The New York herald., 1921-04-03
SHIFTS MADE IN
USUAL ORDER OF
TENNIS JOURNEYS
Newport Instead Of Sea-
bright to Open Grass
Court Events.
CLAY COURT FOR BUFFALO
Southampton to Conflict With
WOmen's National-New
Intercity Series.
CLAY COURT FOR BUFFALO

After wrestling with the problem Of
arranging the championship, Davis
cup and leading grass court tourna-
ment dates so as to avoid all possible
Sonflicts, the executive committee Of
the United States Lawn Tennis As
sociation at a meeting at the Wander
bilt Hotel yesterday made a final and
definite announcement Of the schedule
Of prominent tennis tournaments for
the season.
In the list will be noted several new
features or changes In the previous or
der Of things. TO begin with the first of
the grass court events this year will be
Newport instead Of Seabright, the shift
being made SO as to facilitate travel. It
was agreed that by holding the Newport
tournament during the week OF August
I. Seabrtght the following week and
Southampton the next. the travelling
distance between events would be re-
duced to minimum.
II was considered unfortunate that
this arrangement will bring the South
ampton tournament the same week as
the women's national championship at
Forest Hills, but It was thought best to
have that confiict-if such It may be
called-rather than start the grass
court season week earlier. The COM
rnittee believed that August I was as
early as the grass court events could be
started to insure the first tournament
the usual entry Of players from every
section OF the country.
Title Event Shifted.
The women's national clay court
championship for the first time In It's
history is to be held In New York State.
The event was awarded to the Park
Club of Buffalo to be decided during the
week of July A. Heretofore this title
tournament always has been conducted
under the auspices Of the Western as
socfation. For the first time elso the
national Junior and boys singles and
doubles championships and the father
and son championships are to be held
In conjunction with the national doubles
at Longwood instead OF with the ma
tional singles. This rearrangement was
made necessary this year by the fact
that the national singles Is to be held
nearly two weeks later than usual and
that the Youngsters would all be back
at school b ythat time. To assure
satisfactory entry the Junior and boys
events had to be assigned to an August
rather than September tournament.
A new intercity event also will take
It's place with the tennis fixtures. 1t
will be patterned after the Church Cup
tournament in which New York, Boston
and Philadelphia are annual contestants.
and will be known as the Hotchk!ss tro-
ply tournament. the cup being donated
by e. d. Hotchkiss, Jr., Of Richmond,
Va, for intercity tennis between teams
OF Baltimore. Washington, Norfolk and
Richmond. The first competition for the
otfp event will be held at Richmond on
June 10 and IL simultaneously with the
Church Cup tournament at Philadelphia.
In full, the championship and leading
grass court tournament dates announced
follow:
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
June 10 and 11-Intercity Church Cup tour
nament at Philadelphia.
June 10 and ft-Tntercity Hotchkiss Trophy
tournament at Richmond Va.
June 27-Intercollegiate at Merton Cricket
Club.
June 2T--Mens national clay court at South
Side Tennis Club. Chicago.
July 4-Womens national clay court at the
Park Club, Buffalo.
July 21-rntercity doubles at Cleveland.
August 15-Womens national tennis cham
pionship at Forest Hills.
August 22-Men's national doubles, Junior
and boys national singles and doubles,
father and son national doubles, at Long
wood Cricket Club Boston.
September Q, and 5-Davis Cup challenge
round at Forest Hills.
September q-Men's national singles and vet
erans national singles Mt Germantown
Cricket Club. Philadelphia.