The sun., 1916-12-10
TENNIS SOLONS ASK
CHANGE IN DOUBLES
Executive Committee RECON-
mcnds Title Be Decided
as i'm Singles.
SUGGEST OTHER REFORMS

Legislation which would rcvolutionise
lawn tennis In this country and the SUBJ
al OF which vas made public yes
terdsy VA approved br the executive
committee % the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association a; its annual
meeting In the waldorf-AstoriA on Fri
day. The committee has no absolute
legislative powers. and passed along the
Recommendations to the association as a
whole. They will be acted on at the an
nuai meeting OF all the delegates here
In February.
As was forecast In these columns yes
terday the committee recommended that
the present system OF deciding the ma.
tional doubles title he abolished and a
tournament similar to the singles cham
pionshlp event Ne Instituted. " the as.
Sociaiion accepts the suggestion. as very
!!kf'v ~ will. all the doubles entries
WI v!r.t ~ oa" bg orcn tournament
and hs champions VIII he required to
play through. II instituted. this tourna.
mcnt will probably be staged apart from
the singles championship and most likely
IN n different cii..
While the committee went on rccor !
~ UttUS VIlpstu W I'VE ITtrtHt uOuDteS
system II does not want the sectional
doubles championships abolished. 1t Is
for the welfare OF doubles competition
that there be as many big events as pos
sible in that speciality. The sectional
doubles would be used as a medium foi
bringing out the most formidable COM
binations for the open tourney.
Approve of Myrick's ldea.
The committee also recommended tina.
the present rule requiring at least one
member of "A team playing In sectional
doubles to be a resident OF that section
Be eliminated. 1t maintains tha: every
thing tending to restrict doubles play
had better. be wiped out. for the progress
Of doubles play here has not kepl pace
with that in singles.
Julian s. Myrick. president Of the
West Side Tennis Club. presented his re-
port for suggested qualifications for en-
try In the national championship. The
committee recommended their adoption.
These qualifications. already published.
provide In brief that an entrant for the
national singles championship should
have such tournament experience that
he might reasonably be considered en-
titled TO. compete FOR the national title.
In a general way the qualifications are
intended 10 par those VINO enter merely
for the sake OF playing in the national
event.
OF the twenty members OF the COM
mittee the following were present
President. George T.. Adee: vice-presi-
dent. A.. l.. Hoskins. Philadelphia: Sec
retary. Edwin r. Torrey. Clinton. y.
T.: treasurer, Richard Stevens. Hobo
ken; {. Frederick Watson. delegate
middle States section Palmer l.. Pres
brey. Boston. delegate New England Sec
ton Craig Biddle. Philadelphia. dele
gate at large; Julian s. Myrick. New
York. delegate at large; Watson NJ.
Washburn. New YoYl. delegate at large,
and Paul H. Williams, field secretary.
II Was decided to recommend several
amendments TO the constitution. The
president and secretary were authorized
TO draw a resolution to create a new Sec
ton. To he known as the Pacific North
west Section. Including the States Of Ore
gon and Washington and parts OF Idaho
and Montana. Territory for the new sec
ton Is taken from the Pacific States and
ire i"ntcrmountain sections whose dele
gates have approved the proposal.