New-York tribune., 1920-05-02

Journeys that will keep the nlavers
from coast to coast busy from Satur-
day Of this week until well on into Oc-
tooer. there is the tremendous incentive
offered by international competition Not
only will the leading men of this coun-
try go overseas in the long and arduous
quest of the Davis Cup, but they will
also meet the greatest players of Eng
land and the Continent in the historic
All-England championships at Wimble-
don in June.
But do not think that the lawn tennis
renaissance is confined chiefly to the
United States. The movement is world
wide. Australasia, the breeding place of
many famous stars of the racquet, has
been developing new men who are seri-
ously threatening the reign of the old
masters. such as Norman Brookes, Rod
Heath, Dunlop, Rice and Jones. France,
with Decugis and Germont as main
stays, is believed to be making supreme
efforts to bring forth new talent
English Veterans Failing
England, the mother of tennis, seems
hard put to uncover younger men to
back up her veterans, who are about at
the end of their best days on the courts.
The development of tennis among the
schoolboys of England has been culpably
neglected; in fact. obstacles have actu-
ally been put in the way of those who
sought to develop the younger school.
Now, when it is too late, desperate eff
forts are being made to remedy this con-
dltlon. but the chances are that the
British Isles will meet defeat in the pre-
hminary Davis Cup matches.
Canada, South Africa. Belgium and
Holland are all feeling the lawn tennis
n ! no hot 0f
countries will spring a sensation in the
present year by producing new star.
have been led far aheld in thus
glancing over the tennis situation as it
stands to-day, and, after all, our chief
interest lies in the activities that con-
Germ our own players. Even in the alb
sence from many of the more important
liam T. Tilden 3D. Richard Norris Will
Hams I'd, and fourth man yet to be
selected. there are enough high class
players in the country to provide tennis
of championship quality.
Some changes are to be noted in the
assigning of the national title tourna-
nlents. the most noteworthy being the
shifting of the women's national turf
court event from early June to mid Sep
tember. The women will play, as usual,
on the splendid courts Of the Phladel-
phia Cricket Club, beginning on Sep
tember 10.
Divide Clay Court Journeys
Another departure in the holding of
women's tournaments Games in the play
ing of the national clay court cham
pionship a separate event from the
mems tourney. The women will begin
play June 21, on the courts of the De-
trot Tennis Club, while the men will
hold forth in Chicago during the week
of July 10.
The blue ribbon event of the season,
the mems national turf court champion
ship in singles, will begin on the West
Side Tennis Club stretch of grcensward
on August 80, together with the Juniors,
boys, veterans and fathers and sons
title events. BY that time our Davis
Cup team will be back in this country,
with probably some of the best of the
European stars making their entry and
increasing the interest.
The mems national doubles cham
pionship at the Longwood Cricket Club,
of Boston, comes along in the week
of August 16, with the sectional cham
pions from all over the country quail
flying for the right to compete for the
chief honors.
The national intercollegiate cham
pionship in singles and doubles goes
to the Merton Cricket Club, of Haver-
ford, Pa, during the week of June 28.
Heretofore this event has always been
staged in September.
''Met" Championships in July
The womens metropolitan champion
ships in singles and doubles will be
held on the courts of the West Side
the promise of a record entry striv
ing for the honors, and just week
later the New York State sectional
doubles tournament for men will begin
on the turf stretch of the Crescent Ath-
letic Club, of Bay Ridge.
The great invitation tournaments
that lead up to the mems national
this season with all the old glamor re-
stored. The Seabright Lawn Tennis
Club, boasting some of the oldest and
most splendid turf courts in this coun-
try, will begin it's event on August 2,
followed a week later by the Newport
Casinos tourney.
The final tuning-up test before the
national will take place, as in former
years, on the beautiful grounds Of the
Meadow Club of Southampton, and
then the final march to the West Side
Tennis Club courts will be made, when
little Johnston will battle through the
lists in defense of his crown.
The 180 tournaments listed in the
schedule arranged last night do not in
clude the many junior and boys events
TO be held all over the country. This
list will be given out within the next
few days and will show what tremen-
dous strides the development of the
younger players has taken under the
guidance of Frederick B. Alexander,
Julian S. Myrck, William T. Tilden I'd,
George Townsend Adee, Miss Florence
Ballin and other members of The Ma
tional Association.
The list of more important touran-
ments for the coming season follows:
University Heights Tennis Club, New
York: North Side championship, doubles
S-Harlem Tennis Club, New York; open
tournament.
1O-.Long wood Cricket Club. Boston;
New England intercollegiate champion
ship.
9l-west Side Tennis Club. Forest Hills.
\. Y; Church Cup match
2t-Norfoik Country Club. Norfolk. Va:
Virginia state championship.
24-S&epy Hollew Country Club. Scar
boroug " on Hudson, n. Y; invitation
tournament.
25 Pelham Country Club. Pelham
Manor. n. Y: women's invitation tourna-
ment.
% - Columbia Country Club. Chevy
Chase. Md; Middle Atlantic and sectional
doubles.
2s-Amackassin Club Yonkcrs. N. Y:
Eastern New York championship.
S0-North Hampstead Country Club,