New Britain herald., 1917-02-09
TENNIS SOLONS IN
 ANNUAL SESSION
Several Cities Seek National
 Singles Championship

sixth annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis asso citation opened at the Waldorf-As- toria beginning at 4 o'clock this af- ternoon and the amateur topic is sail. tent among a host of rather perplex- ing problems.
 As prelude to the big convention there were two minor meetings at the Waldorf yesterday. In the after noon the committee headed by Edwin F. Torcey. secretary of the associa- l ton, to report on the proposed na- 1 tional championship doubles tourna- ] 1oent went over the various offers l Of clubs to stage the tournament. l While no announcement was made of 1 it's findings it was said that the com. mittee had looked with favor on the l proposition of the Crescent athletic club to hold the competition at Bay 1 Ridge.
 1 If the West Side Tennis club fails l to retain the national singles tourna- l ,nent there is no question that it will ] be awarded the doubles. There ap- l peared to be some doubt last night
 as to whether the courts at Forest
 Hills would once more be the scene of
 the singles event. Considerable op-
 position to keeping -he tourney in
 New York appears to have been de-
 Neloped by Philadelphia and New
 port agitators.
 Opposition to Committee.
 The opposition seems to have been
 organized not so much against the
 West Side club as against the execu-
 tive committee of the national as-
 sociatiOn, which favors the adoption
 of the proposed amateur legislation
 and the retention of the singles at
 Forest Hills. Various contrary mem
 bers of the association are evidently
 in mood for everything the execu-
 tive committee. That body met last
 night and arranged the program for l todays session.
 While sentiment in this section is and no doubt rightfully, in favor o1
 the proposed amateur rule, it looks
 very much as if the amendments vii
 be beaten. As the changes affect the . constitution, they require a two-third: n vote and this, from the outlook las night, the supporters of the reform will hardly be able to muster. There . are about 260 votes and the amend l E1ent will require approximately 1S( f votes to pass. As 1t will require only l about 91 votes to beat the amend,
 ments the outlook for the proposed A legislation is indeed dark.
 It was said by Western delegate f at the Waldorf that the .sentimen ] west of Illinois was strongly opposed - to the changes and that canvass O. . the various members of the associa . ton had proved that the opponent: of the amendments were assured of i; S majority of the votes, George T. Adee = president of the association, wal e very hopeful that the changes would . be voted in. He would not concedt
 that opponents of the proposed stric e amateur rule could gather 91 votes s Two New Officers.
 In addition to the prohibition :. :. against engaging in the business O. '. selling tennis goods after April 1 S 1918, the amendments on amateurisn < include a clause which would pre- vent players from accepting expense! and other courtesies from hotels fol competing in hotel journeys. Tha
 amendment is a good one, but is verj
 badly wo-ded and seems destined foi
 defeat.
 The business on hand includes tho
 election of officers. MT. Adee an6 | Mr. Torrey are to remain, but Rich | , is to give way to Bernon s. Prentice I and A. L. Hoskin, vice president, i:
 to retire in favor of Dwight F. Davis
 The institution of a doubles tour lney similar to the singles champion
 ship event, the restriction of division al championship, the creation of { new section in the Pacific northwest t the creation of forty-f1ve junior ten t his centers and many other ques. tions will be voted on The sessior will be started at 4 o'clock p. m. an( there will be an intermission for din. :. lner Then the battle will be resumed