TENNIS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144669, 1 May 1915, Page 8

TENNIS

(By “Volley. , GENERAL ITEMS. Running over tho list of those who took part last rear in tho Davis Cup contest, wo find that two of Australasia’s team, Anthony F. Wilding (X./,.) and Stanley X. Doust (X.S.W.J are. both at the - front. The former has been driving an armoured car for some time. Alt’. W. Dunlop (Vie.j is in_a special constable force in London. Xovman E. Brookes (Vic.) went to France after, it is understood, offering bis services, and it has been stated that he gave a motor ambulance.

Barclay, the champion of Tasmania, will go ’with the next Expeditionary Force. Dr. Arthur O’Hara Wood, champion of Victoria and Australasia, will go shortly as a medical man—ho had to wait to qualify. His brother ‘‘Pat” will go as a soldier shortly. Dickens, of the Sydney Club, will leave with the next contingent - Shirley and several other Queensland inlcr-State players havo gone. Shirley is their most brilliant player. Dr. Xorman Gregg, one of tho most promising colts in X.S.W.. left as a medical man for the front as soon as he was qualified. L, s. Jennings, one of Xew Zealand’s most promising players, is in camp at Trcntham.

At the forthcoming quarterly meeting of the council of the Now Zealand Lawn Tennis Associatic*, Mr. E. Salinomi will move:—“That this association instruct its delegate or delegates on the council of the Lawn 'l.Minis Association of Australasia to move at the next meeting of that council that the accumulated Davis Cun fnjnd.s he now distributed on the basis ol two-minis to tlie afiiliated State assomti.ms, and one-third to the New Zealand Association. such distribution being lawful :*ndor rule U). clause (hj, cj ibe Aosu ilnsiun Association's constitution. vrhh provides that these funds may ’ «* used for any object with Dio unmrmo.is consent of all afiiliated associations •’

Hot erring to Die recent inter-. State carnival in Sydney in aid of the Belgians, “Austral” of the Referee says: “it was a most happy thought to have tho Belgian Consul. M. Walteemv, at tho dinner given in Sydney on Saturday evening to the teams from Vietoiin. Queensland, Tasmania, and Soutn Australia. His presence made taugp.de and actual the destiny of tho profits '.hat by that time ivcro well assured to a; ksp from the carnival of lawn tonn ; s ihnt was uist through the first half of its programme. No doubt it was the enthusiasm Uiat arose from his presence that gnvo such a fillip to the disposal of tho tennis racket (which, beioie it finally found its way to the possesdon of Mr. Frew, president of tho Queet.pland Association, had increase! tho fund by over £4o} to tho sale ot the dinner-card from tho great assomoiy at Boston last August, when all Dio greatest players of the. world were there, after tho conclusion of tho final rcund of tho Davis Cup. That .small ji.mnen to of a great tussle, signed by Norman Brookes, Anthony Wilding, J C. Park? and many others, including Dwighr Davis himself, added another £7 7s to tho fund, so that tho total exceeded £SO, gathered together* in a few minutes. The racket was sold first to Mr. K. L. Jones, after most spirited bidding, for £26, and when he generously gavo it hack for re-sale it was bought again for £l7 by Air. Frew, who had previously run Air. E. L. Jones to the first-mentioned figure. Two more rackets wore given also during the evening, one by Air. H. V, Rraddon and the other by Air. Horace Rice. It is fairly certain that when tho tournament is over and tho profits reckoned up that there will be nearly £2IXI to add to the Belgian Fund. By reason-of. tho assemblage of so many champions from all but one of the States of Australia, tho attendance of the public, was very good, and it included on Saturday afternoon his Excellency Sir 1 Gerald Strickland, Governor of, New South Wales, and party. His Excellency watched the games for well over an hour with tho greatest keenness, and is evidently well up in the finer points of the game.”