New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Regular Tennis Ticket
Meets No Opposition
Championships Restored d
After Bitter Fight Ma
tional Singles for
West Side
By Fred Hawthorne

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Sensation followed sensation at the
thirty-seventh annual meeting of the
Association at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel last night, and surprise followed
surprise. All the delegates were nerved
up for most bitter fight on. the cleo
tion of officers. where stern opposition
against Julian S. Myrick, candidate for
vice-president, was looked for. Instead,
the whole ticket named by the nomnat-
ing committee was elected without q
dissenting voice.
The next surprise came on the ques-
other sanctioned championship tourna-
mcnts. Before the meeting, the feel
ing was almost universal that there
would be unanimous vote in favor
of such a measure, yet the bitterest
debates of the meeting developed in
tho discussion of this question, and
it was not until after midnight this
morning, that the delegates voted to
restore the title play.
Action in Night Session
All the action of the meetisg oc-
Cured at the night session. The after
noon hours were given over to routine
reports by the various committees.
But before the delegates actually as
scmbled, a most unusual procedure by
The executive committee started a
storm of comment and seemed to in
ecate that the radicals" had won
signal advantage over the "conserva-
tives" right at the start.
Edwin Fuller Torrey, secretary of the
association, who was one of those ac-
lively opposed to the nomination Of
Mr.. Myrick, was named by the commit
tee to preside in the chair during the
meeting. This was most unusual
proceeding, in view of the fact that
Mr.. Myrck. acting PRESIDENT was the
logical man for the place, in view of
the absence of Major George T. Adec,
president.
More than this, it developed that Mr.
Torrcy had been empowered to cast
all uninstructed proxies in his posses
sion, and they were considerable in
number, at his own discretion. This
was taken as Il sign by Mr. Myrick's
supporters that his candidacy for office
was we'll nigh hopeless, and there w;s;
every reason for such a feeling.
Before the delegates adjourned for
supper the "radicals' had made up
them slate which named Torrey for
vicc-pres George ". Wightman
for secretary and Clinton l.. Childs for
treasurer leader of the opposition
success at this time, and declared
Myrick would be showed under.
A Lightning Change
But lightning change took place
during the dinner hour. The "radicals'
counted up their proxies and discovered
that they were lacking many votes of
the number necessary to elect their
candidates. 1t was then decided to
abandon the fight completely, and this
was done.
When Mr. Torrey announced Maj jor
Adec's namc for pre- csident d single bal
lot was cast and he was elected unan
Inously, Then came the dramatic mo-
ment. "Ihe name of Julian S. Myrick
has been proposed for vice -prcsident,'
said Torrey. "What is your pleasure ?"
~ moment Ol SlIcItc lDiiOWCO ana JlltIl
delegate moved that Myrick be unani
mously elected. 1t was done. as was
also the complete ticket named by the
nominating committee. including Tor
rcy as secretary, Wightman as treas
urcr and the following delegates: For
sectional delegate to serve until 1920,
Edwin G. Shcafe, Boston, for New Eng
land; for sectional delegate to serve
until 1919, A. Y. Lcech, jr., Washing
tor1 fc,- MiISlo fo, Jnlo
at-large, to serve until 1920, Clinton l..
Childs, Pittsburgh; c. d. Jones, St.
Louis. and Paul Sheldon, Hartford.
Next came the vote on the restora-
ton of mpionships. James S. Cush-
man, Of the nominating committee,
rose from his scat and made an inn
passiored plea against restoration, ask
ing the delegates how England, France
and even Germany would receive the
announcement that the United States
was not seriously in the war, but "was
playing games and taking things joy
ously."
Elon IT, Hooker, in rcbuttal. said he
grieved to "disagrcc with my dear
friend. Cushman,' but that he believed
the very arguments Cushman had used
were good reason for restoring the
championships, as this nation needed
Just such mental and physical relax
alton to nerve it on toward the sterncr
duties. After an hour of debate a
rising vote was taken and those in
favor won by vote of SO to "a.
The national singles championship
was then awarded to the West Side
Tennis Club; the doubles to the Long
wood Cricket Club. of Boston; the clay
court to the Western Association, Of
Chicago; the boys and juniors to the
West Side +. c., and the women's and
girls { a new tournament) to the Phila-
delphia Cricket Club.