The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-05
TENNIS WAR CRISIS
HERE; VOTE TONIGHT
Both Newport and West Side
Men Fire Parting Shots in
Battle for Tourney.
place TO DE- SAYS BULL

Whether the West side Tennis Club
Is a place where a player would have
to die down in the grass alongside a
railroad track or the logical place 10
hold the tournament for the national
law tennis championship will be decided
tonight at the thirty-fourth annual
meeting Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association. In their
parting shots OF tho fight for the tourna-
ment Charles VI. Bull, Jr., OF the Cres-
cent A. c.. for the Newport partisans.
made the former statement, while Karl
II. Behr made the latter assertion for
the players committee.
Bull, leader In the opposition to bring
the tournament here, summarized the
opinion Of the Newport partisans as fol-
lows:
"All we ask is that those who will
vote will consider the proposition that
II is the player who will feel the in
conveniences that may come to him.
He, after all, Ia the man most affected
and not the spectator. Every possible
convenience Is provided for by the Ca
sino officials, even to trainers and rub
bers. suppose, on the other hand, the
player az tho West Side during a hard
match wants a rundown. What can he
I'm a gruellng Ave set match?
There are absolutely no conven-
fences FOR big tourney. II isn't a Davis
cup series, and the player would. prac-
tically speaking, have to die down IN
the grass alongside a railroad track. Can
he jump into the ocean within fivo min
utes after he Is through with a hard
match? Long Beach Is twenty miles
away.
Another thing that should be consid-
cred is that the West side members do
not want the series, which will tear up
so many of their young courts. full
vote in the club would show this. Even
at their annual meeting they decided not
TO ask for the championship. but agreed
TO take Il only IL they were asked TO.
If Mclaughlin, Murray and host OF
others in the first rank would talk, in
stead of declining TO he drawn into the
issue. the public would soon know which
courts are favored by the knowing ten
mis- player"
Bohr. who with Holcombe Ward, Ray
mond n. Little and Lyle r. Mahan, will
lead the fight against Newport. spoke
confidently OF the outcome of the fight.
"T do not see how the Newport adher-
ents can possibly win out said Behr.
I'VE have against Newport eighty eight
votes or proxies, and there never have
been more than $50 votes cast at the
annual meeting. Consider for "A moment
the fact that there are within committing
distance of New York, within two hours
OF the West side club, l07 clubs out OF
total Of $50 In the association. New
port has within the same radius Just ten
clubs. 1t makes little difference what
Newport offers to the players to keer
/ them tied up to the Casino courts, for
4 Rf Auht fnr nj 10
who never gets chance To visit New
/ port. and who is. after all, the real ten
/ mis- devotec. Az a matter OF sport and
/ not or fashion tine status OF tine national
championship is due for change, and
/ the time is here to bring it about"
Owing to the importance attached to
/ the awarding OF the national lawn tennis
: championship this year, Robert ID
Wrenn. president of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association, an
nounced yesterday that the usual order
of business would be changed at the
meeting tonight in the Waldorf Astoria
and the matter OF awarding this event
will be taken up at o'clock instead OF
at the close OF the meeting. as hereto
fore So many delegates are making
journeys from distant points to be OF
the scene OF action during the debate
as to whether the all Corners event bC
/ nelu AT NeNpOTt, fOiest Mus OF some
other section Of the country that to hole
this matter over until midnight would
entail considerable hardship.
It is expected that the reports a
special committees dealing with the pos
sbility of challenging for the Davis
cup, the rankings. national colors ant
the election OF officers can be disposed
of in the early session between 4 anC
6 40 o'clock in the afternoon. Ate,
this-session there will he an ntermissioI
for dinner. which will be followed by th'
evening meeting. II is likely that TIL
largest crowd of delegates ever in at
tendance at an annual meeting will b.
on hand and one of the biggest rooms IL
the Waldorf-Astoria has been engaged
Seats will be provided for one thousand