Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
LOCAL TENNIS MATCHES
CANCELLED, DUE TO WAR
Harvard and Yale Clubs Notify toun-
try Club of Virginia Of Ina
biIity to Play Here.
MAY LOSE o. u. TOURNAMENT
Executive Committee OF L. ). y. l..
r. y. Considering ACCESSIBILITY OF
Calling on All Tourneys-Favors
Compulsory Military Training.

The heavy hand Of war was laid
up"n Richmond tennis followers. and
particularly those Of the Country Club
o: Virginia. la" yesterday afternoon,
when kilograms were received here an
noun"iug the cancellation Of the
matches with tn" Yale and Harvard
cubs and IN" possible cancellation Of
the Old Dominion tournament s:cncdulcu
to beg in on June
Athletic committees Of both ilar-
ward and Yale made public some time
..E" th"ir determination to call Off all
SPORTS iu til" event Of war between
tn" United States and Germany. The
baseball games have been cancelled and
ne teams. both OF which were touring
~ IN" time war was declared. now are
on their way back 20 the universities
kilograms announcing the canc.lIa-
zion OF the tennis team matches were
received hy the tennis committee of
the Country club OF Virginia Late yes
:crday afternoon. Yale was 10 have
rinyed The local players on the Coun-
Try Club courts her" tomorrow IN The
FIRST matches Of the local season. The
;e!rEram from tho Ellis read
Situation has n"ccss;ta,cd cancel
ing tennis trip Letter following. Very
II. STEVENSON.
The announcement from Harvard
practically was the same Members Of
mat team. six strong. were 10 have
met IN" Richmond players on April IL
Ih'. telegram from Harvard read:
War renders necessary .anceiiat ton
Of all our Intercollegiate schedules
Regret necessity. Letter follows"
'SiSned) FRED W. MOORE
The Old Dominion Tournament.
scheduled to begin al the Country
club on June 1. also is uncertain Of
being held At this tournament NJ
ways the biggest tennis event OF the
year 'in Richmond. Miss Mclla
Bjurs,edt, womans national singles
champion. was 10 have played here
as were Ed Whitney. OF New YORK.
and Carleton Y. Smith. of Atlanta.
L. :. y. l.. Il. \. Mny Call or Tourneys
Announcement already has been
made by the United states Nationa,
Lawn Tennis Association that the
possibility Of cancelng all of the 2ov
or more tourna ments scheduled 10 be
held in the United States this season
mas been left In the hands OF the
executive committee.
letter from President George T.
:Idec TO the Country Club tennis com
nittce announces that the national
executive committee now has the
matter under consideration and thai,
The various clubs will lie notified as
soon as decision is reached
the letter also calls attention 10
inc fact that the executive commits.
mas gone on record AS favoring a Fed
cldi universal compulsory military
training bill and urges members OF
the local club TO use their intiuenc.
with congressman and senator's 10
secure the enactment of such a bill
while fhe necessity for canceling the
matches ~ the Harvard and Yale
teams Is regretted by all tennis fol-
lowers here. the cancellation of the
Old Dominion tournament will be even
a greater blow. 1t will mean that
TINS city VIII not have any large tour
neys this season. and that all of the
playing Will be done by members of
local clubs.
However, II is a situation that exists
all over the country. and Richmond is
no worse off than scores Of other and
larger cities. Members of the Country
Club tennis committee expressed their
regrets last night. but. recoenizinC the
seriousness of the situation, accepted
the situation philosophically. Like all
other Americans. they are putting
aside their own interests for what ia
considered the welfare of the nation.