LAWN TENNIS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23504, 15 November 1939, Page 16

LAWN TENNIS

PLAY IN THE PROVINCE [FROM II Kit AT,l> CORRESPONDENTS] To Kuiti. —Two tennis competitions opened in Te Kuiti. In a Northern King Country Association match, Te Kuiti A defeated To Awamutu A by It rets to in. St. Andrew's Tennis Club defeated (ho Hangatiki Club in a T. 0.11. niiitcb played on the St. Andrew's courts, by yo sets (o •!, and tlie To Kuiti B team were too strong for' Railway, winning their match by :i.*» sets to 0. (ho first town-country match played under the auspices of tiie new Southern King Country Tennis Club's Association, the country players proved victorious by _'l sets to l(j, or J7V games to 25!). NEW SUB-ASSOCIATION [IT.OII OUR OWN CORHKSroNDKNT] WHANG ARE I, Tuesday A meeting of delegates from the various tennis clubs in the western and southern section of the Whangurei area decided to form a sub-association of the North Auckland Association, to he called the Central Lawn Tennis Sub-Association. Officers elected were:—Patron, Mr. T. O'Carroll; president, Mr. G. Child; vice-presidents, Messis. A. Stephen, J. T. Stephen, and the presidents of the Mangapai and Springfield Clubs; secretary, Mr. P. Leech; delegates to North Auckland Association, Messrs. P. Leech and L. Meyer; committee, Messrs. G. Child, A. McLennan, J. Price, N. Farrell, L. Meyer, J. Carter, B. Leech and P. Leech.