UP TERMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19847, 16 January 1920, Page 5

UP TERMS.

THE DAVIS CUP CONTESTS.

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.' SYDXEY, January' 15. To-morrow the first two rounds of the smgdes will bo played. Patterson meeting Lowe, and Anderson Kincscotc. On Saturday tbo double? will be-played Brookes and Patterson playing Kingscot-e and Beamish. ‘ On }lo'-'d.iy the finals oi the singles will be decided.

(Received January 16, 11 a.m.)- _ SYDXEY. Jannar- 16. Toe weather is fine, and (he tennis courts arc in excellent trim and fast. The teams arc at the top of their f-rrm. -

CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION.

A meeting of delegates to tlw Canterbury Lawn Tcr.ms Association was held last evening _ Mr W N. Senv presided over an. attendance of thirteen delegates. The following were appointed member? rf the Management Committee:—Messrs E. 9. Taylor. B. J, Tr.-lor. G. B. Berry. P. R. Harman, ir. H. Buchatiaa, IV, M, Acgus, F. W. F. J. Murray, C. T. Aschman and H. Mvche.

Correspondence, forwarded bv the New' Zealand Bawn Tennis Association stated (hut Ihe Australian Association nos bound to the r.ng'ish Association in connection with the u<nl of tho English Davis Cup team, to allow the. English Association 50 per cent d fee profits of nil matches plnved bv that sociation's players. Mcar.-s Beamish'air) Bcwe. expected to be in New Zealand .for about two weeks, and one cord it ion of 41m New Zealand tour must bo that the.New Zee.land Association would guarantee sli their expenses during that time. Tho" player? would leave Sydney bv the Niagara on Febitiory 26, and would continue. their jourb’ev Homo via Vancouver by the Makttra. whieii wm expected to leave Sydney about (ha middle of March. The secret arv of tho New Zealand Asrocialicn had replied stating that hi? association would do all possible in regard to arranging matterj in New Zealand tor tho lour, end had agreed (hat. half”the prohts would be given as stipulated, and half tb n expenses would be guaranteed. ' bevern' members said tbnt tho Canterbury Association should ascertain the exact fir.anotal position, and what the association was ox'-Med to do.

Messrs B. J. Tav’or. P. IB Harman and-th? secretary iMr R. b. B"ownin?) wore n.pDoin!ed a committee to inquire into- the position ono to make (he necessary arrangements. A general meeting of tennis pin vers for--.varied recommendations ter tbs establishment of assoriation grounds, as a memori’l •i players who lost their lives in tho war, Urn recommendation!, urged that a proper! r under offer to the association, in Ferry Roan', containing about six acres and a ha f. witu a dwelling-house, or some othm Mutable property, should be purchased; th.U a specnl cmnmitte-, consisting of Mbs J. G. Lord and Messrs B. J, Taylor end W. Shevrjs, mould he sat up in conjunction with tho Giounds Committee, to consider wavs and wear? of raising a sum to purchase, the dm* -‘ 1V otl * ; Mint tba connniMes shoii.d bo veoomm and xl to hold a monster art union as a means of raising tbp sum, a bungalow or irinf.or-cur i? i>e r« n prirc; tint a strong appeal should be made to ad affiliated chibs to supp.iv; the association in the nrdovtaku'.g: that the association should consider the .idri<oblenM- of laving oow;t a. ; umber of grass courts in addition do asrhalt. cne«.

t .>'•osl obj-ctiru wr.s trkev. to the (v.iirU oei”; r ii the fiv-’! of ;i var m'-irria.j. but .r.i amendment that die wcrd “ memorial ’• ino::!d he struck out wj IoM. nrd .the re-.•nn-’ir;’.i.4:iti-;iis wove approved. < Hia chairman -said that nrwim-ia! motclr-a fheuld to r: - 'Hpriw;lcd, arci be held svtem-j-tic ally a'. ChrAUliureh cue year, at Auc*Irrd enotrer year and so on. _ It wnr. drc-iQ'-cl ta recommend to the We Miami A psacint : on ihrt ih - Anthoav Wildme: t'h eld mutches rhoiild be ployed ns, i;;terpraviriei.il comptlilinn*, Hus ycr.v if poss: 'ie, am! of lived limn in future voare. Thi seere.tary report'd Hint nine entries had been received for the inter-club B ernda competition, which, he said was verv sr.t:sfnctorv. i

Sevcnl nirnibers spoke for or r-gnirot Smidav tennis in omucclioii with funds for the inemori.il courts, bill im opinio” on the oliestion wis exprisml ni the meeting. U was reported that Mr AV. Slvct.p had been appointed delegate from the Asoot Chi I ', and Mr F, \\\ Cooper delegate- from the Web inste Club.

It was decided, on (he mot inn of Mr F, M. Angus, seconded by Mr P. E. Webb. That (he association ftrongly protest against the management displayed by ;v, committee in charce <}i fhe armicomet- s for the Xew Zealand tennis cHajiipioushia recently held in Wellington." ■ • - ...

Thb secretary wm-instructed'Jo M certain from the Few Zealaikl-- : Asaocitttioa',ii" ail invitation had been refiived from .thb' Amtralashn Association to aend/arreprecehttfivei tram New Zealand to Auatralii to' practise in anticipation of the. selection - ’ of the Dr-in Cup team.