LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18018, 17 February 1922, Page 7

LAWN TENNIS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The intei-c iiib matches aro drawing to a close, in tne A grace competition Eden and Epsom won too (inal, deieating tue Kemuora Club. In the H grade rteinuera second team are the winners ol the first section, and, Otahiinu coming turougn the second section without a loas, theeu two oluba will now meet in tho final, which has been arraaKed fur batu:-day, February IS. The C grade rnatchcj will hniah to-mor-row. Mount Albert hai so far not met with a reverse, ami, provided, they defeat Kawhiti, will be the winners of tins section. Northoote and Birkenhead having defaulted to Otahuhu m the C grade, thin match will not eventuateThere has been much controversy since the chamuionoflip meeting concerning the lootlault rule, and our contemporary published a letter from " Visitor" in baturday's supplement which calls for comment. The New Zealand Lawn learns Association baa been in cummumcation with the local association on this matter, arid recently issued some rulings on this law. Consequently previous to tne meeting lust toncluueo the Autaiano *asociation had the footrfault rulo, with these addit.oua, uut into notice form una iKJsted, I in a prominent part ol the oavuion, and rnucu uistuss.uii ensued tnereoi:. I'.npires I were instructed throughout the meeting to j pay special attention to loot-faulting, and did . so. many of the players beius caued. B.ms was an ollcnder un account of a peculiarity in hie service, and, his partner informs me, was loot-faulted >n every match ue played in the combined event. As the tournament progressed ho corrected this fault, however, and wa 3 only caljed once or twice in the s'tijiles final. The chiei Breach of the law occure through players adopting the uu-10-date method of following the service to the cot and voiley--1112 the return. The tendency is to bring une foot over the lino before the ball is struck in_ the ea,erneM to quickly reach the net- The Engl.sh Association has urged the alteration ol the rule, compelling players to serve with bcth feet on the ground, behind the back I no. instead of beim: a,lowed to lift one foot, as at present. 1 am sure ueithor i of the contestants in the fina.l oi the men's I singles would wiliingiy have 'akin an unfair | advantage over the i ther, and, as a flying | start certainly g,ves this, nc.ther tho players I nor the public shoi.id rbicit to hue umpire* and f'X>l-iauitiii!» when a breach occurs. At llie BUggetti, i of one rf the officials, a j photograph of Bartleet serving was taken, which shows thi; player with b s U/oi ■ grounded well over the Lino, whiie the I racquet ha? not yet struck the ball. " Visitor" should endeavour to see th s photograph. [In view of the local interest in fontfaulting it ib interesting to read in tte Sydney Refeiee of what is described as a "rift in the lute" at the county week tournament. When a certain player wns foot-faulted re- ! peatedly, amid the clamour of the galleries. | tho captain of the Dubpo team, exercising i his right, requested the ui: i .re to vacate , his position, and Mr. M. H. jlarch (who is I well known in Auckland, and :s president lof the New South Wales Association) was | appointed in his place, but the player's ser- | vices were still " called" and the galierv | had to be appealed to to refrain' from calf- ■ ing out during the play. Evidently the | matter of foot-faulting is being given strict , attention in Australia also. ] Honours in tennis this year are somewhat divided, for while Eden and Epsom won i the Laro Cup. for the senior inter-club coni- , petition, the Rnmuera club defeated the I latter in the DunloD Shield. This compei tition is for the best of threo matches, and is Remuera won both singles there was no lecessity to play the doubles. This coneat was interesting in that iL. Rcbson decated F. L. Bartleet in a five-set match. E W. Griffiths moved himself m good form ind beat H. Webster. This evening a representative Auckland cam leaves for Hamilton to meet a team irom the Waikato Association. Owing to >everal players being unable to maKe tho :np the team has Oeen somewhat altered unce the original selection, and the followug is the amended team:—Miss Marions UacFarlane, Mrs. Marshall, Misses Mao I'ornuck, Knight, Airey, and Ramsay, Messrs. E. L. Bartleet. L. Robson. E. W. Griffiths. E. Page, R. B. Bartleet. and T. Clark. Mr. Hugh Thomson will accompany the team as manager. As Dr. Laurenson is not available for the Waikato team it is probable that A. Sims will play number one, in which :ase another match between the Auckland shampion and E. L. Bartleet Bhould eventuate. .... The secondary schools championship is scheduled for February 25 on Eden and bosom courts. Early this week the first sod was turned on the Stan'.ey Street site, where the local association intends forming nine courts. The levelling should be finished at the end of the moiivh, and an early cowing will bo possible. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The inter-club lawn tennis ma-.ohes. undor the auspices of the Auckland Lawn Tonnui Association, in the C grade, will be resumed to-morrow. Tha following are the teams: — Mount Albert v. Eawbiti (at Monnt Albert).—Mount Albert: H. Clay, C Botson, V. Clay, C. R. Potter, R. D. Boyes, J. Stonberg, Misses A. McClymont, J. McClymont, Lewis, Mrs. Burn- Eawbiti: E George, B. Cooper. R. Simpson. G. Williamson, C- Taylor, A- Irvine, Misses I. Carter, C. Sprott, M. Sprott, h. Bolton, I.M.C-A. v. Papatoetoe.—Y.M.C.A.: EBlinooe, Coney, L- Cahill, A. Coutta, Forsyth. R. Eilis, Misses R. Hardley, E. Steele, A. Oliver, H. Parsons. Papatoetoe: E. Burton, E. Firth, 0. Tennent. D. Fraser, B. Gubb. S. Gubb, Miseea Burnaide. Cutforth, D. Bryant, C- Bryant. Onehunga v. SI Heliers.—Onehunga: A. Ohlson, A. Bennetts, Gladding, P. Harrison. B Jeffsrson, W. Phillips, Missee Colby, Davenport, Wright, Lloyd.