New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-16
STRIFE IN LAWN TENNIS
Echo Of Annual Meeting IN
Charges by L. {. Mahan.
QUESTION VOTE OF PROXIES
Insurgents Declare That Fight
Against Newport VIII BE
Continued This Year.

lawn tennis PLAYERS Who championeu 'H'
,s. ~ takine the national Championship
....-,ar,ert from Newport have come for
80 with charges that the officials ~ the
-,,,oral association are guilty OF sup
-.ss,n~ facts Lyle 2. Nahan. who. with
,.-l y Beh~ led the insurgent forces az
-. recent annual meeting. has come out
..,s,y n an open letter. He makes the
&c that the voting Of proxies, always
- subject u contention. vas not properly
so,o Also that tho officials have refused
. r,vn ~ the members ~ the association a
,,r,nle-s list Of the proxies. who held
.hsn, and how voted I'm accordance with
.,e wishes Of the delegates assembled ~
the meeting
Wallis NerriheV. the publisher ~ the
,%cisl lawn tennis organ. also supports the
,o,,ent,or Of Mir Mahan He states that
- has been deluged by letters Of protest
ron, all parts Of the country from those
vino we're AZ the meeting. stating that off,
c,sls we're faCranty suppressins the real
..c,s 4 real issue has been stirred up by
the correspondence, which. i'm the estima-
,ior ~ those seeking 20 straighten out the
,argle OF the national association affairs.
PROMISES 20 do away with the wholesale
voting of proxies.
Mr. MAJ stated yesterday that there
would be &c abatement In the attempt 70
take tho championship away from New
mort Those in charge intend 10 continue
their work right through the season Of
COMPARTMENTS about 10 begin. Furthermore,
the programme viii be carefully directed 70
Inc next annual meeting. when, they be-
bsve they viii - Euccessful
The open letter 50 M Mahan. which
vent N every lawn tennis PLAYER in the
country through the columns Of "Ameri-
can Lawn Tennis IN part follows.
have been very much interested in the
report Of the annual meeting appearing m
~our paper. ana u my memCrE serves me
rrr-i- there are several discrepancies and
omissions IN it Wnlch thihh ll proper 10
In the first place T vas very sorry 20 see
that the president had not cOmpheQ win
,.0-,r request 20 furnish you with the names
Of the representatives OF the various clubs
and the holders OF proxies. ! disuncty
rewer1ger that YOU made the request for
this information a. the meeting and the
president replied that fun report would
lie sen. YOU. / am particularly deSlrOuS
If obtaining this information. because l
know that a member OF the executive com
mittee hOlClns the proxy OF certain cluo
vcteG il contrary % the sentiment or that
tioral championship from Newport. As the
gentleman represented more than quar-
ie- Of the CLUBS voting In favor OF Newport.
7 think 10 would be very interesting 10 know
whether he similarly interpreted the senu-
rnent o. tho other clubs whose proxies ne
held
This Is the first time that these charges
have been openly laid before the players
Of The country 1t has raised a storm OF
.zvs-ea ,-~++scfs-7 AGAINST the executive
committee Despite hts efforts 20 secure
information that should be public prop
erty 20 a. Of the players in the national
association. Mr. Merrihew declares that IL
has been impossible for him 10 do so.
Dr. James Dwight president OF the asso-
cation and 4. L. HOskins, the secretary,
contend that they have no record or the
proxies The insurgent leaders in reply call
attention 10 the fact that the list was care
fully checked by Mr.. Hosklns ana tnat II
must he IN the possession o. some Of the
officials