Play at Interesting Stage

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20926, 4 January 1938, Page 12

Play at Interesting Stage

Tennis.at Maori Park

Good Progress in Perfect Weather

Play has reached an interesting stage in the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association’s New Year tournament, which was continued in brilliant weather at Maori Park yesterday. The galleries were large and the standard fully warranted the public support. The courts responded" well to the sunshine and were playing satisfactorily in the afternoon. They were never vacant throughout a long day and excellent headway was made in all events.

The semi-finals have been reached in the men’s and women's championship singles, and should be productive of first class tennis. W. E. Renton, South Canterbury’s first man, is playing sufficiently well to extend I. J. Corich, of Canterbury, and a close contest should result. In the other half of the draw R. G. Pattinson, of Canterbury, will be opposed to the well-known Canterbury man, H. A. Barnett. In the New Zealand championships at Timaru Pattinson ran Barnett to five sets, and many considered that the younger man was unlucky to lose. Two local players will meet on one side of the women’s semi-finals, Misses J. Eaton and D. Shirtcliff. Earlier in the season in a ranking list game, Miss Shirtcliff disposed of Miss Eaton in two straight sets, but since then Miss Eaton has shown a marked improvement and the issue should be close. Miss Dora Miller should carry too many guns for the promising young North Canterbury semi-finalist, Miss

S. Gillanders, in the second half of the draw. The progress in the doubles events has been very satisfactory, while ths handicaps have also been advanced well to schedule.

COMMENT ON PLAY

WAIMATE MAN SURPRISES J. McKenzie, the young Waimate player, who celebrated his introduction to big tennis with a win over G. C. Reid on Saturday, caused a surprise when he downed the North Otago champion, A. Feathers, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4. In the first set the tennis althougn close was fairly ordinary, both men favouring back court tactics to out frequently. McKenzie made frequent excursions to the net for winners in the second set, while he had Feathers in difficulties with a fast angled drive which was hard to pick up. McKenzie's service was a feature of his fairly easy passage in the second set. Both men drove hard in the third session, but McKenzie was cleaner in his work.

I. J. Corish, the Canterbury ranked player, took time to get going against S. Watson, and dropped the first set 1-6. There was only one man in the next two sessions, however, which Corish took 6-2, 6-2. W. E. Renton entered the quarterfinals with a win against J. Shea, of Waimate. Renton appeared to be in difficulties with his ground shots in the second set after winning the first 6-2, and Shea established a 5-4 lead. Renton kept the game at close range and his better placing gave him the set 7-5.

I. J. Corich, the Canterbury ranked player, earned the right to participate in the quarter-finals, by disposing >f B. B. Loughnan, the former Canterbury representative player 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. The match was fought for the most part at long range and Jacket action. Penfold took the first set after a scratchy commencement, and Loughnan showed a greater variety of shots to capture the second. Loughnan tired in the third session and Penfold asserted himself in the final stages to produce the best tennis of the match. Fought at Fast Clip Corich and McKenzie made the p~.ce a cracker in the first set of their match which saw Corich enter the semi-final 7-5, 7-5. McKenzie was the aggressor from the outset, but Corich found these conditions to his liking and crisp baseline duels were the order of the day. Corich, who is an experienced tournament player, had this advantage over his opponent, and although both men were erratic, Corich was less impulsive and at times

' forced the Waimate man into errors. McKenzie unloosed some telling smashes for points but Corich generally recovered well. In the second set Corich established a 5-3 lead, and although McKenzie appeared to be tiring he returned with a vigorous attack to all parts of the court and 5-5 was called. Corich won the next game fairly easily, and when McKenzie had him 40-0 in the next it looked as though a marathon second set was likely. McKenzie, however, was too eager and he lost points for deuce to be called. He missed the next point and lost his racquet when attemptin ’ to recover a shot to the sideline which gave Corich the honours. Barnett Cuts Through J. Pollock, Otago’s sixth man, made a tactical error in feeding H. A. Barnett’s backhand in the second round of the men’s singles and went do a 6-2, 6-1. Barnett found the drying courts very suitable to his spoiling cut game, which prevented Pollock from finding a length at any stage of the match. In an effort to counter the spin of his opponent’s shots, Pollock came to close quarters but he was no match for Barnett’s passing shots. Notable more for its stolidity than for the brilliance of its tennis was the quarter-final game between Barnett and M. Souter. With both men cutting their backhand strokes, the game was robbed of the sparkle it might have possessed and devolved into a baseline duel with Souter constantly on the run. Barnett played his usual cut game and Souter made the fatal mistake of trying to meet his opponent on his own ground. He lost the first sec 6-2, but when he showed more enterprise and opened up on the forearm he got a nose in front at 3-2 in the second. Barnett, however, was in better contact with the wings and, slicing heavily, repeatedly found Souter out of position, although the former Timaru player went after everything and brought off some remarkable recoveries. He speeded up his game later and the change of tactics brought its reward for he pulled up to 5-all. The early running began to tell on Souter in the finish and Barnett took the set 7-5.

