Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
RADICAL CHANGES
FOR Lawn TENNIS
National Association Pro.
poses to Rearrange Gov
erning Code.

|. NEW YORK, December 13.-Radi-
cal changes in the scoring rules. foot
fault code and in the association
form of voting will be proposed at
the annual meeting of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton to be held in this city next Feb
ruary. These suggested alterations
were rounded into legislative form at
a meeting of the executive committee
which did not end until early hours
this morning. The fact that the vari-
Gus proposals will go to the annual
meeting with the general support of
the committee, is thought to insure
their adoption by the organization as
a who'll.
The most striking change is the
proposal to eliminate the old system
Of scoring entirely and provide
1-2-3 method that will make such a
score as "15 love" only memory
The proposed rule follows:
IF the server wins the first point
the score is called lin; if the re-
ceiver wins the first point the score
is called 1-out. If each player wins
l point the score is called 1-all. If
the server wins the next point the
score is called 2-1; if the receiver
wins it the score is called 1-2, and
ner until either player has won 4
points, when game is scored for that
player. unless the other player has
scored 3 points; when the score is
called 4-3 or "a, as the case may
be. and game is scored for the player
who. first thereafter gains a lead of
2 points"
The committee has swept aside the
old foot fault rule and proposes in
stead the following:
Before commencing to serve. the
server shall stand win both feet at
rest behind; that is. further from the
net than the base line. and within the
limits Of the center mark and the
side line. Both feet shall be kept be-
hind the base line until the racket
strikes the ball. .4
The present method or handicapping
is to be revised by the following rule
and simple, table:
1.-The method handicapping shall
consist of allotting to each player
one or more points in set, these
points to be added to the points scor-
ed by each player in that set. The
points scored shall be recorded at
the end of each game. and at the con-
clusion of the set the allotted handl-
caps shall be added to this total. The
player then having the greater num-
Der Of points wins the set. regardless
of the number of games won or lost
A new plan of voting recognizes the
playing membership of the clubs as
the basis for votes. Thus club OF
100 members or less would pay annual
dues of $40 and cast 100 votes. Larger
clubs would vote according to addi-
tional membership, increasing the
voting power pro rata and the dues
by $3.50 for each additional twenty
five members. Clubs affiliated through
subassociations cast their full vot-
ing strength. Country clubs athletic
associations and organizations fos-
tering tennis only in connection with
other sports will pay $40 dues and
cast 100 votes.
The next important change carries
out the associations. policy OF promot-
ing home rule" by. requiring a cluo
sectional, association to obtain its
membership in the national body
through that subassociation, instead
of Joining the U. S. N L. T. A, direct
ly, as at present This provision will
apply only to the California and west
ern association where the sectional
organization has reached its highest
development. r.
Regarding the Davis cup. the COM
mittee recommended that all details
incident to this competition be re-
ferred to the executive committee OF
the association. with full power and
instructions to delegate its authority
as it may deem wise.
Further development OF fnterna-
tional competition was promised by
recomm endation to accept the offer of
the Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman tro-
ply, as a prize for womens interna-
tional matches along lines similar to
the Davis cup play. An effort will be
made to inaugurate this competition
next summer. ~ .,~<. 49,
The. women's advisory committee
recommended change Of date for the
women's national championship from
June to September.