The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
IVES? SIDE FAVORED
FOR NATIONAL TENNIS
Club Will Take Event If 1t Is
Offered. but Insists No
Fight VIII BE Made.
NEWPORT WANTS PLEDGE

That tho West side Tennis club. at
Forest Hills. Long Island, will be the
scene of future national championship
lawn tennis tournaments il the opinion
OF many persons closely connected with
the game. There as been a growing
feeling against the Casino at Newport
As the scene OF action, and year after
year there has been talk during the VIII
ter Of taking it away to other courts
but when tn . summer came around 1t
was found that Newport had tight
clutch on the tournament.
Tho main reason why the casino mas
kent the event so long has been that
no Other club could Offer proper accom-
rlodations and therefore refused to make
euv fight for IL. when the West side
cub moved from its old quarters at
?3Sth street and broadway to the present
cite on Long Island II was with tue
aVovcd intention OF making the club IN"
centre of lawn tennis in the United states.
sr not in the world The governors OF
thc club wanted to give their orEaniGa- p
ton the same standing us the BRUSH
cub at Wimbledon. ~ far As situation.
accommodations and well appointed
clubhouse can go they have done admir-
ably. Now they have a tennis centre
without the main event of American ten
as played on Its courts.
meeting was held at the West side
clubhouse recently TO determine whether
o. not the club would take action this
year in an effort TO get the national
event, but the majority favored letting
tie matter rest for another twelve
months After the meeting the club MEM
tcrs became acquainted with the fact
fuht there has been "A sort OF quiet cam
psign throughout the country. especially
~ the middle West and the south, 10
take the tournament away from Newport.
on learning tbs the West Side club
mcmbers decided to inform the eXecu-
tive committee of the National Lawn Ten
1is Association that they were prepared
80 take the tournament but that they
would OF make a light for ii.
The management OF the Casino AZ New
mort realizes the dangerous opposition
that might be offered and II, decided TO
improve conditions there. provided New
port j. assured Of the tournament for the
next five years at least.
Whether the West Side club will make
nm open fight for the event at the meet
ing of the executive committee At the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel tomorrow night
is doubtful. Most o. the voting will he
done by proxy. as few Of tn" delegates
west Of pennsy lvauia will attend.
II is generally taken for granted that
Il the middle West. the far West and
the South were we'll represented ut this
meeting or the west she clu1 Woulu nave
10 trouble NJ all in gaining the tourna-
ment, for these sections of the country
Ito not favor Newport at all The rea-
son for their adverse feeling 70 the
Rhode Island city, in addition 10 the
expense involved, is that Newport is pri'
Inariy social centre and that tn" ten
MS tournament becomes a sideshow 70
the social activities. There are quite Z
large number of tennis players through
tho South and West who keep away from
the tournament for the reason that the!
could not tit in with tue social life.