New-York tribune., 1915-01-24
WHY COURT STARS
DISLIKE NEWPORT
Lawn Tennis Players Who
Favor New York Bare
Their Grievances.

To IN, Sporting Editor, New York
Tribune.
Sir: To prevent false impression
which might arise from recent pub
lished statement Of Charles ". Bull, jr..
claiming that our tennis players com
mittee favoring New York has been in
accurate IN some respects, We wisn 20
make the following reply:
Regarding the courts az Newport
FIVE Of them we're so poor last year
that A number of matches were held
over 20 get on other courts. Any ten
mis- PLAYER knows that continuously
talking and moving background OF
white. blue and Yellow dresses and par
ssols makes the best stretch OF turf IN
the world a total farce as a tennis
court II IL Is inaccurate 20 call > =
20 foot green fence no Background
10 stop the above then We are inaccu-
rate.
Regarding our statement that only
s6 OF the 100 ranked PLAYERS contested
last wear AZ Newport. this : evidently
not challenged directly. We do not
doubt that the great majority OF the
frst twenty PLAYERS have competed IN
the last three years al Newport, for
with few exceptions they would have
had 20 do so in order 10 be ranked IN
the first twenty.
There are others in the country VINO
might have been ranked in the first
twenty. however. had the championship
been held where they could and would
have competed We submit that the
first twenty are only one-fifth OF the
ranking list. and reiterate that only
about one-thrd were enabled 70 play
last year because of where the tourna-
ment was held. Does Mr.. Bull desire
10 restrict the Championship 70 the
fTst twenty?
Regarding the 1000 or 5000 people.
we believe this IS quite generous es-
innate. We stand absolutely bv our
statement Of few hundred tennis en-
thusiasts present; for one cannot con-
slider the summer colonies OF James
town. Newport and Narragansett tennis
enthusiasts IN comparison with those
who play the game themselves. There
are less than a few hundred tennis
players in the Newport gallery yearly.
and we submit that unless man plays
a game himself he is not likely 10 be
an enthusiast IN our view.
Consider New York and its vicin-
ity. with thousands OF men playing the
game for the pleasure OF II. These
men are what we call enthusiasts and
whom We intend TO exchange as a gal
lery for those people who yearly flock
10 the Newport tournament, as Mr..
Bull himself knows. many OF them Just
as much 20 see the latest frocks and
dresses as the latest tennis played.
Our statement that New York held
no event % national importance is a
correct one. The Davis Cup matches
were not events OF a national character.
but were and always have been termed
international matches. Davis Cup
match may not be played IN this eoun-
try again for years. Boston has the
Eastern doubles. national event. New
port has had the only other national
event in the East.
Our statement regarding the cham
pionship court is not challenged, but
Mr.. Bull simply states that u can be
rectifed. which may be more difficult
than he imagines.
Regarding rates and accommodation
az Newport, the players can, II they de-
sire. live in small. little side street cot
tages and get reasonable Rccommoda-
tions. II they care little for heat, com
fort and surroundings. But tennis
players do rot care 20 continue return
ing 10 Newport every year and live
under such conditions.
There is not one real hotel in New
port. Consequently. there are abso-
lutely no accommodations for tennis
men in any numbers who might care 20
see the tournament. This whole condi-
tion is so we'll understood and disllked
that il would be wasting time 10 cor
slider IL further. Our committee has.
however, obtained rates more reason
able than those above pictured from
the best of New York hotels. and con
sequently our statement in this regard.
as in all others. is absolutely accurate.
TENNIS PLAYERS COMMITTEE.