The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12

grew in Importance and their sections
were admitted to this preliminary series
Last season sectional tournaments were
held in these four sections. the winners
then coming together In a final series
OF matches at Chicago, the ultimate
winners OF which. who were then the |
actual challengers for the title, play
ing the previous holders at Newport |
as usual.
At the recent annual meeting of the |
National Lawn Tennis Association TINS |
procedure was widened still further and !
the sections split up into smaller parts, |
so that there will be eight sectional
championship meetings this year instt al
OF four from each OF which the winners
will be qualified to play In the inter-
sectional series for the right to Chal-
lenge for the championship at the West
side Tennis club Eight selected teams
therefore will qualify for the finals at
Chicago in August. but there Is such
gap between that meeting and the
| challenge match about September that
/ IL will entail a lot OF travelling this
| year. particularly for those from the
! distant sections OF the country. For
| Pacific coast team to win the cham
! pionship this year for instance. and
/ there is "A strong probability that new
| California pair will make a strong bid
/ for the honor. its members would have
to win at san Francisco in June. at
| Chicago in August and at New York in
| September.
1t would be much wiser plan to sep
arate the national doubles entirely from
the singles since an out tne eha',enke
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| the oIue riopon meeting, a"u "o,u '"v
/ in'ersectional seIies '"u NC VS. va
/ sequel to decide the doubles champion
| ship for the year all at one time and
I place There are other reasons in IA
ror OF such move o.s'ue 'nose VI we
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one more logical step must inevitably
follow splitting up of the sections into
which the country has been divided Tor
the doubles, and this lies in splitting
the sections sun smaller, possibly allow
ing each state to qualfy It's state cham-
pions, and then mold the championship
tou'hafhen, open oh's W 'nose "no
naNe aua',,eu ~ SUI" az - 90.
uona. plellIn,sar,es nv =" w cav"
nus may prove 10 oe Tue pesl .tle'hou ..
.ln,.uhs we s's,es ".s"' S.'n n"sa,,t ~
wouid WORK a nuch greater haIushIp
mere SINCE iIrnit'ng some states 10 que
representative IN tne slhe'es wouIo shul
OUT dozens OF !es'tlnld'e dsp',aHts ipr
inc championship ute VINO shouiu De
aIoWed an opportunity 10 Try TOT the
honor
no limitation AZ All TOT AT an
corners tournament would ne best, but
II any is needed. this state form might
prove solution of the dffculty,
one of the curious results Of this
wears efforts to broaden the doubles
has been a homeless inequality in the
playing strength of some of the sections
which we're authorized TO send their
winners IA Chicago The Eastern cham
nionshin douhIes s,ju includes All Of New
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no ,,iddIa ,,aptic states--in short ali
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