The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-28
CLAY COURT QUEER NAME
TO GALL PRESENT E
Earth, Dirt and Hard Other Terms Applied to Same
Surface in Different Parts of Country, One Good
as Another-Local Men Unsteady.

title DR.. Hawk formed a National Asso-
citation Of Clay Court Players and
threatened to secede with his following
from the L.. s. N. L. T. A.. and hold
their own championship tournament on
clay courts IL the parent organization
did not grant their demands. AT the
nnual meeting of 1910 the clay court
players came armed so strong with
votes that they put through their favor
lite scheme over all opposition n the
new fixture was i~nnugurated. 1t has
been held successfully each season
since. and nc matter how much we may
deplore the multiplicity Of champion
ship" titles II has furnished a fne
feature zach year.
1t Pittsburg they do things up we'll.
and the Pittsburg Athletic Association,
where the matches are being held, has
ten fine courts and a million dollar
clubhouse, with an equipment Of grand
stands to accommodate a large gallery.
Most tennis tournaments are held by
clubs organized exclusively for the
game. but the prestige Of this big or
ganization In Pittsburg has helped a
good deal to make h meeting a sue
cess each time II has been held in
the Smoky City.
Upsets have been frequent this sea-
son among the local players. As usual
Touchard has been playing in and out.
winning from Alexander at Sleepy Hol-
low and then losing to c. l.. Johnson in
the Middle States championship last
week. results so inconsistent that 1t is
difficult to reconcile them. Voshell In
singles and Voshell and Baggs in
doubles. who have been very prominent
among local tournaments in previous
seasons. have failed badly this spring.
and the combination for doubles seems
to be broker up. Vanderbilt Ward has
really been the most prominent figure
among the Metropolitan tournaments
thus far. having scored first honors in
all but two he has played in. The Bronx
championship at Bedford Park, the Har-
lem tournament. the Eastern New York
State championship Mt Hartsdale and
the Amackassin tournament at Yonkers
all preceded his victory last week In the
Quaker Ridge tournament at New Ro-
chelle. Only twice has he been beaten
30 far. by Rosenbaum in the New York
Tennis Clubs and by Wash
burn In the Metropolitan championship
at B~ronxville.
July promises to be a rather dull
month In local tennis circles, and the
centre Of interest will be transferred TO
the Pacific Coast until the Longwood
tournament for the Eastern champion
ship at Boston July IS. With four of
the best Eastern players away the in
vitation meetings at Nassau and West
chester Country clubs. which come in
July. will be robbed OF most OF the
stars. So many Of the leaders of last
ear were from the coast n have not
come a yet that the absence OF the
four Eastern men leaves the top class
rather bare in This section until the
combined Eastern and Western party
returns at the end of July.
The first really big OF the
year in this section promises to be the
Seabright event scheduled for August
9. The Metropolitan and Middle States
generally meetings OF the first class.
were poor this season in comparison,
The Newport and Southampton invita-
ton tournaments follow close after Sea
bright and then come the nationa'
| championships at Forest Hills. so that
all the big tennis will be centred right
here in the East from July 26 on. e
cept for the doubles. which will attract
the different sectional tournament win.
ners to Chicago for the intersectiona
championship series scheduled on Au.
gust 10 and II. The winners OF the
Pacific Coast doubles probably viii
| make their first stop on the Eastern triI
there n leave Longwood out this sea
son. coming direct from there to New,
port for the invitation that has taker
the place of the championships on the
courts Of the Casino.