&on is the hon. secretary. The seasop will be opened on the 10th of next month. | WELLINGTON CLUB. ! The Wellington Club intends holding a I Yankee combined tournament on its courts on Monday next (Dominion Day). Intending players are requested to be at the courte by 10 a.m. This club is already noted for the number of tournaments it runs off during a ceason, and has, as per usual, made an early stewt. 1 F. W. Crombie, the genial lion, secretary, is the life and soul of this successful movement. ' WELLINGTON ASSOCIATION. Tho Wellington Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday, the 2nd of October. The association haj) 36 dlubs, with a membership of 1933, 'affiliated _ to it. The country clubs have a voting strength of 23, whilst the city and tlw? suburban clubs' voting strength totals 26. It is noted from the annual report that the Wellington Provincial championships' holders does not include the name of a 6ingle member of city clubs. Playor* from Christchurch, Pahiatua, Carterton, and Napier hold all the championships between them, the reason being that the events were held at Masierton, and the tournament was not attended by the leading players of the city clubs. Possibly players of the city demand "Hume Rule" for the Wellington championships. The Metropolitan hard court champion'j'hips, which w«ra held at Easter time (the idea was tb raise a. fund on behalf of tho Day's Bay ground fund), showed a Joss of £6 6s,'9d. The tournament, nevertheless, should be made an annual one, and with care it .should soon become a revenueproducing gathering. It is admitted that the decrease in the revenue this year was due to the inter-club matches having been dropped ; delegates should give that point some attention. It has generally been understood that the levies received from the clubs were earmarked for permanent ground purposes ; if so, then the whole of those moneys should be 6ho\vn in a levy fund account. "Outstanding levies, 19121913, £29 6s, less £20 written off, and outstanding levies, 1913-14. £33 165," demands attention by delegates. It is to be ' hoped^ that the incoming committee will pick its interprovincial team fully six weeks before it has to play any matches this season, and see that the players aro in form. It is absurd to put players in euch a team, no matter their reputation, unless they have had good solid practice — better to give the younger generation a chance, who, at any rate, do train for their contests. The hon. secretary, D. M. Kean, has had a hard year, nearly all the work being thrown upon his shoulders. A live committee is required this year. It v has been suggested that tho association pay £65 for the Day's Buy courts for play on Saturdays. There is no chance- that the council will or can permit Sunday play, and it looks like paying pretty dearly for experience. The Day's Bay grounds could have been secured for £1000 as freehold, but it was lofat — some know how.

HAD DIARRHOEA WHEN TEETHING. "When teething my little girl suffered greatly from Diarrhoea." says Mrs. Alice 'A. Powell, Cressy, Tas. "When first attacked I took her to the doctor, but his treatment did her no good whatever. As sixteen children had died of diarrhoea in. the previous two weeks, I wsis greatly alarmed. I gave her a- few doaes of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, and the 'result was simply marvellous. • In a few hours I noticed a decided improvement, and the child w.aa .quickly well again. *i ' ,