Renton Plays Well

Renton, who usually rises to the occasion at the tournament, displayed sound form to enter the semi-finals at the expense of Penfold. Renton took the first set 6-3, Penfold appearing to suffer from lack of interest. In the second set he brightened up and by means of good-length driving from the baseline and profitable excursions to the net won 6-3. In the final session Renton was seen at his best. His acutely-angled volleys and safe and sound placements saw him establish a 3-1 lead. Penfold captured the next two games but Renton again applied pressure at the net and volleyed with good pace to outmanoeuvre his opponent 6-3. The match was contested at a good speed, and it was Renton’s aggressiveness combined with better accuracy that gave him victory.

A better sense of positional play allied with a greater variety of strokes enabled R. G. Pattinson (Christchurch) to defeat B. Whelan in straight sets. The game produced spectacular and interesting tennis and was characterised by good groumj strokes by Whelan. He assumed a lead with nicely angled volleys which were within inches of the lines striking a better length, Pattinson made judicious use of a drop shot with which he collected several points. Neither man could claim an advantage from the baseline, but Pattinson’s experience enabled him to out-manoeuvre his opponent who, however, made some remarkable recoveries. Although Whelan won only three games in each set he strenuously contested every point. A contrast in styles was afforded by the meeting of Pattinson and 8. Souter. The latter played with a top-spin drive and Pattinson with a flat racquet drive which, in some cases, failed to rise from the court. Pattinson claimed the advantage in that he hit the ball on the rise off the high bouncing drives of bis opponent, and was not seriously troubled to win in straight sets. Pattinson has been showing consistent form reminiscent of his play in the New Zealand championships last year.

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AN IMPROVED PLAYER

MISS GILLANDERS SURPRISES A minor upset in the women’s singles was caused by Miss S. Gillanders (Greendale), who eliminated a seeded player in Miss D. Patchett, who was formerly a ranked South Canterbury woman. Miss Gillanders, who has been a consistent performer in country club tennis, has no great stroke equipment, but what she lacks in that department she more than makes up for in accuracy and tenacity. In the first round she disposed of Mrs D. Barker, who as Miss Marjorie Gibson, was formerly South Canterbury’s first woman player, and pursued her winning way by accounting for Miss H. Sumpter, a North Otago woman representative. Opposed to Miss Patchett she showed wisdom beyond her experience in tournament play by camping on the baseline and allowing her opponent to make all the mistakes, and it was this strategy that won her the match. If she can advance her stroking to the standard of her positional play, Miss Gillanders will always be capable of causing an upset.

She is a former champion of the Timaru Girls' High School. Miss D. Miller entered the semi-final of the women’s singles with an easy passage against Miss Forrest.. Miss J. Eaton disposed of Miss McKenzie, while Miss D. Shirtcliff, South Canterbury’s first woman, did not experience a great deal of opposition from Miss M. Jefferson. Play in Men’s Doubles A. E. Sandral and W. Renton showed good combination against D. W. Bain (Christchurch) and R. C. Tonkin (Timaru). They were very effective in close to win 6-1, 6-1. S. G. McDougall and A. Feathers, the Oamaru pair, were too steady for the Souter brothers, but it took three sets before the Oamaruvians could enter the third round of the men’s doubles. M. Souter was tired after his struggle with Barnett earlier in the day and the pair did not produce the combination expected. Combining well in the first set Barnett and Penfold quickly gained the ascendancy against G. C. Reid and J Taylor, who, although outclassed, revealed patches of good form. Although the Canterbury pair took the first set 6-1, Reid and Taylor were never altogether out of the picture. In the second set the local players combined

to better advantage and Reid in particular drove and volleyed well. The consistency and the stroke equipment of Barnett and Penfold enabled them to exert themselves at critical points to take the set 6-3.

