The Jersey City news., 1902-02-17
LAWN TENNIS SESSION.
National Association Loses
S4oo-R Richard Stevens Re-
Elected Treesurer-New
Members.

AT 1eHgtHy HSeliAS u tiiS btht~p
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton, which was in session until early yes
terday morning at the Hotel Waldorf,
the adoption of new rules and otheT
changes were dismissed, but no action
taken of any great importance.
The report OF Richard Stevens. of Ho-
boker, treasurer. showed that last year
the association lost $500 Most of this.
however, was paid FOR new cup.
Seven new clubs were proposed for
membership and all eiected. The new
members are the Agawam Hunt Club Of
Providencs, Excelsior Tennis Club Of
Bristol, r. T.. the Maryland Athletic Club
of Baltimore Nahant Club Of Nahant.
Mass, Omaha Field Club Oakley Cour
try Club of WATERFOWL. Mass, and the
Richmond County Country Club of Staten
Island. The annual election of officers
stirred up the delegates more than usual.
There was general desire to infuse some
younger blood" into the board and two
Of the old-tiners. j. s. Clark and O. s.
Campbell, were dropped from the list.
In Clarkss place r. D. wrenn was in
stalled, and the full board was then
chosen as follows: President. Or. James
Dwight. of Boston; vice-president, Robert
d. wrenn. of New York; treasurer. Rich
ard Stevens, of Hoboken; and secretary,
Palmer E. f. Presbrey, of Boston.
There are seven other places on the ex-
ecutive committee. and for these eleven
men were nominated. The vote was then
takn on tn full board, and the result an
nounced as follows: William A. Larned.
of Summit, n. j., Sc ballots; Raymond D.
Little, of New York. %; Dwight f. Davis.
of ST. Louis, 81 William j. Clothier. Of
Philadelphia, 20; Malcolm D. Whitman OF
Boston. 2e; DR. L. W. Glazebrook, of
washington. %; J. p. Gardner. of Chica-
go, IS; Everts Wrenn, of Chicago, "a;
Clarence Hobart Of Murray Hill, y. j.,
IL; John c. Davidson, Of Washington 10,
and Holeombe Ward, Of Orange, 8. The
first-named seven of these were declared
elected The new members of the execu-
tive committee this year are CIothief and
Clazebrook, all of the others having been
reelected.
The question Of adopting an official or
gan was discussed. and despite DR..
Dwight's opposition. it was unanimously
agreed that An official paper was needed.
Lawn Tennis" the new monthly. was
formally adopted.
1t was late when the question Of place
and datea for holding championship tour
naments came up. and only a few were
applied for. Ii was unanimously agreed
that the national championship should be
held as usun. at the Newport Casino. but
a week late rthan usual, the week Of
August 10 being selected. the New oYrk
State championship was shifted from Buff
falo back to Syracuse. the New Jersey
tournament was awarded to the St.
George Cricket Club of Hoboken, which
asked for the tftle which the Orange l..
T. C. had decided to drop. There was no
contest over the metropolitan champion
ship, as had been expected. and the West
SIDE T. c. will again bold it Il its new
grounds at 1l6th street and the Boulevard
are ready The schedule of official tour
nainent fixtures will he made up by the
Executive Committee at its annual met
ing In March. 1t was Sunday morning
before the question of officially recog-
rlszing the new game of table tennis was
brought up, and the delegates were too
weary to go into the matter seriously. A
motion to recognize the game and draft
official ru.es was tables and nothing is
likely to be done officially for another
year.