New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
Play for State
Title to Start
On Morrow
Men Begin Struggle for New
Jersey Honors at the Same
Time: Other JOURNEYS
BY Fred Hawthorne

This is woman's day, no. only in
politics. but IN sports. and nowhere is
this better illustrated than in lawn
tennis, where the womcn's tour2amert I >
have achieved degree Of Importance
only slightly less than those of the
mon. This satisfactory condition has
not grown overnight, nor has it been
brought about through passive meth
DDS. bat solely owing to the persistent
work Of small group of women play
crs. led by Mss Florence Balin, of the
West Side Tennis Club.
Acting as chairman OF the women s
advisory committee of the national as
sociation, Miss Ballin has announced
the full set OF women's tournaments,
beginning with the national clay court
championship event at Detroit on June
q. that leads up to the blue ribbon
tourney of the women's season. the ma
tional champ pionships on turf courts.
on September l3, at Philadelphia.
The change in the date of the holding
June to mid September should be Ct
almost incalcuable benefit to women's
tennis in this country, giving them the
opportunity, hitherto impossible, of
bringing their tennis up to the high
est notch OF skill after a season of
play. Il is in line with this situation
that Miss Ballin calls attention to the
teStlDG Journeys Tor women, as many
as possible of which have been sched-
ulcd on turf courts.
Complete List of Journeys
The full list. starting with the clay
court championships, follows
.iune - Detroit. national clay court
Championships 1clay); Ardsley club. New
York. invitation Uurp.
Junc 2e-rarN club. Buffalo; Great
Lakes Champonship tclay).
juno 2G-N'w Canaan, Conn; ConneCti
cu' sats cfampionshp Iclayo pon,s,
vania championships (clay).
July l5-Groenwich. Conn, Field Club,
July IL NWest Side r C.. New York;
metropolitan ehampionships turfl.
July 26-Woodmere Club l.. l.; Long
Island cham pionships tclayJ
August 2-seabrisht L. L. and c. C.,
n. j.. invitation Nur).
August 9-Providence. r. l.; Rhode ISL
and championships Curf).
NV gland section Championships
august 23-Nassau c. c.. L. l.: invitation
August so-Cedarhurst, L. l.; invitation
September s-Country Club of westches-
ter. Invitation Curfl.
Club, national championships Ourf).
september 20-Germartown Cricket
Club. Philadelphia and district champion
IIoboken Tennis Club-"Castle Point
Trophy open tciay).
1t will be observed that the women's
Journeys in many CO Is coincide with
the dates Of the m,ls events. This
was done in order tnat the women
would be able to see the greatest Of the
men players in action in the after
Moons. the women doing their playing
in the mornings, on the same courts.
Al the majority Of the Journeys it
Will be possible for the players to re-
ceive hospitality at the homes of club
members, and where this is not posi-
bic very advantageous rates at hotels
have been arranged for. Miss Ballin
part icularly desires me to state that
players from the West, Middle West
and South are invited to compete in
these tournaments, in order to make
them more truly national" in scope.
Those desiring more detailed informal
tion are requested to communicate with
Miss Balm at Jag Central Park West,
New York City