The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-22
TOO MANY ENTRIES
AT TOURNAMENTS
Tennis and Golf Associa-
tons Are Going to Do
Some Pruning,
az AssOcIated Pregsl

NEW 1OtktA1 PSD. GSt-IQHJ. a gem
erai movement to curtail entries at
various national championship tour.
naments is deemed necessary is
shown by the recent action Of the
tennis and golf associations. 1t has
become apparent that in order to pre-.
vent such competitions from becoming
top'heavy and long drawn out, some
form OF limitation In either the entry
or play must be adopted. At the an.
nual meeting Of the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association that
body went upon record as favoring
such move by adopting new regula-
/ tions governing the championship tour
| nament to be held at the West Side
club, Forest Hills. L. l., beginning
Thursday, August 80.
These will prove of great interest
to tennis players because they change
the character OF this event TO the eX.
tent that entrants will now be requir.
ed to show some qualifications to jus.
tify their competing for the national
title. These qualifications are not so
strict as to change materially the open
character OF the tournament. but they
do prevent those who might be fairly
described as having worse than an
outside chance from entering, mere
~ for the sake of playing in the nation
al championship.
When the tournament was shifted
from Newport to New York 1t was
felt that in such a large tennis center
many players might enter. influenced
in part at least by the desire to Sc
,,In n-Sg kn1.
es and to have the distinction OF COM
peting in this event, although with
I out a possibility of coming through.
Practically here has been some ten.
dency to restrict the entries by hav.
ing them made through club secre.
taries and this has helped to prevent
the tournament being clogged by the
,, presence of some who could not be
considered as serious contenders.
This restriction was not entirely eff
fective, however, aud 1t became nee.
essary to draw UP more drastic entry
conditions. These were presented at
the annual meetings, and the dele
gates from clubs all over the country
seemed to be cordially in favor of the
idea, us 1t went through without OPP
position consequently the following
stand as the qualifications which will
determine the acceptability of entries
for the nation championship in 1919
Entries shall close on published
date at least ten days prior to the be-
ginning of play.
Entries shall be open to players
in good standing belonging to clubs
or associations having membership
in the Il. S. National Tennis Associa
ton as follows:
81. Players no have been ranked
by tho L. S. National Lawn Tennis
Association, during any of the five
(5) years last preceding the tourna.
ment, or who have at any time been
ranked in the first 20.
"2. Players who in tho last three
(3) years preceding the championship
have been semi-finalists or better I'M
any two tournaments sanctioned by
the U. S. n. l.. T. ~.
20. Players who have in the cur.
rent playing season played In not less
than three (3l sanctioned tournaments
and have been made reasonably good
record. Committee OF Management
of the tournament to have the power
to rule on the value Of players rec
ord.
4. Players who do not qualify i'll
any of the above classed but whose
entry is acceptable to the Executive
Committee by reason of residence in
foreign countries, promise of skill,
or other circumstances deemed suffic.
lent to cause exceptions in their
cases.
ENTRIES shall be made through the
Secretary of club belonging to the
U. S. N. L. T. A."