New-York tribune., 1918-02-15
A Lively Row
Is Due To-day
In ennis Fold
Philadelphia and Other Dele
gates Decide to Support
Hoskins Against
Myrick
BY Fred Hawthorne


The annual meeting of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion, which begins this afternoon at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and will
probably continue we'll into the night,
may turn out to be one of the
most lively in the history of the as
socation, with three or four factional
fights to be settled. 1t is impossible to
tell just how the delegates are going
to act on the various matters that will
come up for discussion.
In some cases there may be COM
promises, but in others there are bound
to be bitter squabbles, notably when it
the ensuing year. Although the nomi-
mating committee named Major George
Townsend Adee for president, Julian S.
Myrick for vice president and Edwin
Fuller Torrey for secretary, the Phila-
delphia and District Lawn Tennis AS
sociation has come out fatty against
Myrck and insists that Albert L. Hos
klns, a former holder of the Office, be
named for vice-president Paul w. Glib
bons, president of the Philadelphia as
sociation, will be the choice of his
townsfolk for place on the executive
committee.
In Warlike Mood
For long time there has been con-
siderable feeling in the Philadelphia
district toward the New York members
of the national association, but this did
not break out openly until Tuesday,
when the Philadelphia and District AS
sociation held its annual meeting and
adopted the following resolution:
wv hereas: The nominating COM
mittee Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association has seen
fit to ignore requests from many
sections of the United States to
place a. l.. Hoskins, of Philadelphia,
on their list of officers suggested for
consideration of the delegates at
tending the annual meeting Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association and submitted a report
recommending that three of the ma
tional association officers be chosen
from New York State; and
"Whereas: The said report did not
call for the reelection of Craig Bid
die as delagate- at large, nor did
it include any other Philadelphian to
replace Mr.. Biddle; therefore, be it
"Resolved: That all clubs in the
Philadelphia district holding member
ship in the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association be and here
spective delegates to urge the cleo
ton of Albert L. Hoskins. of Phila-
delphia, as an officer of the associa-
ton, and further. to collectively and
individually use their best endeavors
to secure the election of a Phila-
delphian to the executive committee
as being in the best interests of
tennis in the Philadelphia district,
and for that purpose suggest and
urge the name of Paul W. Gibbons"
100 Clubs in Revolt
According to Philadelphia newspaper
reports, Hoskins will have the backing
of more than one hundred clubs af1il-
lated with the national association.
Philadelphia feels that she has been
sighted by the nominating committee
IN not having representative named
for Office
There is undoubtedly more or less
opposition to the nominating commit
tees ticket in other parts of the coun-
try, and it is certain that proxies will
play an important part in the action
of the delegates tonight. The Western
association, on the contrary, at it's an
nual meeting on Tuesday night, In
structed David O'Bear, its delegate, to
support the regular ticket, and it is
believed the Far West will take
similar stand.
The restoration of all championships
is another matter that will be voted
upon by the delegates, and, while there
is scattered opposition to this recon-
mendation of the executive committee,
the majority of clubs will probably
vote in favor of the measure.
In this connection suggestions will
also be made as TO the use to be made
of all money derived from tournaments
held by the associations clubs. The
general feeling seems to be that every
thing should be turned over to the War
DEPARTMENTS Training Camp Activi-
ties Fund. DR.. Joseph +. Raycroft,
representing the commission, will
speak.
Whether the national singles and
doubles championship tournaments, or
either of them, will be awarded again
to the West Side Tennis Club, of For
est Hills, L. l., is matter of specula-
ton.
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