New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
TIGERS WIN IN TANK TOURNEY GOES BEGGING
Ne5o York Il. &. VII Not Hold
State Ld1cn Tennis Cham monship.

Again the New York State lawn tennis cham
pionship tournament Is TO move to new scenes
Such was the decision OF the New York Athletic
Club yesterday. and Lewis II. Freedman, chair
man OF tho lawn tennis committee. notified A L.
Hoskins. OF tho national association. that the
courts Mt Travers Island would not be open for
the meeting this season. In refusing 10 hold the
meeting the New York Athletic Club is actu-
ated by several motives and the state cham
pionship4 which ranks list Of sectional tourna-
Inents' IS placed in the field for a number OF
other organizations to squabbIe
The vcIssitudes attending the holding OF this
tournament since 1903 have been most discourag-
ing No other has been SO fought over and
resulted in such vexatious problems It has been
made the scapegOat of schedule work on the part
OF the executive committee, and with a question
OF venue arising this year the New York Athletic
Club decided at once TO refrain from making an
application and TO plainly state the reasons for
doing.
The New York State championship had been held
under the direction of Sedgwick Farms Club. OF
Syracuse for more than ten years. until in 1904 the
national association, to please a committeeman,
scheduled lively invitation meeting for the same
week. and so made It impossible for tho cham
ship TO get its quota OF entries That year Syra-
cuse club protested. but without any avail. The
next year, 1895, 1t turned over to the Staten
Island Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club. 1t was
played there the following year, but there was so
much dissatisfaction that in 1907 the championship
was awarded TO the New York Athletic Club But
I4lo lIaAiohdl dSbOClauOn put on q tournament Tor
the same week at the Country Club OF West
chester, with the result that again there was a
clash, and the New York Athletic Club was out
spoken at the time to how 1t regarded such
action.
Since the championship OF last season a new
lawn tennis committee Lewis H Freedman, chair
mani +, 3. Roundey and Thomas W. Chiffon, has
assumed management of affairs OF the sport
Mercury Foot organization It has undertaken
elaborate plans for the improvement of the present
courts and the establishment a fine field OF turf
courts the latter not 10 be ready this year, at
Travers Island. While these plans being per-
fected 1t came to the attention OF the club that
the inner political circle of national assocIa-
ton was secretly being Influenced again to change
the place OF the tournament This led to prompt
action.
I
There was broadening OF club affairs at the
annual meeting OF the Brooklyn Lawn Tennis Club
yesterday. More elaborate plans for tho season
were made in addition to arranging to place an
unusually strong team in the Metropolitan League
championship series. The election for officers re-
suited in returning Walter l. Pate as president
for his third term Robert Cassamajor was elected
secretary and Arthur A Hasseu treasurer The
board Of governors was Increased from seven TO
nine members In addition to the officers who serve
upon 1t there were elected Charles c. Putnam John
c. Remond. William E Morriss, Louis l. Grimes
Weston Williams and r. H. Boggs