LAWN TENNIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19764, 11 October 1927, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS.

MOUNT ALBERT CLUB. The annual meeting of the Mount Albert Lawn Tennis Club was presided over bv Mr. A. T. Garlick. About 30 members were present. The report and balance-sheet showed the club's financial position to be very satisfactory, the assets exceeding the liabilities by over £IOOO. The club's bank overdraft had been reduced by approximately £SO. Reference was made to the passing of i the Summer Time Bill and to the benefit which" would result. As the club is some distance from the city, members have had difficulty in obtaining adequate practice on week days. Special efforts are made to encourage the game among the young people of the district. During the last year Mr. G. E. Coles, who was one- of the original members of the club, and president in 1925 : 26, and Mr. J. Walker, who was a past vice-president, had died and reference was made to the good work they had done for the club. The following officers were elected for the ensuing y^ar:—President, Mr. S. F. Woodroffe: vice-presidents, Messrs. H. <T. S. Kllis, H. Beaney. C. W. Coles; secretary, Mr,, S. N. Campbell; treasurer, Mr P. C. Ellis; committee, Messrs. A. T. Garlick, A. H. Osborne C. V. Marshall, A. M. Burton, A. L. Caugfhey: ladies' committee, Mrs. A L. Mrs. Masefield, Misses Burton, C. J. Ellis, Butler; delegates to Auck land Lawn Tennis Association, Messrs. E L. Burton and F. C. Ellis. The committee was recommended to enter teams in the B and C grades of the interclub' competitions. PUKEKOHE CLUB. [Bi TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOHE, Monday. The Pukekohe Tennis Club officially opened its courts for the season on Saturday afternoon in fine weather. The attendance numbered close on 150 persons and included visitors from other clubs. In declaring the courts open for play, the president of the club, Mr. J. W. Johns, said the prospects were that the coming season would prove a good one, especially as daylight saving would be in vogue. The club was seriously considering the purchase of an acre of ground to provide more courts, in view of the increasing membership. The president of the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association, Mr. A. P. Home, spoke on association matters, advocating that steps should be taken to counter the tendency of good players to leave the weaker clubs in order to join the stronger and that a fund should be smarted to acquire courts for the association. The season's play was opened by Mrs. Johns driving the first ball over the net.