TENNIS MANNERS.
“TEMPERAMENTAL” PLAYERS. NEW ZEALANDER’S PLEA. 3Y CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Received Dec. 18, 2:10 p.m.) ’ , LONDON, Dec. 17. . I here was a lively discussion on tennis manners at the - annual meeting of the Tennis Association. Fisher, a New Zealander, opposed an amendment allow ing the suspension, of players showing temper. He pleaded on behalf of temperamental players who were at high tension, and- considered suspension over-drastic. Umpires even were not perfect. He recalled ail instance oi a linesman who was removed at Wimbledon because he was asleep. Some umpires had a personal interest in the game. Cries of “No.” Fisher (hotly): “Do not say ‘No.’ I contend some nnmpires are nartial.” The amendment was carried:
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 December 1924, Page 7
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