New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-21
Sure TO GET LAWN
TENNIS PLUM HERE
Final Round for Davis Cup
Matches Will Be Played
in This District.
TOURNAMENT DATES
DELAYED ONE DAY
Australia Wants to Play Its
Match with Canada on West
Side Club Courts.

The challenge round for the Davis Cup
will be played on the new turf courts OF
the West Side Tennis Club, at Forest
Hills, Long Island. in August according
70 a well informed lawn tennis player.
The executive committee of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association
met yesterday at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel to allot dates for the many tour
namonts this year. The members OF the
Committee continued in session for sew
eral hours. and the statement was mace
thai the dates will be announced to-mor-
row afternoon if some further data
come TO hand in time.
No announcement was made concerning
the Davis Cup. but one Of the tie matches
may be given 10 the Germantown Cricket
Club. OF Philadelphia, and another to the
Longwood Cricket Club. Of Boston, while
the final will be played here.
The national body. 1t Is believed. also
will give permission for the playing of
the preliminary match between the Aus
tralasian and Canadian teams in this
city. The Lawn Tennis Association or
Australasia cabled yesterday to the Davis
Cup Committee asking If the match could
not be played at New York. instead of at
Niagara -the-Lake. Canada.
In addition to the allotment Of the Da.
Wis Cup matches. the executive commit
tee, il is known, will give the women's
national outdoor championship to the
Philadelphia Cricket Club; the Intercol-
legiate Lawn Tennis Association cham
pionships TO the Merton Cricket Club, Of
Philadelphia; the New York State cham
pionshps 10 the Crescent Athletic Club,
and the national championships to New
port.
1t is probable that the Middle States
championships will be taken from Orange
n. j., and given 10 some other club. The
women's indoor national championship
early in 1915. will so 70 the 9TH Regiment
Armory. as usual.
1t is believed that several of the inter-
national players will make their appear
ance before the Davis Cup matches at
the tournament of the Yahnundasis
Tennis Club. OF Utica. as well as the
more prominent of the Western stars.
Among those present at the meeting
yesterday were Robert d. Wrenn, presi-
dent of the L. S. n. L. T. A; A. L. Hos
kins. vice-president; Henry w. Slocuin
Richard Stevens, treasurer; Edwin f
Torrey. secretary; W. J. Clothier, George
I. Adee and Palmer +. Presbrey.
In spite OF the report that Longwood
and Merton would each gain one of the
coveted preliminary Davis Cup matches.
II is believed by many that the West Side
Tennis Club will get these and the finai
TOO. 1t is pointed out that 10 seat the
spectators al any one Of these matches
will cost the club holding il at least
5000 which would leave little OF no mar
gin Of profit.
If all the matches were given TO the
local organization, the national body
would save at least $1,000 on the cost of
the stands alont In addition, the West
Side club has shown that il possesses I'M
equalled facilities for handling at least
1000 spectators al its new grounds. and
the transit facilities are second TO none
N this country.
-Four applications were received for the
international series. as follows: West Side
club, New York; Allegheny Country GLIB,
Pittsburgh; Germantown Cricket Club,
Philadelphia. and Longwood Cricket
Club. Boston.