New-York tribune., 1908-02-24
LAWN TENNIS CHANGES.
Enforce Old SerJice Rule, Ne1c Not
Necessary, Say Players.

One OF the features OF the national indoor lawn
tennis championship has been the manner in which
the PLAYERS and the followers OF the sport have met
in the last few days and fearIessIy discussed some
of the burning questions as TO the game The TO
CENT of several letters from DR.. James Dwight oy
Calhoun Cragtn and other prominent players, to-
gether with the manner in which A L. Hossins
and George Wright feeling the pulses Of things
in the way of proposed changes, Is acknowledged
10 be the forerunner of active management Az iAse
from the national association
Frederick b Alexander, Robert ID. Wrenn an
William a. Larned. the committee appointed 70
pass upon the service foot fault rule and any
other changes. have shown activity So far the i'm
preston prevails among the men in the indoor
championship that proper enforcement of the rule
and not rule is what is wanted. IL Is agreed
that little systematic effort in the way OF
holding players up the mark and the 7th
Regiment committee is affording splendid
hbition OF what may be accomplished in this direc-
ton, will straighten out the matter
Chairman Hoskins OF the banking committee ad-
mitted that many ways had been suggested -
obtaining the proper rankings the
committee 10 become dizzily confused IL the per-
formances of players in a few tournaments
taken the basis II leaves out large number
Of entitled 20 place. The complimentary rank
ing of the Californians. Long. Mclaughlin. Bell and
James. this year. has brought out some singing
letters from the Pacific Coast. c. Lorraine wyeth
the Ohio state champion. who is playing in the
present tournament. has just returned from Cali
fornia, where he has been playing against the men
mentioned. AS competitor OF wide experiences
Wyetn declares that Long. Mclaughlin and Bell
certainly entitled OF the first ten
instead of at the tail end OF the list Hoskins IS
seeking TO obtain the percentage method BY which
the English association ranks its players and Civ
ing il trial here II possible the coming season
Thirty-twO competitors Will play in the singles
handicap hand tennis tournament at the New
York Athletic Club. which will begin this week
on the club courts W ID. Lyon. the winner OF
last year drew place in the lower section OF
the draw. which was made yesterday by T. J.
GianninnL W. d. Bourne. 4 aces. Is drawn in
the same half. while his next strongest competi-
tor. w y Hines. aces. who IS playing an ex-
cellent game. leads In strength the upper half
The result of the drawings follows;
First round-James IL Haslfn aces VS. H
NJ v Connolly, l2 aces. H. : Riehle I2 aces
VS. G. = stow. i6 aces: DIR. McAuItre II aces
| vs. w y McCreedy, 10 aces. W. /. Stow "a
aces. vs. w \ Burke, 3 aces. +. wasserrnann
| u aces, vs. III :. Lyons. aces. r w krOelIe
aces, VS. T. CamptOn. II aces. w Arkeu II
| aces, vs. Or Mccullough. aces: F. Olsen 8
aces. vs.. w. A Hines. 4 aces; c. L. Brisg 10
aces. vs.. r. koundey. 3 aces; W. D. Bourne. 4
| aces. vs. j r. Byrnes 10 aces u c. Smyrhe fS
| aces. VS. r. II Cote. aces. : T. Shaw aces
| VS. DR. ID. fenney, IS aces. DIR. w Bogert rs
| aces. VS.. j. Naething. 5 aces. w d Lyon.
| scratch. vs. J. :. Kelley, 10 aces; pr w j. Pull
ley. aces. vs.. b. Harmed. 10 aces: j. T. Ma
l honey 10 aces. vs.. DR.. Hamlin. i5 aces