The sun., 1916-08-30
TENNIS CHAMPIONS
CHEER BOB WRENN
Retired President Of National
Organization Gets Silver
Service at Dinner.

Nearly everybody who IL eligible for
the tennis Nalhnlla could he found AZ
the Ho,e, As;or last nigh. cheering for
Robert II. wrenn. retired president OF
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association. In recognition OF Rob
Wrenr's service TO the game the ASSOC
citation was giving n dinner in his honor.
II also gave him a silver service that
looked from a distance Ike an ou,h, for
preparing and serving cocktails. II was.
The north ballroom was full OF cham
plons, present, past and perhaps to be
One OF the few notable absentees was
lchiya Kumagae. The japanese PLAYER
has a training system which includes a
surfeit Of sleep and excludes apparently
the good cheer OF American ~hanauets
when there is a battle on in the morning.
Nevertheless a song In which his prowess
was duly recognized was sung.
Young ana Ola Champions There.
william NJ. Johnston. the present
champion. was there, also Clarence J.
Griffin, Likewise Mclaughlin inc Daw-
son, whom Johnston and Grimm turned
W wv
ship hopes yesterday. McLoush!in sat
at the speakers table lbut did not
speak) beside his ~inseparable riva, and
chum OF the courts. II. Norris Williams
I'd, Lindley Murray and most OF the
other young corners were visible. rub
bling shoulders with Wrenn. twice ma
tioral champion and president Of the
association from 1912 to 1915. and with
other old timers who don't look so old al
Nhas vTl,.., II
Holcombe Ward, Raymond D, Little
George T. Adee, the new president Of the
association Beals c. Wright, NJ. u
Whitman. +. II. Hovey. II. W. Slocum
Howard Taylor and a host of Others
who have known what II In 20 own silver
cups by the barrelful.
With Wrenn at the main table were
President Adee, Howard A. Taylor
member OF the champion doubles team
OF 1859 Julian S. Myrick. president OF
the Yves, Side Tennis Club r. II. Little
a. l.. Hoskins, +. r. Torrey, Richard
stevens. ?. ". Williams. G.. W. Wight
man. Johnston. Mclaughlin. Norris
williams. Palmer f. Presbrey. G. Fred
erick Watson. Jr.. Craig Biddle. VIII.
lam A. Larned. william J. Clothier IAN
other ex-champion). J p. Adoue. Jr.
and Clinton L. Childs,
"sportsman ana Gentleman"
Toastmaster Taylor showered eulog1e.
on Wrenn and revived old memories b,
reciting the exploits OF Dicky Sears
Slocum. Beeckman. George Wright an
others Of more or less ancient days. III
said that Wrenn was "a sportsman ant
"A gentleman and as for lawn tennis
there 10 something In the game that dc
mands brains and character which en-
ablcs any one who 10 at the top II
tennis to 70 to the top In whatever com
mun!ty he lives" Wrenn blushed Al
praises showered upon him from thu
lips Of President Adee. who told him Il
his face that he was "the gamest ma
in America and had never done
mean or undcrhand thing" Wherewitl
Mr.. Adee handed Mr., Wrcnn the silNe
dinner service,
Wrenn confessed that his speech Ia
been driven from his mind ny what h
had heard, He said the dinner wa
1.-THE incest thins that ever happened I
me- lie thought tennis had mean
more to him than anything else in hi
life. He expressed satisfaction with tn
new system of developing young player
by Junior tournaments developed in In
past two years.
From time to time the 800 diner
fell into song, One o. their original ct
forts was dedicated to Wrern. Anothcl
which went uproariously to the tune 9
Solomon Levi" had Kumagae for il
hero. In KumaRae's absence his team
mate. IIachiro Mikam!, did his hest I
comprehend II.
But the blgSest noise OF the evenin
exploded when Mclaughlin entered. TIL
salute he received was even more ferver
than the reception accorded Champio
Willie Johnston. At least one woma
was seen In the balcony. She was Mr.
Barger Wallach. who was toasted as
player and patroness OF tennis. Some
the cracks In the national tournamer
were still, listening TO speeches AZ II "a
o'clock. while kumagac slept an
dreamed his dream OF carrying III
American cup back to adorn the Miksdo
cenkrs table.