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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1939
Page
2
A heated debate flared as Rev W Evans opposed Albion Tennis Club plan for a Sunday tournament to aid the Sunshine Patriotic Fund. A Sunshine Fund committee vote rejected the event, which the club cancelled citing concerns over Sabbath observance and public welfare.
A local letter to the editor denounces a Sunday tennis game as sinful and immoral. The writer urges the community to ban the activity and tear down courts, calling for a return to pious values and an end to secular sports on Sundays.
At a Tuesday meeting the Sunshine Patriotic Committee debated whether the Albion Tennis Club could stage a Sunday tournament. The secretary indicated no official sanction had been granted, but letters to groups suggested entertainments would be allowed if dates did not clash. A majority vote refused Sunday tennis for fund raising, though some members argued for broader community views.
A local debate centers on a Patriotic Fund committee seeking to centralise money for wartime aims. The issue involves Sabbath observance, entertainment at the Albion Tennis Club event, and whether moral objections should curb citizen energy and soldier support. Editor notes the committee must respect its constitution while aiding soldiers.
The Albion Tennis Club committee writes to your paper with remarks on Rev W Evans’s Sunday sermon as published. They say the report misconstrued the club’s policy and emphasize the private nature of the club and its belief that Sunday sport should not be organized as public events. They note sensitivity to public goodwill and seek to avoid impinging on public access while defending club practices.
The Albion Tennis Club announces the cancellation of an American tournament held by its members to raise funds for charity. The decision comes after concerns raised about using the cause for alleged improper ends and to avoid public misgivings in Sunshine. The club states donors were not involved in trophy uses and rejects accusations of paganism or corrupting youth.
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