Evening star., 1915-03-23
lawn TENNIS GROWING
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Dates Named for One Hundred and
Sixty-Seven Fixtures
This Year.

NEW YORK, March 23.-Robert d.
Wrenn, president of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association. announced
last night the official list of dates and
awards of championship tournaments
for the season Of 1915.
Never before in the history OF the
game in this country has so great a
number of tournaments received the
sanction of the governing body. As
signments have been made for 167 fix
lures this year. from coast to coast.
In 1914 the total was 1874. the record
number up to that time. This increase
in single year is a plain indication
Of the way in which lawn tennis is
forging ahead in leaps and bounds.
with no Davis cup matches to be
contested this year the tournament of
greatest Importance for followers OF
particularly in this city, Is the ma
tional championship. to be held on the
grass courts of the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills, Long Island, be-
ginning August 80.
First Big Change.
When the opening match is called in
this tournament it will mark the first
occasion upon which the national
championship has ever been held on
any courts except those Of the Casino
at Newport. 1t is certain the attend
ance will far exceed that at any previ-
Gus tournament Of the kind in the his
tory Of lawn tennis in this or any
other country.
The women's metropolitan champion
ships will be decided on the West Side
courts May % instead of late in the
season, as heretofore. while the wom-
ems national championships will be
played at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club. In Philadelphia, June Z. On the
pionships will begin on the courts OF
the Montclair Athletic Club, at Mont
clair. n. ].
The west Side Tennis Club. in orde,
tional fixture. did not apply for the
mems metropolitan championships this
year. Instead, this tournament will be
played on the dirt courts Of the Bronx
Vile Athietie Association. at Bronx
The national clay court champion
ships will be held by the Pittsburgh
A. A. at Pittsburgh. June 2s.
Local Journeys Listed.
The annual invitation tourney Of thu
Chevy Chase Club starts May Il. Ma,
| 90 the middle Atlantic tourney open,
at the Columbia Country Club. Tn,
District tourney mas been awarded Il
| the Dumbarton Club. starting Septem
ber 25. This covers all the local dates
| The Orange Lawn Tennis Club O.
South Orange, N j.. gets the annua
middle state championships, begin
ming June 81. and the New York sta t,
championship tournament is SHIFTED
this year from the Crescent Athleti,
Club to the courts of the Yahnunda 81,
Golf Club. at Utica. beginning July 8
The titles Of central New York stat,
also will be decided at the same court,
| and on the same dates.
| A new fixture this year will be tn,
| Panama-Pacific championship tourna
ment. to be held at the exposition
grounds in San Francisco. startinj
July 10. when both western and east
ern stars will be 'seen in action.
| The intercollegiate championshi,
| tournament will begin September l,
| on the courts OF the Merton Cricke
Club. at Philadelphia. and on the sam,
| date the West Side Tennis Club will
put on the junior metropolitan cham
| pionship.
| August will be the busiest month o
| he year on the courts, no less thar
'orty nine tournaments being sched
lled in that month. with July secont
] in activity, with thtrty-six.