The Washington herald., 1920-01-22
Committee Representative
Here Goes on Record as
Against Revision.
lew SCORING SYSTEM
20 Encourage Play in Men S
Doubles Indoor Match
Postponed.
By F. H. YOUNG.

he tennis committee of the Co
umbia Country Club and repre-
sentative of the Middle Atlantic
Tennis Association, on the execu-
i've committee OF the national
BODY, has anything to say at the
Innual meeting of the U. S. N. L.
T. \. TO be held in New York
lext month, there will be no
:hange in the present method oi
scoring.
The executive committee has
recommended that instead of the
present method OF scoring, a
IL" "2-I." etc, plan be adopted,
ZACH point counting as merely /,
ind this recommendation will
como up at next months meet
ng for action.
Leech Against Change.
Leech il very much against the
proposed change. SO much so. in
act. that when asked as to how
Ftrongly he could be quoted on the
subject. he replied: Go the limit. -
He contends that there is no real
reason why a change in the old or
def of things should be made and
hat the vernacular of any game is
part of it and helpful in Identify
ng it, Golf has its ups "sty-
MES" ''dormies." etc. baseball has
IS walks" and fans" in fact prac-
ically all other sports have terms
applicable only to themselves and
Leech feels that a great harm will
be done the net game to take away
its distinguishing marks. As he is
Washington's leading exponent of
the game from the administrative
angle. his ideas should be worth
something.
If the proposed change should be
adopted. Americans will be. no
doubt. relegated somewhat in the
freak" class when competing in in
ternational matches. The other couu-
tries are great sticklers for form
when it comes to drastic chanes in
games as old as tennis and no
.hanges will be made in their scor-
ing rules.
This will bring up a condition of
the Americans calling the score one
way and foreigners another The
only reason given for the desirable
ity of this change is that IL is sim
pier. While perhaps this is so, yet
at the same time we do not know of
any players (no matter how young)
who have had any trouble in learn
ing how to keep score. Unless the
executive committee has some other
reasons than those given. ii is hoped
that there will be enough "Leeches'
present at the annual meeting to
"sit' on the proposed plan good and
hard.
Encourage Doubles.
One good thing that next months
meeting is expected to do is to
encourage more play in the mems
doubles events. From a specta-
cul ar standpoint good. fast
doubles match is easily the most
interesting to watch OF any other
kind A year or so ago the national
body decided that sectional doubles
DC ClllilACu u
their district in the national doubles
rnpionships. but it went no fur
ther
This meant that clubs holding the
sectional events were practically
forced to pay the expenses of the win
ming doubles team to the national
event. as failure on their part to do
so classed them as "chinchy." At
the coming meeting it is understood
that this matter will be taken up and
that a doubles committee will be ap-
pointed which will take up this end
cf the game and work out all details
= ~OnnNction with il. The national
body plans to have sectional doubles
y .nners of this and future years COM
pete in the national event at its ex-
pense. This means that il will pay
and Pullman expenses of each
winning sectional doubles team.
Postpone Indoor Match.
The proposed indoor team match
between Columbia and the Seventh
Armory racketers to be
played indoors in New York will prob
ably not be played until the latter
part OF February or early March. The
matter was put up to Leech by Sam
cided to hold of making formal ar
until he sees McAllister
at the national meeting in New York
next month.
Leech has talked the matter over
with some of the Columbia players.
however. and all are heartily in favor
OF making the trip. He Is figuring
on Connie" Doyle. Henry Breck.
'RoP'. Doyle. Edward Leech, Fred
Harris and John Hancock to repre-
sent the local aggregation. Hancock
is now living in the big town" while
Fred Harris is at home in Brattle-
boro. VT Both are still members of
Columbia and have promised to be
on hand when definite dates are