Women’s Doubles Reach Semi-Finals Mrs A. R. Blank and Mrs H. Chetwin, of Christchurch, handed out an unexpectedly heavy defeat to Misses Shirtcliff and Gillanders to enter the semi-final of the women’s doubles. Mrs Blank’s cut had the opposing pair seriously troubled and the northern women ran out winners 6-1, 6-2. Misses Miller and Patchett were not seriously extended by Mrs White and Mrs Newlands, while Mrs Lewis and Miss Eaton accounted for Misses Raymond and Harris Thompson with the loss of only one game in the two sets. Misses Sumpter and K. Edbrooke had a harder fight to reach the semi-finals against Misses Bolderston and Morrison, the third set being taken 9-7.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEN’S SINGLES Second Round W. E. Renton beat E. W. D. Unwin, 6-2, 6-1. J. Shea beat J. Roseveare, 6-3, 6-3. B. B. Loughnan beat L. McKinnon, 6-2, 6-4. V. Oakey beat W. G. Gerard, 6-2, 8-6. B. Whelan beat H. Wilson by default.

Third Round I. J. Corich beat S. Watson, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. M. Souter beat L. McDonald, 6-1, 6-3. H. A. Barnett beat J. Pollock, 6-2, 6-1. W. E. Renton beat J. Shea, 6-2, 7-5. J. McKenzie beat A. Feathers, 7-9, 6-2, 6-4. B. Souter beat V. Oakey, 6-0, 6-0. R. G. Pattinson beat B. Whelan, 6-3, 6-3. C. F. Penfold beat B. B. Loughnan, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Quarter-Finals. Renton beat C. F. Penfold, 6-3. 3-6, 6-3. Corich beat McKenzie, 7-5, 8-6. Barnett beat M. Souther, 6-2, 7-5. Pattinson beat B. Souter, 6-1, 6-3. MEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. A. C. Shaw and G. Keen beat H. T. Richards and M. Wills, 6-1, 6-1. B. E. and M. J. Souter beat V. Oakey and Ravenwood, 6-1, 6-3. W. G. Gerard and B. B. Loughnan beat E. W. D. Unwin and J. M. Kerr, 8-6, 6-0. E. Pickerel! and N. Patchett beat P. W. Young and W. M. Sexton, 6-1, 6-1. L. McKinnon and J. Pollock beat R. Murchison and F. Boys, 6-2, 6-4. F. Lewis and P. Durning beat J. Milliken and T. Morrison, 6-1, 2-6, 8-6. B. Whelan and J. McKenzie beat J. H. Smith and M. E. Crowley, 6-0, 7-5. Second Round A. E. Sandral and W. E. Renton beat D. W. Bain and R. C. Tonkin, 6-1, 6-1. G. C. Reid and R. J. Taylor beat W. R. Fea and G. Sumpter, 6-2, 6-8, 6-1. L. McKinnon and J. Pollock beat A. C. Shaw and G. Keen, 6-1, 6-1. H. A. Barnett and C. F. Penfold beat C. Durning and J. Roseveare, 6-1, 6-0. I. J. Corich and R. G. Pattinson beat Lewis and P. Durning, 6-1, 8-6. S. G. McDougall and A. Feathers beat M. and B. Souter, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Whelan and McKenzie beat Gerard and Loughnan, 6-3, 6-1. Pickerill and Patchett beat G. Askey and J. Dick by default. Third Round Barnett and Penfold beat Reid and Taylor, 6-1, 6-3. Corich and Pattinson beat McKinnon and Pollock, 6-4, 6-3. Sandral and Renton beat Pickerill and Patchett, 6-1, 6-3. WOMEN’S SINGLES. Second Round. Miss M. Jefferson beat Miss D. Todhunter by default. Miss S. Gillanders beat Miss E. Gawith, 6-4, 6-8, 6-4. Miss D. Patchett beat Mrs H. T. Richards, 6-2, 6-2. Third Round. Miss D. Shirtcliff beat Miss M. Jefferson, 6-1, 6-2. Miss J. Eaton beat Miss A. McKenzie, 6-2, 6-3. Miss S. Gillanders beat Miss D. Patchett, 6-2, 6-3. Miss D. Miller beat Miss H. Forrest, 6-0, 6-0. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First Round. Misses D. Raymond and G. Harris

