Lawn Tennis and The Empire Games

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26906, 19 October 1948, Page 9

Lawn Tennis and The Empire Games

The question whether lawn tennis will be included in the programme for the 1950 British Empire Games has yet to be decided, as also has the application by the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association for affiliation to the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. At last week’s meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association executive, Auckland wrote in support of the proposal that lawn tennis should be included in the Empire Games. The secretary, Mr A. C. W. MantellHarding, reported that although an application for affiliation to the Olympic and Empire Games Association had been made some time ago, no reply had yet been received. The chairman of the Olympic and Empire Games Association, Mr A. D. Bayfield, told the Wellington Post that, owing to pressure of business, his committee was unable to deal with the lawn tennis application at its last meeting, but that tennis and other applications for inclusion in the Games would be considered at a meeting to be held in the near future. Century to O’Malley

The first century of the new cricket season in Christchurch was completed on Saturday by the youthful P. O’Malley, playing for Lancaster Park against Riccarton at Hagle.y Park. O’Malley, Canterbury’s most promising young batsman last season, resumed the day with 69 to his credit, and continued to score steadily with good placement shots and typical easy wrist action. He was at the batting crease for three hours 40 minutes, and in his innings of 102 gave only one chance, at 21. There were only six 4’s in his total. Forty of his strokes went for singles. In the vital Plunket Shield match between Otago and Canterbury at Carisbrook last season O’Malley gave a polished display of batting for 67. Dress Suits or Football

“ There appears to be a little controversy about the appearance at social functions of our All Blacks in South Africa and the question of dress suits or no dress suits seems to be worthy of comment,” writes " Miles ” in the Christchurch Press. “If the great team of 1905-06 can be looked to . as setting a good example, very few of the hard-working crew had ever worn a dress suit. The 1924-25 team was a mixture, as was the 1935-36 team, some of whom thought it right to parade in plus fours. The All Blacks are going to South Africa to play very serious football and what the writer knows of the big, hefty fellows who will represent New Zealand suggests that they would be more comfortable in their grey slacks and All Blacks’ blazers than parading in dress suits at night clubs. The game’s the thing, and the 1949 All Blacks will need to concentrate on football.” New X Class Yachts Only two new Sanders Cup class boats are expected to appear on Otago Harbour this season. Both are now being built by members of the Vauxhall Power Boat and Sailing Club. The first to take the water will probably be that being built by S. F. Chalmers. Her hull is nearly completed. The other, being built by' B. Pettit, has been planked, and a start has been made with the decking. She should be ready in time to take part in the Sanders Cup trials- near the end of the year.