Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-25
PHILADELPHIA'S PLAYERS ApT
OPPOSED TO RECENT ACTION NJ, a.
u. S. N. L. T. A. ABOUT MEE,rTMo
President George t. Adee Sends Letters g..
Attitude on Matter of Sectional Lawn u'slal
Tennis Tournaments
BY WILLIAM T. T1EDEN on

TAST week the Philadelphia and District as
IL opposing the policy of the u s. N. L. T,
A. regarding the granting Cor rather nom
grantng) of sectional clay court and Junior
state tennis titles.
But there are always two sides to any
question, and the u s. N. L. t. A. deserves
to have its opinion put freely before the
tennis public.
Below are extracts from letters from Mr..
George Adee, president of the National
Lawn Tennis Association. and +. #. Torrey,
the secretary, to Mr.. Paul w. Gibbons. pres
ident of the Philadelphia and District As
ISOLATION, dealing with this matter. There
Is also a letter to Mr.. Engle, president of
the Engleslde Tennis Club, Beach Haven,
which deals with the requests for several
titles.
Club Beach Haven, n. j.:
ceipt OF your application for tournament dates
on behalf Of the, EnFsside Tennis club. in which
July 15-Cay court championship of New Jer-
July 22-Junior clay court championship of
August 1O-Champonshlp OF Beach Haven,
gSSr 5o tho t or sSs aay
m b of Hw m SOME
years ago in IN an an endeaVor to standardSe titles
a resolution was passed that no clay ,oSG court
and You viii find that none have been, The
ouf n GSy t Of The Il neG States
other other title. ''''' - "''' ''N - ~
Sectional Tits
ss2rda9ce With Hnqther IT. rGsGuti2n en-. NO
planation | mean such title as 'southwestern
You appg or title Such Saa ds
side GIsp tba Is draws tne fhe
| players.
sire Sr 9ks oG%as title 2Sr
ment preiimihary junior seGtiona ma 90 cHampon nan phod
this junior under this title the winner ;,n2er
%heR eyent viii III be- held pTo6sby Just after
natIonal !aI mems singles and doubles championship
This Junior movement is ABSOLUTELY new land and
championship will be held and that preliminary
T Sn yo SyeTT @ DssR bt hs 9o
| event is a good deal better one than the one you
The date of August 10 will be all right for
your ehampionship of BEACH q, Haven; o,or nav
T Rsv ssd w SagS
CLUB Esry wSo SeriGSs for many years haHe
tcgrnament under the sanetiOn lion & Of the u nS IS N
aaS to s.; September ' T. inclusive. therefore your
a%sya Se Sn eT TsS at just
| time. will have to ask you to change your
'o'e qnS' EpwfN Sp'fTiIe[ FGLLrR ToRREY Secretary
Under the date of April II the U. S. n.
| l.. r A.. through Mr.. Torrey, send the fol-
| lowing regarding State, sectional and other
clay court championship events:
Clay Court Meet
the time Of the GTS.S fw9rd t tSs 9mahe Sf the
appaEnty accrue in thus exteFdnE d1cTaS Snnis In In
saS Other clay E ,3trs eyents WenS
be sm6iSuogs aGS Sso%d and connsns this custom
vailed dna d eI ,o n tbis natter ever since
Theretores they, cannot award clay court e0nr,
SRSmpionship Of Pennsyvania under present con-
atC9s This eoneuslon being TsGGsed t by no no
action taken at the tms Of the original n96Snf 66
9T me G fnf hf 4
car readily. see the apparent lack Of sdy.ssntage
Which Would be apt to benefit,
Under the date of April 1S President Adee
writes in part as follows:
The Executive Committee have felt for the S,S last
at of hG raeon eS%a o 2 sSs gF9Se S
mGed H wifi rea ahat in Il posssy So
sh titles in the oH county ana wSSd mss each
has always been eustG%Rsry howsyeE to So,Si%. SGn
qe no IN past SeaPs the eyent Win
thy same titemn other words The eommittSse n Tee
past but in order to protect the impGrtanGse p s Of
GoW oG Rey should nq award further Se
togal state ch9mpionships WHICH S me mean nothing
specified territory. In this way, in the past,
nrH psrt fS of State oeated at dfereHt clubs
in different sections Of the state; and the Exec
heHn Sheapen ehamponsSps by ;" awarding more Of
them and not wishing 70 disturb established
ciStion viii see their poInt of view and SUPPORT
thcm in their decision.
Since. the above Mr.. Gibbons wrote and
reminded Mr.. Adee of the Western New Jer-
sey title granted to Moorestown last year.
Under the date of April &c came the fol-
lowing. 1t might be we'll to add here that
Mr.. Gibbons knew nothing of the granting
of this title until 1t had been awarded.
In part Mr. Adee said:
Referring to my letter Of April TO- find you
IN To- bs for hs h HTs
the only IN me new " fractional State GRampionship
awarded last year and was only awarded at your
PARTICULAR request as the feeling 9f the EXecH- ecu
tional titles for such champlonships;
This year at meeting held March a. the
asins th.s award qf Ssdditiio3sI ,am6iEpous and
be Violating the Instructions and the intent Of
fractional State CHAMPIONSHIPS The fact that
IN New Jersey and Pennsylvanis fractional state
each State and not 70 another is not dscrimina-
tion on the part of the Executive Committee.
when there were not as many tournaments ap.
piled for, These championship titles We're
wEeS applied for them until The ExeoutTe &c i've SSs com
mittee finally realized that II they continued this
pionshp titles that none OF them would mean
anything, II so happens that today there are
States located in one part and not in another
because Of these awards above referred TO and
sSosston not to take away me from e2'S SnS o. cnS
which has run its tonrnament well In the past