Thompson beat Misses A. McKenzie and J. Fraser, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Misses H. Sumpter and K. Edbrooke beat Misses N. Oxford and V. Campbell, 7-5, 6-3. Misses M. Bolderston and P. Morrison beat Misses E. I Davies and P. Harper, 6-0, 9-7. Misses D. Shirtcliffe and S. Gillanders beat Misses M. and T. Sextoa, 6-0, 6-2. Mesdames C. Chetwin and A. R Blank beat Mesdames H. T. and J. O. Richards, 6-4, 6-2. Third Round Misses Sumpter and Edbrooke beat Misses Bolderston and Morrison, 5-7, 6-4, 9-7. Mrs R. Lewis and Miss J. Eaton beat Misses Raymond and Horris Thompson, 6-1, 6-0. Mesdames Chetwin and Blank beat Misses Shirtcliff and Gillanders, 6-1, 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES First Round A. E. Sandral and Miss D. Shirtcliff beat H. T. Richards and Mrs Richards 6-1, 6-2. J. Milliken and Mrs R. Lewis beat M. Wills and Mrs J. O. Richards, 6-2, 6-2. H. Wilson and Mrs Chetwin beat J Dick and Mrs Dick by default. J. Pollock and Miss H. Sumpter beat T. B. Hart and Mrs Hart, 6-1, 6-2. B. B. Loughnan and Miss J. Edbrooke beat J. Brown and Miss J. Fraser, 6-4, 9-7.

Second Round W. M. Sexton and Miss M. Sexton beat E. W. Kerr and Miss G. Harris Thompson, 6-1, 6-2. F. O. Schmidt and Miss A. McKenzie beat E. W. D. Unwin and Miss P. Harper, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Sandral and Miss Shirtcliff beat L. McKinnon and Miss B. Lee, 6-2, 6-4. S. G. McDougall and Miss D. Miller beat Wilson and Mrs Chetwin, 6-3, 6-2. Lewis and Miss Eaton beat Pollock and Miss Sumpter by default. B. Souter and Mrs Newlands beat A. Feathers and Miss H. Forrest, 6-1, 6-4. W. E. Renton and Miss D. Patchett

beat W. G. Gerard and Miss N. Oxford 6-1, 6-1. BOYS’ SINGLES. First Round. R. G. Blair beat C. I. Hally, 9-4. Second Ro .nd. J. L. Brown beat A. M. Aitken, 9-3. G. Nicol beat F. Cosgrove by default. S. McWhirter beat L. Armstrong, 9-1. D. Williams beat E. J. Schmidt, 9-5. J. Roseveare beat R. Underhill, 9-6. J. Bolderston beat J. G. Balfour, 9-5. R. G. BJair beat A. Muir, 9-0. Third Round. Williams beat G. F. Smythe, 9-7. Blair beat Nicol, 9-1. McWhirter beat Bolderston, 9-6. GIRLS SINGLES. First Round. M. Bolderston beat P. Quilter, 9-6. Second Round. E. Gawith beat M. Geddes, 9-1. M. McLean beat M. Sexton, 9-3. M. Bolderston beat M. Wurm, 9-2. Semi-Final. P. Morrison beat E. Gawith, 9-3 HANDICAP EVENTS MEN’S SINGLES. First Round. P. Williams (owe 3-6) beat B. Hayes (owe 3-6), 6-4. 6-l< H. Roberts (owe 4-6) beat D. M. Shea (rec 15), 6-4, 6-3. James Flynn (owe 2-6) beat R. Lewis

