ASEIRATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9430, 2 January 1909, Page 8

ASEIRATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND.

•HOPOSED WITHDRAWAL PROM 4€M AUSTRALASIA. . &ipPPOBED IN THE CXJMMONSO£' v WEALTH*SS«'. iqformation that New Zealand ; *im''. mctively bestirriag herfiejf in an iattompi to secure the world's tennie ftoprmziscj, and as a preparatory step jpOttijng adrift from the Australasian jjjiwciation, became public property in Sjp^ifey seme little time back. The Gb^iey "Daily Telegraph" states that Mfe^tP the Davis^Cup contest Mr' T. fp'fTicks received an official communi--4^09 from the New Zealand goyem\ng Ibj^ity, intimating somewhat curtly, ip th» form of a copy ot the resolation Ofcrried, that New Zealand desired to fjp£jj|jifette, No reasons were advanced, 'v£&> ■■♦to recipients of the commumoawon were left to draw their own conalns|on6J Now; the dominion is leaving no ftone unturned to gratify her ambiMpa, a,nd has already made representaMoae to the Lawn Tennis Association of ii*Jtt will indeed be a pity if the denM result, is: attained," the "Telefiripb "^says. '*' The present position is that Australasia ranks as champion ttnnig nation, a title won. after several . ffcruggles, and only retained this year j|ftfi£ a hard and memorable battle. E|iyb;,' New Zealand's young champion ' SEieflalJy contributed to this result W& 1 W freely admitted. But should |W^ Zealand be successful in her atIf to gain recognition as a tennis O»tiOTi> end tlfcn; take Wilding away from the present representative 'earn, jt^lrould not "mean that New i. aland lad n definite chance of winning the P^A: Oup. buCttterely that Australasia feoqld pro oably {ose it. , ?^Bjool£es and Wilding form the best IaISV • itt I^ie but unfortunately ■■■ iSs|^»r xan bft replaced here at preijpnii- B^P U^4 an y pth® r player or pUyera have to be eub'stituted. the new ftrjSnisation would in all likelihood be Just before he left- Sydney onrtbe return journey Alexander stated th»t Americ* could be , expected to nu^6 a big effort nest year. Laraed, Bealii Wright, Alexander and Hackett " be counted as posgibiKties, the t last-named as probabilities. To tfully combat such an invasion, be needed a rery strong opposi««th Wilding and^rookes are dfsifijiljly averse to such^a change. In i SSrsation with a 'Daily Telegraph 5 iwpesentative during the Australasian cfei^npionshipa, .Wilding said that he endeavour to persuade the New Satfand Association to reconsider its Hldnon, at the same time informing it that tßb Australasian captain's deiiinsTand also that of the Cup's donor, Dwigtt Davis, were that existES"^ arrangements should continue. - Wtgethor Mr Wilding has been eloquent ■ppujh to aucceed' jn bis mission has fcot >4* transpired. , , , " "Of course Njpw Zealand has many y^ngs _yet to -do before she can bo reacmmea or gain the right to chalbmUi, JB£r Hicks has not received any amclil intimation from the English AsSft&tion, bui aa inspired: . paragraph ia^e latest issue .-,.«£. i, Lawn Tennis,' tfujprga** °^ ttit body, states that the ■ BW&6C has been referred to the Ausi^Sfian Association, and its wishes S govern the votes of the British ;^ n a ;: £tteMOftT -Itris qtiite Ukely the nlcessary consent from the re-■BP^'iwb-iihirtfe of the different naSoaal associations will not be forthqesniaig. In that event New Zealand max withdraw 'from: Australasia, but S^l*t^ : can' stiU oatt on Wilding to the' ciir/s defence, and bis conSnfc 4 may be regarded as certain. Until t(*W- Zealand is granted * tennis nationbjotps' ah©, is- powerless to compete in ll^bßV&'Cup, andE her representatives |r|^ continue to support Ausitralaeia if J^jrio desire. V'**ifla.c--iaGiififc- K i>f the dispute need not lie «filalr&ed: upon. there is yU'iSA^ifiMitf»r :^r : New Zealand's diwoiitent; there is certainly none for |ft»i^Tii?fc ebujttition, which only means ttepW%re to lose laurels 60 recently i^tfu^ed isfteit « G much, difficulty."