LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21899, 7 September 1934, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS

OTAHUHU RAILWAY CLUB There was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Otahuhu ■Railway Tennis Club. Comment was made on the _ decided improvements made and the satisfactory financial position of the clnb. Officers were elected a's follows President, Mr. J. Sinclair; vice-president, Mr. G. S. Johnson; secretary, Mr. J. Te Putii; auditor, Mr. A, H. F. Green; captain, Mr, J. 0.. Browne: seltctors, Messrs. J. T. Browne, D. Russell, J. E, S. Jackson: management committee, Messrs. C. Chapman. ■O. li,rickson, S. Ayres. ST. JAMES' CLUB, PUKEKOHE [FROM OUR OWN CORKESrONpENx] PUKEKOHE, Thursday There was a. good attendance at the annual meeting of St. James' Tennia Club last evening. The president, Mr. A. Sohlaepfer, presided ! It was stated in the report that, tho club s two courts had been resurfaced, and tho finances were in a. good position. Oflicera were elected as. follows Patron, tho Rev. J. Pattisoii; president, Mr. A. Hchlaepfer; vicivpresidents, Mes.srs. L. £r. Sharp, J. _ Roiilslon. senr.. C. K. Lawrie, G'. R. "Wright and R. Schlaepfer; secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. Fausett; club captain, Mr. A. Fausett; vice-captain, Mr It. Perkins; committee, Misses N. and B. Perkins, A. Scott and Mrs. Shotbolt and Messrs. I. Fausett, R. Perkins and T. Keven; delegates to the Franklin Lawn Tennis Association, Messrs. A. Fausett and K. Perkins; auditor. Mr. D. R. Hamilton. ' Opening day was fixed for October G. It iw.as decided to enter two teams in the Franklin association's competitions.

WAIKATO ASSOCIATION INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP [from our own* correspondent] HAMILTON, Thursday A year of progress was reviewed at the annual meeting of the Waikato Lawn Tennis Association in Hamilton. There was a. good attendance of delegates from most of the affiliated sub-associations. Tha president, Mr. W. G. Fabling, presided. The annual report; stated that practically the whole of the area .controlled by the association was' now divided into sub-asso-ciations, which now numbered «even. Membership had increased, t'o 2175, _ which was 195 above the total for the previous year. ; The election of officer# ;Te»ultedPatron. Mr. S. B. Sims (Hamilton); president, Mr. A, C. Thompson (Otorohanga); vice-presi-dents, Messrs, W. Cj.,Fabling (Hamilton) and Simpson (Cambridge); delegatqs to'the' New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. Professor F. P. Wilson (Wellington), and Messrs. Eichelbaum (Wellington)', McCarroll (Wellington), and D. Seymour (Hamilton) ; management* committee, Messrs, V. C. Hollis (Cambridge); D. B. Livingston .(Tuhikaramea). E. R. Matuschka (Ruku* hia), H. G. Keeley (Matamata), D. Seymour (.Hamilton), N. W. Bryant (Morrinsville), and P. Rogers (Hamilton) ; secretarytreasurer, Mr. E. A. Cox (Hamilton). Eulogistic reference was made to the service rendered by Mr. W. G. Filling .in the interests of tennis over a long period of years. In recognition of bis work, Mr. Fabling whb unanimously elected the first life-member of the association.