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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1936. Volume 7. Number 4.

[introduction]

With Tournament now only a week away, it is possible to judge to some extent the chances of the various teams. Swimming is the strongest for years, athletics will make an effort to lose a wooden spoon, basketball seems strong. In the men's tennis there is a definite weakness. With players like the McCarthy Borthers and Morrison at V.U.C. it is surprising to say the least to find that little or no effort has been made to select a stronger team. B. McCarthy's name was submitted to the Delegates, and Morrison is included by a long-standing rule. In J. McCarthy's case it seems that a gross injustice has been done and that the Tennis Club have failed in their duty to endeavour to pick the best team possible. We agree that McCarthy's eligibility is uncertain but by what charter has the Tennis Club the right to say that he is ineligible. The Tournament Delegates of four Colleges are the judges and if they want assistance in matter of this nature they will ask the Tennis Club is developing a partisanship such as existed when Roussell left the Club some years ago.

The Tennis Club's duty to itself and to the College is to select the strongest team possible, not to usurp the work of others, and not to leave it to those who have the interests of the College at heart to make representations to the proper quarters.