The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10
US. WILL Have Team
 En Big Infer Allied
 Planned For June 26
Cream of Talent Tn This COun-
 try Will Be Called Upon Other News of Racquet
 WielderS Here and Elsewhere

The United States will have a ten hAs team in the matches to be played by representatives of the allied ar mics from June twenty second to July sixth at Paris. Clarence J. Grif- fin and Willis F. Davis of san Fran rt@co and Charles $. Garland of Pitts b1ysh left Now York on May fourth, win a party Of athletes who are go ing overeas to try for places on the various teams.
 The games were arranged at the invitation of General PershinE who asked tho allied nations to send rep rescntat1ves of their armies to Paris for this competition, which will in clude all branches of sport. Places on tho teams aro open only to men who have been in the army, although fin the case of the United States it is not nccesslry that men shall have been overSeas.
 C-@6in and Davis were on 9he 1916 ranking list Tn sixth and eighth places respectively. They were in brance last year SO they took part in no tournaments in this country. Gar land is a former junior champion and captain of tho Yale tennis team Captain Watson M. washburn and Lieutenant Dean NIathey are in France and with Harold Breck. a Californian, have been playing in the anter-allied games just completed.
 According to t1le plans as outlined here. the six players named and any others qualified as possible represcn- tatves of tlle United States will tr- for places on a team of three men. The team thus chosen will meet the teams of the other countries.
 From the outcome of matches al ready held in which Australian French and British players took part it is plain that tho team from the United States will face the stiffest kind of opposition.
 The plans contemplate retlrrn4rs the American players to the United States as soon as their matches are finished so that they will be in this country for the more important events on tho tennis schedule, late in summer.
 Tennis players throughout the coun- try arc uniting in a protest to Con gress against the repeal of the day light saving law contemplated in a rider on the agricultural appro- priation bill Thig proposal brought forth vigorous protests last winter. and now that long afternoons have E1ven the players renewed opport1ni- ties to realize the benefits they derive from this extra hour of daylight. 1 the protests against fits possible less will be even more earnest
 George T. Adee. president of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, has sent a letter to all | its members, urging them to inform | their congressmen immediately Of | their opposition to the proposed re peal All the local association; a1zo are advising their ner1b ber7ship to take | similar action
 The attitude of the National As sociaion is well known" said Mir Adee. for ever since the bill was in troduced in 1917 tho Association has been on record in favor of davHrl,. 1 sowing. Last summer the public had | It's first opportunity to enjoy thfe extra hour of daylight and the results were even more favorable than had been anticipated.
 Tt should be unnecessary to point out the splendid results of a r1an
 
 Of men and women as well as bows and girls, to enjoy wholesome ont door exercise and recreation Dav- | Hght saving enables those who follow, the routine of city life to enjoy on ! every pleasant day the benefits or outdoor activities which previousIv were. confined to week ends and holf- days. These benefits are not confined to club members by any means Among the thousands of users og parks and public recreation grounds are found those to whom the repeal of this law would work the greatest hardship.
 fie campaign ta Idav light saving law is V Av so 1t is important for /ho da- sires to continue its -~-gr,,t,a his wishes known in .fately. The Association Is request4fa- it's members to write their congressn1en and sena tors protesting against the repear [ and a similar action should be taken at once by everyone interested in tbe welfare of a great part of our popula- l tion. CuL0 has sent some first claaa players to the major leagues. and