Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-08
Meeting at Germantown
Cricket Club Last Night
to Bring National Singles
to Philadelphia in 1921
CHOOSE MANNHEIM
BY SPICK HALL

A YEAR ago there was talk in local
IA lawn tor"'- circles to the effect an
effort would be made to bring the ma
tional Championships which have been
hold during the past fcw years at the
Westsidc Tennis Club. Forest Hills, l..
j.. 70 Philadelphia. Today there Is nc
zion. AZ the annual meeting of the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
last winter at the Waldorf in New
York. Philadelphia representatives
agreed not to press the matter for 1920.
but William VI. Conell and several
others made it plain to the delegates
that the subject would be brought up
for 1921 and that everything possible
would be done to have the lawn tennis
classic brought here.
Since last winter. philadplnhia tennis
enthusiasts have not been Idle. They
hive been workin" quietly. but strPnu
ously, to get the attention of the various
clubs who will send delegates to this
years meeting. They are going to pre-
sent their case at the annual meeting
20 be held in the near future and they
will be ready to show Just why Phila-
delphia should stage this great tennis
event.
Meeting at Mannheim
Last night meeting Of the tennis
committee and other officials of the Ger
mantown Cricket Club q. was held 20
discuss the matter. IL was decided to
send representative to New York
Saturday night to meet with the special
committee of the executive committee OF
the National Association which holds n
. session at that time. At tho last meet
ing Of the executive committee this
special body was named to look into the
matter of changing the place of tn"
national tournament. This committee
has been looking up the details on the
sui iect and considering the application
of the Germantown Cricket Club. Their
report will he made to the executive
committee OH Saturday evening. Ot
course this report will not close the
question one way or another. That is
up to the delegates at the annual meet
ing, but the recommendations of the
subcommittee" which eventually will be
made to the annual meeting by the
executive committee will go n long way
toward bringing about definite action.
1t is generally agreed by every one
In authority. both here and in New
York, that the Germantown Cricket
Club is thoroughly capable of handling
the national tournament. The only
stumbling block is the ever present
one--fnances. The New Workers. dc
not believe that there would be as large
crowds at Mannheim ms there shay" been
In the last few years at Forest Hills,
The Metropolitan officials for the most
part are members of the Wcstsidc Clut
and do not wish to see their stands anC
other improvements go to waste b!
changing the location of the tournament
That. OF course. is all very well f"oT
their viewpoint. nevertheless the ply
steal changes that have been made n
Co"cst Hills have been paid for anC
more, consequently the Westsde Clut
Is forced to shield its desire TO real
another golden harvest by stating thai
the tournament in Philadelphia woult
not give the National Association a.
much money az Forest Hills could
Try 1t Once
II is possible that Phi'adelpnia Nigh
not draw quite as we'll us Forest Hills
but it might. Tho only way to be sur
j. to try it. At any rate, the hug
crowds that attended the thre" -da,
Tournament at the Germantown Crickc
Club last fall dnring the East YVES
matches indicates that there would b
little difference between the size ot IN
crowds ut Mannheim and those on Lon
Island. Tennis is growing far NOR
rapidly in Philadelphia than II Is i
new lOTk, anu WIN u A"'''''''
rament on here thcr" is no reason VII
fGc gate receipts should not be lnrg
enough TO give the national NSS"cintio
al that it needs. L..
Real competition always draws nct
der than an exhibition, Yet on the hha
dny of the East West matches I"
crowds could not hc acr"mmGdhtee
here. And those matches i'll wh'Cn III
Tilden, billy Johnston. Watson Wash
burn, Dick Williams. Wallace Johnso
nnd other stars participated were .ex
Editions pure and simple. it Is i ru
that the East was playing the West
but the truth might as wei be told no
body cared rap whether the Ea'
or The West won, as section. IL wa