New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-06
m BID FOR DAVIS CUP
~ ,LLENGE TO BE SENT.
p.ogrcsare Element Wins Fight at
I,a,cn Tennis Meeting.

.,,,snokep feeling OF the lawn tennis
i N"' ~. ,otintrv I'm session last night. that
TAsso no sent 20 England this season tof the
a~r rayis Cup. This was carried through al
lFs--,-sfth annual meeting OF the United
ihs '"s-'s Lawn Tennis Association at the
ssaes Astoria The power OF the executive com
Ns''0'- slso enlarged, and the progressive ele-
nise ,5.to-z- hy curtailing the list of invita-
- tournaments.
uoh -. much discussion previous TO the meet
IHe a lie .dyisabnity Of sending challenge 10
- This wear The progressive element repre-
h, hr Frederick G. Anderson. OF the Kings
go ~. Tsnris Club: Louis J. Grant OF the New
r.v-n Tennis Club. and the national chath-
s"A 15e,ls C Wright. OF the Longwood Cricke'
To+ -, turned many OF the wavering del
o'o, - - .s,o- OF issuing a challenge before the
esA uss called 10 order by President James
T,,-rtt Of Boston -.
..siDg up the question Of sending an ih'ein1-
=, .,sIlerlee DIT. Dwight began by saying 'liA'
n0-- z-srs nor Iarned could go on challenging
penn - ,,ea- he doubted IL top class team
u1 - gotten together. He stated positively
s0u.. -,sr,ber Of last seasons team received any
u1' .xr,enses from the association other than
NN--. $50 tickets He showed that there Were
Tx sts7,,rties in getting men 10 play abroad. and
M .so rrrlishnlen now that they held the cup
inclined 10 make changes IN the conoluohs
-. made il more difficult for the Americans 10
,ore 10 win the trophy. , r,,,,.
W. - " Lewis of the Merton Cricket CUB
ptnsdelphia made the motion. however mat Il
- ceiling OF the delegates that a team De
: - FrrIand This motion was earned anu
-,.ss-ick G. Anderson. Raymond D. Latte aAO
1r,risra J. ClotEer were named as cup-coii'ili''e
:. arrange the details and report within TWO "eeAs
: -. executive committee as TO the forwarding VI
ne chaIlense-
~. rolIcau showed one hundred clubs as members
- sc
- se r-eseut This indicated fair growth
5-,5ne tfe wear and in the report OF IaleI l-
REV the secretary tie Iacl vs. esssed and
-5f Interest in the sport mao gfe4Iiy IL IL 1,S,-
-, lie game mad spread throughout the country.
TIE election OF officers ioHoEeq t,1e 20 S5nstS
"A dried order. DR.. James DNlsnt ~ Doso,
sss reelected president ior the sALeel 1880 60
--ssident: Richard Stevens, treasurer ana fa''e'
s Presbrey, secretary. ..... ,,-,,,s,n,
The election of the executive committee pTougL .
a l. Hoskins Of Philadelphia, declared that me
gssocatiou wanted active players on NE
AZ that. while the former coIllill.tlees Ilau t
si5ed men who had done much Tor the Sport
10y were msn who were not az present IN G Gioss
ouch with tho game ana many OF nam selo .tt
,-,s1ded meetings. Mr.. Hoskins made motion
70 Increase nh, lumber OF neiiloeIs on me c@ ~,
-rtes and aIl.'Hch apparently on ToncaII lhe
,T,s was . 70 10 .. favo- of the motion. II was
there was some acrimonious talk after this. ana
.ss vn-5s close corporation were used as char
sasriEing the methods OF the management SO IN
'snss was the feeling that new mouon We
r-srsd that the new committee have nine mem
srs This was carried by 2 20 u.
he election Of me executive eornnlttee rsSGIlso
AZ follows. William =. Ciothier. Philadelphia Fred
81 G. Anderson. Kings County Lawn Tennis
-gb BROOKLYN. RAYMOND y. Little. West Side
avn Tennis club. Hoicombe Ward. Orange Lawn
Ss-ris Cub. Dwight F. Davis. 81. Louis; William
| Isrned. Annapolis. Nd. Kreigh Collins. Chi
sr5. A l. Hoskins Philadelphia, and L. D. Scott.
| -s,ce Lawn Tennis Club
here were some interesting figures IN the report
Richard Stevens. the treasurer The expenses
re International team were s2.0z5. OF which half
| y subscribed by the English Lawn Tennis As
ration In ali there was slight deficit in the
stiprs ~ the wear
Among the delegates present were Holcomoe
Ward Beels c. Wright, Robert .. Wrenn and
WTlisr- Iarned all n whom have held the
rsrious1 title and have played on the intsrna-
ionsl teams. Edwin 7. Fischer. Frederick G. An
ssrson Richard Stevens. Raymond y. Little Louis
\ Grant Thomas G. TrasK. Harold H. Hackett.
Palmer 2 Presbrev and Wylie - Grant