New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-30

mental in bringing the national chm.
pionship tournament to this city A..
IL had remained or upward Of thir.
years in Newport.
For Good Of Game
This was the man. then. chose, :.
succeed the retiring president. and n.
feeling has been almost universal sis,.
then that Mr. Myrick should 30 n.
choice for president in 1918. a.
matter Of fact. after the meeting :,
the executive committee % the A..
tional association IN this city early =
December u was taken FOR grartsl
that he would be the only candidate b,
that Office.
Enter here the disturbin elemeri,
the Bolsheyiki Of the lawn tens,
world. For the last month or more. b,
writer has been informed through ~
soiutely reliable sources. Edwin Full,
Torrey, Of Clinton. y. y. secretary a
the association. and Albert Z. Hoskirs
Of PHILADELPHIA. a former yice.pre,.
dent, have beea quietly hitting ~,
highways and the bywsys, drumrin,
up interest IN their own ezndidseir,
for the nigh Office
Both men aspire 70 occupy the san.
scat IN 1918, but since this is a physl.
cal as we'll as an official impossibii,y.
and they realize il. they are reported
TO have reached a "genteman's ,grs..
ment" whereby if Mr.. Torrey. for Z.
stance, comes to the national ree.lnv
next month and discovers after ali M.
votes and hard-won proxies have been
counted and recounted that he Is Nm.
able to put together a sufficient number
Of ballots 10 pull himself into Office. 4.
will swing his influence to Mr. Hoskia,
The Philadelphian, on the other hanI.
will act in similar manner in case tks
positions are reversed.
Anything TO Beat Myriek"
The Iorrey-Hoskins battle cry seen,
to be: Anything to beat Myries!" Az
it is along that line that both are ssi
TO be working. Mr.. Torrey has MAJ,
several trips to New York City in In
last few weeks. and when he was ra
looking at the tall buildings or buyir,
war savings stamps he was talklr
business for Edwin Fuller Torrey.
Down in quiet Philadelphia and 4.
surrounding district Mr. Hossins Ia
been just as diligent in behalf Of Al
bert L. losklns. For several yearsr q,
former yice-president Of the assoc,
ton was not on particularly eortf
terms with certain elements OF n
parent body in the City OF BrothglJ
Love, but time is the great healer, az
the past has been forgotten.
Mr.. IIoskins and Joseph Jennilx
chairman OF the national nominst4
committee, are reported 10 be worhH
together like well oiled machir
Whether they can match the hustl1
ability of Mr.. Torrey remains tok
seen.
When we talked with Nr. Myrieka
his Office a couple OF days ago in discus
ing the situation the acting presidss
had little TO say. lie was already avs,
of the double fight being made agsin
him, but it did not appear TO Won
him.
81 don't believe this is the timss
play politics" he remarked. land. a.
sonally, shall make no attemp; ted
so. The idea is rather disgustingt
me. will say this, however, thHl
am perfectly willing 10 abide BY .,
decision of the nominating commits
consisting of Joseph Jennings, Y
Philadelphia; James 5. Cushmsn, q
this city. and Charles Garland. n
Pittsburgh.
Time for Sacrifices
Mr.. Myrick expressed great surprs
when told that Mr.. Torrey had bc
on flying trips TO New York recently
II believe that this is a time VIE
every man in the association shoes
sacrifice all personal ambition in fsyI
Of the common cause" he said. T. tof
one, am ready TO serve in any capacity
toward that end"
Such is Mr.. Nyrick's passive A.
titude as regards the situation. b1i
whether the delegates for who's
proxies Messrs. Torrey and HOskirt
are said 10 be so diligently digginl
VIII consider the matter in the ssHii
manner, now that the white Light 4
publicity is thrown on their setiSl
ties. is a question that only the setid
OF the delegates az the annual meet
ing will answer 4
What, it may be asked is the ID
polling motive back Of Nessrs. lof
reg and Uoskias that could lead thG
20 jeopardize the welfare Of AZ
tennis al such a critical period? VIZ
the stab in the back ~ time WIS
II was generally agreed 10 forget
Il ~ BE- 1 q rs4h
til after the war?
Two reasons have been adyaneean
men in touch With the situation. flA
there are those who believe that "
veXing amateur question IS at y
bottom of the whole thing. end ~
certain elements in the Middle We
are seeking 10 square accounts W
Mr.. Myrick for his courageous 50.
on this question year ago, when
came out unqualidedly for a stre'E
depreciation Of the amateur rue
lawn tennis.
The Middle West Association, y
cording % this line Of reasoning.
working through one Or both ne
bers " the Torrcy- lioskins s'ss,[
roller combination 20 secure me
feat of Alr. Myrick AZ the polls "
month. 4 man with suca definite -
straightforward ideas rs to what ~
st.tutes bona-iide tennis Snia'si.
is not the proper person TO plaes
the presidential chair, TINS eis~'
evidently reasons. -.
The second reason does not press,
so many complications. for Us ~
Is merely the personal ambitions
Edwin Fuller Torrey ard Aloen =
Hosk.ns.