(rec 4-6), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. F. Lewis (owe 30 2-6) beat R. Roberts (owe 5-6), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. L. Abraham (rec 2-6) beat M. Wills (scr), 6-3, 6-2. R. Underhill (rec 4-6) beat H. T. Richards (rec 2-6), 6-3, 6-1. J. J. Clemens beat B. B. Loughnan by default. Second Round. N. Patchett (owe 2-6) beat P. Walsh (scr), 6-1, 6-2. S. Blanchard (owe 15 3-6) beat M Ross (owe 3 6), 1-6, 6-5, 6-4. R. Murchison (owe 15) beat A. M. Aitken (rec 3-6), 4-6, 6-5, 6-4. E. Halstead (owe 2-6) beat R. S. McKenzie (owe 3-6), 5-6, 6-3, 18-16. E. W. Kerr (owe 1-6) beat F. O. Schmidt (owe 15 3-6), 6-5, 6-2. P. R. Callanan (owe 15 2-6) beat E. Sanders (owe 3-6), 6-2, 6-1. S. Watson (owe 15 5-6) beat N. Keeley (owe 3-6), 6-4, 6-1. J. Shea beat F. Lewis by default. H. Watson (rec 3-6) beat E. Pickerill (owe 15), 6-5, 4-6, 6-4.

D. Morgan (rec 3-6) beat J. J. Clemens (rec 15), 6-0, 5-6, 6-2. Roberts beat L. W. White (owe 4-6) 6-3, 5-6, 6-1. Abraham beat Underhill, 6-3, 6-2. R. G. Blair (owe 2-6) beat P. Williams (owe 3-6), 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. Flynn beat W. R. Scott (rec 15), 6-4, 6-0. Third Round S. Watson beat G. Dwan (scr), 6-0, 6-3. Halstead beat Murchison, 4-6, 6-1, 14-12.

MEN’S DOUBLES. Second Round. S. A. Shrimpton and R. J. Taylor (scr) beat C. Hally and D. W. Bain (rec 15), 5-6, 6-3, 6-1. H. Roberts and R. Blakemore (scr) beat J. J. Clemens and D. M. Shea (rec 3-6), 6-1, 6-4. D. Morgan and J. Rodgers (rec 15) beat J. Shea and James Flynn (owe 2- 0-6, 6-2, 6-3. J. Pollock and L. McKinnon (owe 30 3- beat E. Halstead and R. Roberts (scr), 6-2, 6-3. W. R. Fea and G. Sumpter (owe 15 3-6) beat N. Patchett and A. Jessup (owe 3-6), 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. R. T. Shiels and S. Blanchard (owe 15 2-6) beat J. Milliken and T. Morrison (owe 30), 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. N. Keeley and G. Simes (scr) beat P. Callanan and D. H. Williams (owe 3-6), 6-2, 5-6, 6-1.

W. E. Renton and P. W. Young (owe 15 3-6) beat R. G. and S. J. Blair (owe 2-6), 6-2, 6-4.

V. Oakey and R. Ravenwood (owe 5- beat F. O. and E. Schmidt (owe 15), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. A. E. Sandral and G. C. Reid (owe 40) beat E. W. Kerr and T. B. Hart (scr), 6-4, 6-3. Third Round R. Murchison and F. Boys (scr) beat E. Sanders and E. Hawkey (owe 3-6 >, 6- 6-2. I. Kelland and H. Watson (rec 15) beat Oakey and Ravenwood, 6-5, 6-1. A. Shaw and G. Keen (owe 15)

beat Roberts and Blakemore, 6-4, 6-2. Shiels and Blanchard beat Keeley and Simes, 6-4, 6-3. Fourth Round Shiels and Blanchard beat Murchison and Boys by default. WOMEN’S SINGLES. First Round. Miss R. Ellis (rec 2-6) beat Miss P. Quilter (scr), 9-4. Miss M. Sexton beat Miss B. Lee by default. Miss R. Campbell (scr) beat Miss E. L. Davies (rec 2-6), 9-5. Second Round. Miss K. Edbrooke (rec 3-6), beat Mrs C. Chetwin (owe 15 3-6), 9-4. Miss E. Patchett (scr) beat Miss P. Morrison (scr), 9-6. Miss J. Edbrooke (rec 3-6) beat Miss M. Sexton (owe 3-6), 9-3. Miss R. Ellis beat Miss M. McPhail by default. Miss M. Watson (scr) beat Mrs H. T. Richards (rec 4-6), 9-6. Miss J. Doyle (rec 3-6) beat Miss D. Raymond (scr), 9-4. Miss N. Oxford (scr) beat Miss R. Campbell (scr), 9-5. WOMEN’S DOUBLES. First Round Mrs A. N. Oakey and Miss S. Gillanders (scr) beat Misses A. McKenzie and J. Fraser (owe 15), 9-7. Mrs H. T. Richards and Miss Richards beat Misses M. Stephens and J McLean (scr), 9-4. Second Round. Mrs T. B. Hart and Miss V. P. Blair beat Misses Bullen and McPhail, by default. Misses R. and M. Ellis beat Misses J. Doyle and M. Jefferson by default

