The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-09
]. 5. TO GO AFTER 1HE'
DAVIS CUP AGAIN

The United States National Lawn
Waldorf -Astoria hotel. New York.
took up the most important problems
ttat have ever faced that body In an
annual meeting. the gravest being those
which centered in the proposed revisIon
.. the ruica of the game. One of the
of issuing . challenge for the Davis
Cup during the coming season. and
the executive committee vAe instruct
ed TO carry out the details Of this
plan, no that an American team would
play either In Australia next winter or
in England during the summer. with
the possibility Of taking part also in
the English championships and the
Olympic games.
Julian s. Myrick. OF New York. was
elected president: Edwin Fuller Tor
lrey, OF Clinton. N. r. yicc-president.
George W. Wfghtman. OF Boston, secre-
tary. and Joseph N. Jennings of Phila-
deiphia, treasurer. Alfred II. Chaplin.
OF Springfield. Mass. was nrst elected
treasurer. but declined. The following
sectional delegates were elected: Ed
win Eheafe. New England: G. Drum
mond Jones. Missouri Valley: ]. d.
Adoue South western; Paul W. Glib
bons, Middle States: r Lindlcy Muir
ray. New York. Three delegates at
large were elected. They are Charles
Garland. of pittsburg: Paul Sheldon, OF
Hartford. and Charles D. Humes. Of
indianapolis.
The new international trophy for W.
men. offered by Mrs. George w. Wight
man, the present national champion,
was accepted and given the name Of
the Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Trophy" while the executive committed
WAS Instructed In this matter also e
issus = challenge A. soon - possible
In importance to these deelsions was
the acceptance Of the report Of the
rarking committee and the approval OF
the sugEested changes In qualifications
for the national doubles cham pIonship,
The latter caused Como discussion. but
this was chiefly In the nature Of re-
quests for information.
1t was decided lon the recon-
/. mendAtion >of the committee that the
national champions should in future
play through the tournament, and that
other teams than the sectional cham
pions should be eligible to enter.
There WAS also no objection to the plan
Of having the National Association pay
travelling expenses for sectional vim
nera, to make IL possible for them to
compete for the national title.
Tho national cham pionship. including
the veterans.' Junior. boys and father
and SON events. was awarded 10 the
West Side Lawn Tennis club. An ef-
fort to have this event awarded to tho
cltb for Eve years mat with such stern
opposition. particularly by the repre-
sti.tatives Of philadelphia. that the mo-
ton was tabled Incidentally. the
Philadelphia let II be known that that
city would welcome staging the tourna :
mont In 1871. The date for holding the
tournament this year was not an
ncuncod. but II can authcritativeiy be
stated that Il will be In August
The women's national championship
tournament will be held IT the Phila-
dtlphia Cricket club. The request of
the women that this event be held I'm
September instead Of in June was
granted. The intercollegiate cham
pionship was awarded to the Marion
Cricket club, Of Philadelphia. alta win
be held In June instead at In Septem.
her. The Seventh regiment was again
awarded the nationals indoor tennis
championship. The national clay court
championship Vas awarded to the
Western Sectional association and wiz
be awarded to some city In its terri
tory by the assoctation.