El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-07

7 AVN tennis team matches appear
Il likely TO show a marked increase
in popularity during the coming sea
son. The wonderful tournament com
petition which. beginning in 1903 with
the appearance Of 1.-THE players from
California, reached their climax with
the memorial International battles for
the Davis cup in 1914, temporarily
swept the team competitions to one
side It was only by the colleges here
and there throughout the country that
the team and series matches found IA
vor.
The annual across the continent Sc
ries OF the east and the leading men
from the Pacific coast served TO in
splre some Of the clubs TO institute
contests OF a more local character.
The Offering Of the Tri-City cup by
Lieut. George " Church esta blished
an interesting team match between
New York. Boston and Philadelphia
The latter city for several years has
Fought out strictly city team champ
ionship which has created intense 10
cal interest.
New York Wakes Up.
Although a trifle tardy about fall
ing into line on such an excellent plan
for bringing out all classes Of play
ers, New York eventually organized
the metropolitan Tennis association,
following the annual meeting Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association in February Throughout
all OF the early efforts made TO bring
a majority Of the clubs Of the city into
the new organization, Charles Cham
bers, Of the Kings County Lawn Ten
MS club, has done yeOman's service.
Almost insurmOuutable difficulties
due TO war time conditions deferred
from time TO time the final launchings
Of the first Metropolitan team champ
iOnship series. After considerable ef-
fort. seven clubs have agreed TO take
part in the championship. In way
the success Of the venture represents
a parting tribute to Chambers. who is
not TO have a part in the competition
he created Chambers has established
under the c0lOrs Of the y n c. A.,
and he is soon TO be on his way TO
France
The great satisfaction Of the Off
GERS Of the Metropolitan association
lies in the fact that the seven clubs
represented in its first championship
are the most representative in this
city. The schedule. includes The
West Side Tennis club. Montclair Ath-
Ietic club. New York Tennis club
Kings County Lawn Tennis club, Uni
versity Heights Tennis club, County
Tennis club of Westchester. and the
Terrace club Of Flatbush- The COM
posite membership Of these clubs. the
membership that is out on the courts
and keeping the game alive and active
at this time, includes some Of the men
who have made national and interna-
tional lawn tennis history in the
past
At least three OF the men who
have baftIed urOund the world for
the Davis cup-Beals c. Wright,
Frederick B. Alexander and Karl
Behr. are expected to occasionally
represent the West side Tennis
club. Fred II. Hovey, the national
champion of 1875, stands rs the
leader Of the MontcIuir Athletic
club forces, and it Is likely that
in some OF the matches WyIie c.
Grant, former national indoor
champion. viii be on the team for
the New York Tennis club.
Charles Chambers. J.. W. 1Iersereau,
Of the University Heights club. and
J. NJ Lawrence Of the County Tennis
Club Of Westchester, have worked out
a schedule Of q team competitions,
three each on the home courts Of the
seven clubs. which viii keep the play
ers busily engaged week ends for the