“Within Rights”

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 42, 19 February 1938, Page 7

“Within Rights”

U.S. TENNIS STARS’ DEMAND FOR APPEARANCE MONEY United Press Association—By flUectric Telegraph.—Copyright. SYDNEY, Feb. 18. 1 Jack Crawford, former Wimbledon phampion, writing to the Daily Telegraph, says: “As manager of the United State:? tennis side Budge was quite withi: i his rights in asking for appearance money or expenses from the New Zealand Association.” He was referring to the complaint of the Auckland Tennis Association that, in demanding £2O each, as expenses and appearance money before agreeing to appea r at the New Zealand tennis champions! lips on their way back to America from Australia, the American tennis Stars Budge and Mako were guilty of a breach of their amateur status. { “That money,” Crawford adds, “would be pai d to the United States Lawn Tenmis Association. • “Th d tour of Budge and Mako was a .■business arrangement between the >Unitecl States association and the Australian association. Appearance money land expenses for the games in Auckland then became a matter for Budge, as manager, to adjust with the New Zealand authorities. This is the practice followed by all touring tennis teams.” Harry Hopman’s view of the demand by Budge and Mako for £2O expenses at Auckland is that they made a definite breach of the amateur rule. He iidds: “It is quite possible that they collected the appearance money on behalf of the United States Lawn Tennis Association, which they represented. However, I prefer to await Budge’s return home and hear his version before making final judgment.” WILDING SHIELD MATCH AUCKLAND LEADING CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. A splendid first afternoon *s play in the Anthony Wilding Memorial Shield match between Canterbury and Auckland ended to-day with Auckland, the challenging team, gaining a lead of four matches to two. The visitors are therefore in a strong position for the beginning of the final day’s play, although the run of the matches to-day suggests that thencontest may yet be very close. A particularly encouraging sign for Canterbury is the splendid form shown by C. Angas in beating J. T. Mayson, and a similar performance by him to-day will seriously threaten the supremacy of A. D. Brown, Auckland’s first ma:a and the present New Zealand champion. The beginning of play was delayed a little to enable the courts to dry out after overnight rain, but although a little slow, they were not slippery and proved in splendid condition. The attendance of about 250 was less than expected in view of the importance of the match. Follow ing are the results, Auckland names being mentioned first in each •Single;?.—A. D. Brown beat H. A. Barnett, 6—4, 3—6, 6—3; J. T. Mayson lost to C, Angas, I—6,1 —6,1 —(3; N. G. Sturt beat A. R. Cant, 7—5, 6—4; J. W. Gunn beat 11. Dymond, 10—S, I—6, 6—4. Doubles.—Sturt and Gunn lost to Angas a id Dymond, 5—7, 7—5, I—C; Brown and Mayson beat Barnett and Cantayno. Totals.—Auckland 4 rubbers, 9 sets, 72 game:?. Canterbury: 2 rubbers, 6 sets, 77 (fames.