The sun., 1916-12-31
TENNIS DOUBLES
CHANGES NEEDED
Proposed scheme Of Having
Championship Draw for
Teams Up for Adoption.

Whereas 'he doubles OF tennis has
not kept pace "a interest aud success
with HE singles under the system OF sec
t'onsl qualifying events I've /;
"Hnso,red. That the executive com
mittee recommends h the duub e.
championship be decided by one tour 49,
rent. IN the same manner as the s.ng'cs
championship, and that the champion
team play through.
THE executive committee further
recommends ha, the sectional cham
p%ionships be continued md that the ru!.
passed last year requiring Al least one
member ~ q team TO be- a resident OF
Inc section be r~csc!nded."
From the foregoing 1t IL evident that
The doubles Karre IL In n for a thorough
~overhauling when the delegates gather
al the annual meeting Of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton February 9. This resolution.
adopted at the December meeting OF the
executive committee. generally COM
mends Itself TO tennis players. who think
thai the suggestions are likely to result
in improvement.
one trouble Ia past seasons has been
Ina teams often were hit or miss COM
bina long. Players who might he en-
tered IN the same tournaments IN May
would pair for those events, separate
later by .nt. ring different tournaments
and perhaps appear In August a. MEM
b-.,s of cntIre.y new combinations. The
crfcct OF this has been apparent in a
Standard Of bay notic-ably lower than
- attained In singles. FOR success In the
lv'o man gL.nc depends upon team wor".
This AN oA,y he attained by players
why play together until each man knows
inst activeiy Just what hs partner Will
do s.ni how H. will do II,
In III. deliberations OF the executive
committee Ii was urged that The pro-
posed chalges would alter the old s!tua-
ton and tend to promote the end which
is des.!ed. II the doubles championship
Is To- he decided in one there
vii. I've a greater Incentive FOR tea ms 10
aim ut that event than has been possible
under the prevailing system.
/. y believed that the Tendency VII
ne to form rVmo.na Ions early IN "a"
season ard enter local tournaments. in
q de- 10 deNe.op team pIas as rapidly
a. uo>s.b.~. wi'h this preliminary ex-
pri , 80 ard interest, Il IL argued,
[ ere SHOULD ne 2 'alSe entry 'S loi
The national Championships, because men
VII; he more lil;ely % take a week on
=, pay FOR The nat!onai title thar "a
take tie longer time 10 conpeie Ia toir-
.a,nerts 'or u sectional and ation
.l.ie. lie ermlned by a challenge round,
Requiring the championship team 10
p,ay through II another step that IL
expec:ed to prove popular. paralleling
az Il does tie procedure IN the national
singles champ orsh!p ami the growing
practice In other s.Is.rs tournaments
supporters OF this plan argue that Fuch
-easons make the d~-sirability Of the
suggested changes obvious, They be-
licve that the tendency will be Cor teams
To Del sis; from year To ear under the
system Of competition proposed, and that
within a comparatively short time the
involvement In doubles competition VIII
he marked.
Tie sectional championships are. re-
tanned because it's recognized that the
in,reasrd interest such "A tile gives local
competitions II not To he ignored. Some
men feel that the better plan would be-
TO hs " more such local tournaments ny
pre!iminaries to the national! event. hut
the prevailing opinion seems 10 be for
The plan that viii be presented to the
annual meeting.