Misses B. Lee and N. McKenzie (scr beat Mrs gnd Miss Richards, 9-8.

Third Round. Mesdames A. R. Blank and C. Chetwin (owe 30 3-6) beat Mrs J. D. Richards and Miss H. Forrest (owe 15), 9-7. Misses E. and D. Patchett beat Misses P. Morrison and M. Bolderston by default. MIXED DOUBLES First Round. I. Kelland and Miss Watson (rec 15) beat P. Walsh and Miss M. Stephens (scr), 9-3. S. Watson and Mrs A. R. Blank (owe 30) beat L. Abraham and Miss B. Lee (rec 15), 9-6. F. Lewis and Miss J. Eaton beat M. Wills and Miss Todhunter by default. J. Brown an,d Miss J. Fraser (scr) beat W. G. Gerard and Miss V. Campbell (owe 3-6), 9-6. W. M. Sexton and Miss T. Sexton (scr) beat N. Keeley and Miss J. Robertson (owe 3-6), 9-3.

D. Sutherland and Miss D. Raymond beat Sandral and Mrs Sandral by default. R. Roberts and Miss J. Halstead beat J. Dick and Mrs Dick by default.

G. Keen and Mrs Newlands (owe 15 2-6) beat G. Nicol and Miss P. Morrison (rec 15), 9-5.

B. B. Loughnan and Miss N. McKenzie (owe 15) beat R. Lewis and Mrs Lewis (rec 2-6), 9-6. F. O. Schmidt and Miss N. Oxford beat L. W. White and Miss K. Organ by default. Second Round Kelland and Miss Watson beat Sexton and Miss Sexton, 9-3. DRAW FOR TO-DAY The draw for to-day is as follows: Barnett and Pattinson 10 a.m., Renton and Corich 9.30 a.m., McDougall and Feathers and Whelan and McKenzie 11 a.m., Barnett and Penfold and Pattinson and Corich 11 a.m., Sandral and Renton and winners of McDougall and Feathers and Whelan and McKenzie noon, men’s singles at 1.30, men’s doubles at 2.30, Miss Eaton and Miss Shirtcliff 10.30, Miss Miller and Miss Gillanders 11 a.m.

All other players to report at 9 a.m.

WELLINGTON TITLES By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, January 3. The Wellington lawn tennis championships were concluded to-day. The results of the finals were:— Men’s Singles: N. G. Sturt beat D G. France, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2. Men’s Doubles: N. G. Sturt and D. G. France beat C. A. Pearce and Robertson, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Women's Singles: Miss J. Douthett beat Miss E. Plummer, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. Women’s Doubles: Misses Douthett and Plummer beat Mrs Dickson and Miss M. Howe, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0. Mixed Doubles: The final between D. G. France and Mrs France and G. A. Pearce and Miss E. Plummer has still to be played. Boy’s Singles: S. Painter beat N. Gordon, 9-3. Girls’ Singles: Joyce Nicholls beat N. Huse, 9-7.

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS POSSIBLE INVITATION TO NEW ZEALAND TEAM United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright BRISBANE, January 2. At the annual conference of the Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association, it was decided to ask Victoria if it was practicable to invite,, a New Zealand team to meet an Australian team at the inter-State carnival in Melbourne. In discussion of the admission of New Zealand into the Archbishop Kelly Shield competition, it was stated that an amendment to the rules would be necessary. The matter will be considered at the next conference.