The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-16

NEW YORK, Dec lG. Tennis ha,
become quite eame--a really nntiona
sport, one might say" ventured Paul u
Williams, field secretary of the United
States Lawn Tennis association
Yes. yes. 20 on. please"
rive years ago the tennis dcvoteci
numbered about $4,000 or 100 0OU More
than 100000 are affiliated today with IN,
various clubs throughout the United
htatcS. That means one tennis player
Tor every 200 inhabitants, which Is qult,
a ratio isn't IT,"
"Righto' And how many clubs nr,
thercy"
approximately 500. ~ this number
oO oher orsanl2atlons such as golf
country clubs, and neighborhood tonni.
clubs, etc. which have not joined the
national association"
How many clubs were there ten years
"EIGhty-eisht as members OF the asso.
I'm 1906" added williams there were
iory-thrcc sanctioned tournament dates
Last summer 295 were held That's lust
hpou' seven times Ms many as ten years
sso- ana thatS y real tipoff az TO the
groWth OF the net games since 1905
w ooo, 900 Standing Investment.
Willnmh estimated that there we're at
least 100 600 clay courts In the United
states Tho cost OF each varies ranging
from 'I5 to $500 Fixing the average at
G2b-a conservative figure-mcans that
nS,7So 900 ls tied up In courts alone. Tn
cost OF clubhouses: equipment, etc, adds
Al least $50. 600 0UO TO that total making
IN" enormous sum Of nearly $40 O00 600
Invested In the sport. without counting
'he t0th' Tor personal para nphernnlia
Whht iH the average cost TO each
payer per season for upkcep. exclusive
o. club dues was the next aulIr put 10
williams
THE expenditures vary" he answered.
.,Ionrnamrnt players will spend from
tou TO woo per season. Club members
VINO rarely move away from home spend
something like $50 per year Tho man
or woman who plays only occaslonatly
VIII lay out from s. to t26. according TO
now elaborate the toggery tastes may be
The correct average. Therefore. would b.
rather TO strike because haven't figured
showing Just. how many PLAYERS there
are In each df those three groups
would an average Of SIS per season
Yes, very much so; /, might even be
ccaLed conservative, because haven't
figured In anything spent for railroad
rare hotcl bllls. taxi hire, tips etc.
10000 Spend 2.5oo, 900 Yearly.
ana 30, from this, YOU will gather that
tno eooOvo tennis players spend annually
At least u2. 900 600 or more for personeI
equipment such as balls. rncpucts shoes
stockings and other tennis clothes
What has brought about this ever
Increasing popularity OF tennls7 Williams
wss asked
The people have come 10 leorn TINT
u Is game that fascinater and thrills
both plnyer and spectators. that II ia a
health developer and II does a lot TO
Keep them young" was the reply ''Th.
spenlhg public courts IN many OF the
mrger cries has been one of the might
lost factors In the SO called uplft OF ten
mis- to the ranking OF najor sports
In tho other dnya tennis was consid
red a same for the wealthy only Courts
were unknown In the parks II YOU didn't
belong to club you couldn't play tennis
ANA II cost quite BIZ OF money TO CON
tinue ny member OF the clubs So
me game was played almost exclusively
by the rich
But when several cities built public