The Detroit times., 1912-12-07
Change in Rules Has Helped to
Create New Cham
pions
VETERANS ARE CROWDED
OUT BY KID PLAYERS
Game Is Due to Become More
and More Popular From
Now On

The attention OF the committee o
lawn tennis solons. headed by Henry
W. Slocum. vice-president OF the Uni
ted States, National Lawn Tennis as
ISOLATION. which Is engaged in frans
ing new rules and laws for the game
has been called to the fact that the
playing-through rule for the nationa
championship has stimulated the
younger wielders OF che racquet
throughout the country as nothing ha;
done before.
Last season brought out many
youngsters who promise to place the
American game upon the pinnacle II
enjoyed In the days of Malcolm Whit
man. Dwight Davis and Holcombe
Ward. IL was unparalleled In that all
along the line youth was served.
The tremendous victory of Nc
Loughlin was only an episode. Along
with him. standing shoulder to shoul.
der. are Wallace F. Johnson. r. Nor.
ris Williams, A. ii. Man, Jr., of Yale;
Dean Mathey and George NJ. Church
OF Princeton; Clifton b. Herd and
Watson M. Washburn, OF Harvard,
and Vanderbilt @. Ward, the last
named the sensation OF the closing
championships. who now Is at Yale
with Richard s. Maynard.
In addition there are William Lee
McKim. interscholastic champion OF
the University OF Pennsylvania; Jerry
II. Weber. OF the University of iii.
nois. and l7-year-old Californian,
William Johnston. who is to make his
conquest OF eastern courts next sea
son. gs
There Is not "a doubt that. the
youngsters are crowding the veterans.
| The boy Johnston was the marvel OF
the Pacific coast last season. In
doubles he played Mclaughlin and
Bundy TO a standstil and trimmed the
great Melville III. Long In excellent
fashion. The boy works with the
whirlwind speed of Mclaughlin.
Those who study the situation care
fully and scan the increasing mum
Der OF younger players believe that In
framing the new rules the committee
will lay stress upon the encourage
ment of the junior players. Already
a plan Is being mapped out for an or
ganization that viii include all the
Igreat public park courts and schools
of the country.
The scope of such an undertaking
and its effect is momentous when IL
Is remembered that in the last ii
wears only. five Americans-Larned,
Ward, Wright, Clothier and McLough-
lin-have won the national champion.
ship. or these men Larned was In
THE first rank for two decades. He
was 80 years OF age. however, before
he irst won the title.
In the last few years only half a
dozen men ever gave promise OF at
tanning the title. or this number Nc.
Loughlin was the only one to arrive,
and with the exception Of Wallace +.
Johnson, who made a sensational
comeback this year. the others-Bun-
lily, Touchard, Long and Niles--haye
retrograded; so II Is highly improb-
able that they will ever be seriously
considered again as contenders for
the championship.
II thus Is apparent that there Is,
and long has been, need for new
blood. Loud and insistent has been
the cry for players fitted to wear the
mantle of the departed or departing
giants. and previous to this season
Il met with no response.
II Is small wonder. therefore, that
hose who have espoused the playing
through system are welcoming with
open arms the youngsters. each one
pf whom has come through the ordeal
1f the Championships.
or course the complete sweep oil
the Californians last season intensi
led rivalry with the east. In meas
ire the answer to the secret which
enabled California to send to the east
n steady stream of players to lock
lorns with the best this region pro
iuces, and either overcome them OF
,ome close to II, has been In q meas
are answered from England by 80
tidespread adoption Of hard sur ~
md fast playing courts.
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