Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-08
Tennis association Again
A,oards Singles, DoubIes
and Mixed Doubles to'
Local Club
MAKE CHANGE IN RULES

III ARMONf reigned. Not a voice was
IL lifted. nor SO much as an eyebrow
elevated by one delegate at another
at the thirty-eighth annual meeting Of
the United States National Lawn Tennis Z,
Association. The session at the wei
dorf-Astoria last evening and night Of Z
fered a contrast to some Of the othero. I,
In recent years. II was easy to undegsj
stand the use of the word Glove" in the 4
scoring of the game.
Altogether the few things that were
done were OF constructive nature
The Davis cup committee. of which
Major Robert d. Wrenn and Henry W..
Slocum are members, was authorized to
issue a challenge for the famous inter-
national trophy next year. Further.
more, It was given authority to pay ex-
penses of the teams of other nations II
necessary.
Once more the doubles championship
came in for a change. Upon the recon- &
mendation of the committee 1t was re-
established on It's old sectional basis.
Under the plan adopted each of the
eleven sectional divisions of the United
States, as represented in the Lawn Ten
mis- Association. will hold a divisional
championship tournament. The sectional
champions will come together In the
national championship. the winning pair
to stand as challengers Of the titlehold-
ers Of the previous year. 8
Championship Sites
Everything else went according to the
schedule prepared in advance by the
controlling faction colloquially known
as the "Old Guard" The senior. Junior.
father and son and boys tournaments
will go to New York. The champions
ship doubles will go to Longwood Crick- !
lab I'M
go to New York. Philadelphia will get
the women's national. the girls national
and eastern mixed doubles and Chicago
the clay court play.
Though not definitely decided today, 1t
is practical certainty that the COW
cred court championship. applied for BY
Philadelphia, will be awarded as re-
quested. The dates will be announced
next month.
The resolution recommending that
prizes during the ensuing year be linz
tied to certificates and medals was
passed by standing vote. But only
after Major Adee had made 1t clear
that no club was bound by the said
recommendation. 1T was only sugges-
tion by the executive committee" he
added, but he read a cablegram from
former champion Richard Norris Will
liams, stating that the renowned
"Dickey" was heartily in favor" Of the
elimination Of all prizes.
On motion OF w. T. Tilden, I'd, Of
Philadelphia amended by w. p. Row
| land, vice president Of the Philadelphta
and District Tennis Association, 1t was
ruled that in future any lad who has
not reached his eighteenth birthday BY
March 1 Of any year may play as
Junior through the following tournament
| 10 oh, 4 nf
no matter II he gets to be eighteen on
March 2. Boys who have not reached
fifteen on March of any year will con-
tinue in the boys tournament class until
March of the succeeding year.
Change Women's Ranking
The only real news of the meeting was
concealed In the ranking committees
report, however, the said committee
having revised" the standing or the
women players Of the country. In the
new list Miss Eleanor Goss. who was
No. 2 last time, was dropped to No. =;
Mrs. George wightman, OF Boston. was
rated at No. 2, next to Miss Molla B1ur-
stedt, the national champion. THESE
two. Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Wightmans
were placed in No. / class, following the
custom adopted for the mems ranking.
Mrs Homer s. Greene, Miss Goss anu
Miss Marie Wagner were piaceu IN S'ces
2 in the order named. Miss Z. D. Dessy'
~ Chicago. and Miss c. Gould, OF 81.
Louis, are in Class in the order
named. ~
Miss Helene Pollak, Miss Edith Han
dey, Miss Claire Cassell. Mrs. J.: hame-
son, Miss Eleanora Sears. Mrs. Rawson.
Wood and Miss Marion zinderstein are
in Class 4 in the order named.
1t had been rumored that there might
be some small argument as to the rec-
concentrations of the nominating COM
mittee, which sheived Albert L, Hoskinss
of the Merton. Cricket and Philade pnie
Country Clubs, who had represen.se
Philadelphia for many years. but notn.
ing happened and the slate went
through. On motion OF MT; ulpuons = :
rasoIrtion thanking Mr. Hoskins for ht1
long and faithful service was enthus's
astically adopted.