New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
F. B. Alexander
Praises Canada S
Tennis Players
PossibilitylnternationalMatch
May Be Arranged for
Coming Summer
BY Fred Hawthorne

Frederick r, Alexander, the interna-
tionalist, who has played on every
famous lawn tennis court in the world
from Wimbledon to Newport, from Aus
tralia to the Riviera, declared last week
that never before in his career had he
so thoroughly enjoyed trip as the one
nc made to Montreal week ago Satur-
cay, when he, Harold Throckmorton,
Nathaniel ". Niles and Waiter Merrill
Hall played series of exhibition
matches for the benefit of the British
Red Cross.
"The enthusiasm and interest shown
by the Canadians was remarkable" said
the famous internationally yesterday.
I'm all my experience have never seen
ANYTHING to equal it. Not only that,
but they went out of their way on
every possible occasion to make our
visit pleasant. The matches were all
played indoors, on specially con-
atructed dirt court, and a grandstaud
was built for the occasion. Every seat
was taken and substantial sum was
turned over to the fund.
No. only were the spectators en-
thusiastic. but they had thorough un-
H6 VI VIC IillcI UVlNtS OF tnC
game and acted accordingly. applaud
ing when good shot was made and re-
naming silent when either side made
an error: 1t was pleasure to play be-
lore such crowd"
Matches Hard Fought
After the exhibition matches on Sat-
urday between the American PLAYERS
the visitors took the courts with four
OF the Canadians, A. j. Nesev. Angus
Castle. Gordon Cushing and Harold
'Grler, president of the Montreal Indoor
tennis Club. All the Dominion PLAYERS
we're around forty years of age. yet, ac-
co'olhg to Alexander, their game was
an excellent one and the matches were
hard fought.
E Cushing, who has only been playing
tour years. particularly impressed Alex-
ander He is more than six feet in
heIght and heavily built and hits the
can with tremendous strength. "He
mas one of the speediest forehand drives
/: / nave seen in long time, although
ms back hand is rather weak and he is
tlmld about going in to the net for the
VonIey," said the Davis Cup veteran.
The Canadians were determined ~
make the Americans their guests for
1he entire week, and it was actually
necessary for the visitors to steal their
way across the border to escape the
coh.lnuous round of hospitality.
according to Alexander there is a
t.py ptoss.pplilty that the canadians viii get
,ogether team next summer and en-
gage IN international matches with
men from this side of the line.
We regret that in previous article
something we had to say about the Sit
uatlon in the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association regarding the .
campaign for president was misinter-
preted IN some quarters
We declared that Joseph NJ. Jenninos
chairman of the nominating committee
OF the U. s. N. l.. T. ~, ard Albert l..
Hoskins had patched up their differ
ences and were working together in /
the latter's campaign for the presi-
dency.
We have known Mr. Jennings person.
aily Tor several years; and it is our
urn convection that he is not q man
to be swayed by personal friendship (
when he considers that such Friendship /
would interfere in the slightest man
ner with his duty as chairman of the /
dominating com.nlttee. The action Of /
MIR. Jennings's committee in namino.
George Townsend Adee and Julian S. /
Myrick for president and -prcsi-
Dent, respectively, bears out our con-
viction.
In making this explanation we are
animated solely by the desire to be
perfectly impartial in the matter. Mr..
Jennings has not intimated i'm anv
manner that an explanation from us
would be welcome. 1t is given volun- |
tarily, inspired by the knowledge that
IN the deliberations Of the nominating
committee last week the chairman
was animated only by the desire to
do what was best for the game of
lawn tennis, and that, we believe. he
ddld in naming Major Adce and Mr..
Myrick.
There are already signs OF awaken /
ing in the world OF lawn tennis, what
With the annual Seventh Regiment
Tennis Clubs championship tour
nament, completed yesterday, and the
series Of weekly matches on the
Heights Casino Courts in Brooklyn /.
On February the latter club viii
start its annual invitation tournament
tor women, with the probability that
Miss Molla Bjurstedt. national cham
plon; Miss Marie Wagner, national in /.
door title holder, and a score or more
of the other prominent feminine stars
Will compete.
In March cones the annual women's
national indoor champ tour
nament at the Seventh Regiment Ar
mory, IN which Miss Bjurstedt, who /
defaulted last year, will probably CON
test in the final round AGAINST Miss
Wagner. The mems indoor championship
tourney will begin on March 30 and
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