DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 9

DAVIS CUP CONTEST.

IF AUSTRALIA COMPETES.

i NO CHANGE ;IN TEAM. ; A. ■: and : ' N.Z. .' ; • :■'; SYDNEY, May 1. Mr. N. E. Brookes, the selector, has notified. the Tennis Council, that in .the event of a tennis team foiling for America he sees no reason for altering the team selected, J. 0. Anderson, J. B. Hawkes, K. Mclnnes, and R. , W. Schlesinger. v It is suggested in Sydney circles that Mr. Brookes overlooked 1 the claims of "the New South Wales colts. Olemenger journeyed to Melbourne at the week-end at his own expense to demonstrate his superiority over the Melbourne colts. : He won one set and lost one v against Mclnnes, while the match;with Schlesinger was unfinished owing to the bad light, the score being 6—3, 5—6, 36, 6—3. • ■: The team can still be altered if necessary f prior to the council confirming the selection.;':..': \ - v ')■■ The American tennis authorities have notified the Australian Council that the American zone final must be completed by August 11, so that the winners may .meet the European winners on August 16. This necessitates the departure of the Australian team early in June. V Up to date under £70 has been subscribed in Sydney and Melbourne toward the £300 required for Anderson's business substitute. STATUS OF AMATEUR. : AN ELASTIC TERM. A. and N.Z. , LONDON. April 35. Mr. Wallis Myers, the well-known tennis authority, commenting on the organisation of a fund to send a Davis Cup team to America, headed by J. O. Anderson, and to compensate the latter for business losses, says: "This interesting development in Australia shows the wisdom of the International Board's decision not to define the term amateur. Obviously it means one thing in Australia, another thing here, and may mean something else in other countries. The financial position of the governing bodies and clubs, as well as the players, are involved, and with 17 countries competing it would be impossible to design and enforce a uniform definition of amateur. '