LAWN TENNIS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 229, 26 August 1938, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS

DOMINION ASSOCIATION, ANNUAL MEETING. WELLINGTON, Aug. 26. ri r^ r ' president of the Otago .Lawn lennis Association, was elected president of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association at the annual meeting of the council last night. Mr P. Harrison, Auckland, the retiring president, presided over a good attendance. Mr A. G. Henderson, chairman of the management committee, said the association had already written to overseas associations with a view to arranging for visits from players of other countries for the centennial tournament. Among those it was hoped would come to New Zealand was J. H. Crawford., of Australia. Tentative dates for the tournament were December 31, 1939, to January 7, 1940. Four promising men players would be sent to Sydney next November to play in the New South Wales championships. The quarterly report mentioned that the junior championships would be held in Wanganui on January 18-21, 1939. Speaking on the annual report, Mr Henderson said the number of affiliated players had increased in twenty .years from 10.000 tp over 33,000. He looked forward to further increases in the future.

Mentioning that the balance-sheet showed a' loss on the year’s working, Mr Henderson said that the mam cause was the very unfavourable weather for the New Zealand championships held in Auckland. The bad weather there, he considered, had made a difference of £l5O in the gate takings.

Mr P. Harrison was elected an honorary life member. The junior championships for the 1939-40 season were allocated to the Wellington Lawn Tennis Association. It was mentioned by Mr E. Reeves that a New Zealand Lawn Tennis Umpires’ Association had recently been formed with headquarters in Wellington. A uniform badge would be awarded to umpires, members of the association who passed certain examinations. It was the desire of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Umpires’ Association to be officially recognised by the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. He said he thought it would give a greater impetus in the standing of umpires generally. and of .the umpires’ association, if such recognition were given. On it being pointed out that all that the umpires’ association wanted was “official recognition,” not affiliation, the official recognition was granted subject to the rules being approved by the management committee of the N.Z.L.T.A. . Dr. Fulton said he was more in favour of sending teams to Australia than in entering in the Davis Cup competition until the standard improved bevond what it was at present.

The election of officers resulted as follows: Patron. Viscount Galway; president, Dr. Fulton; management committee, Messrs A. G. Henderson, J L. Mac Duff, J. McGill, W. J- Melody. H. J. Thompson, Dr. 4. E. Park, A. N. Leslie; secretary and treasurer, Mr H. N. Burns; representative on the Lawn Tennis Association. London, Mr H G N. Lee; representatives on the International Hawn Tennis Association, Messrs H. G. N. Lee and G. Gotz; lion, auditor, Mr F. O. Austin.