The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-06
W. I. 4. HOLDS BIG MEETING IN W. Y.;
 OFFICERS CHOSEN
Forest Hills Gets Davis Cup Challenge Round
 Matches

New York, February Edwards for the principal championship tournaments of the National Tennis association were made tonight as follows:
 Davis cup, challenge round, West Side club, Forest Hills. N. Y, to begin Sep tember g.
 Mems national singles championship, Germantown Cricket club, Philadelphia, September 10.
 Mems doubles and mixed doubles. Long worth Cricket club, Boston. no date set
 National clay court mems champ1on- ship, Chicago, time and place to be des- ignated by the Western Tenness associa- tion.
 Women's national championship, West Side club, Forest Hills, N Y, no date set
 "Se Philadelphia Country club was a sonrender for the latter tournament, but was pointed out that Mile. Suzanne Lenglen the young French girl who holds the European championship, is expected to play in the matches and the facili- ties for handling crowds at Forest Hills would be greater than at the Philadel- pbia club! Buffalo contended for the na- ticnaI clay court mems singles, but was defeated by Chicago by a vote of q to 51. The time and place of the women's clay court championship was left to the executive committee to decide at the March meeting.
 NEWPORT SUGGESTED
 The best preliminary match for the Davis cup tournament was suggested for Newport, R. l., and other preliminary matches to Pttsburg, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and the Northwestern Tennis association, the city to be chosen by the association. The dates and final locations were left to the Davis cup committee.
 At tonight's session the association voted to change the rule governing anna teur players to read that any tennis player becomes a professional when he allows his name to be printed upon tennis racquet or other tennis parapher- nalia. whether or not he receives money for the use of his name
 THE ONLY CONTEST
 The only contest in the selection of sec tional delegates came in the choosing of representative of the middle states. Paul w. Gibbons of Philadelphia was elected over W. H. Cornell, also of Phil adelphia, by vote of 27,376 to 637. Mem bers of clubs throughout the country voted by proxy, which accounted for the large vote.
 Another important step taken at the meeting today was the decision to con- fine future annual rankings to 20 names each in mems, women's and junior sin gles, and to 10 names in the mems doubles Heretofore a hundred or more have been included The decision was due partly to the enormous amount of work connected with the rankings and the necessary expense. Last year 6.oo players were considered and the cost of filing their cards and other details amounted to 5000.
 The association further decided that in the future mixed doubles championships would be held in connection with the mems doubles tournament instead Of the women's tournament.
 OFFICERS ELECTED
 Officers elected were: President, J. $. Myrick, New York; vice president, E. F. Torrey, Clinton, N. Y.; secretary c. Gar land, Pittsburg; treasurer, J. N Jennings, Philadelphia.
 The annual report showed that the as- citation had assets of s22,oo0. The commit tee in charge of the amalgamation of the United States National Tennis asso- citation with the International Lawn Ten his association reported that it was con- sidered inadvisable to take this step at the present time. The committee sard 1t was not able to approve joining the world association, because of the rule which the latter body had made granting the worlds grass court tournaments to Eng land each year. The International was established several years ago abroad, and comprises most of the national federa- tions of other countries. The commit tee, however, felt that the tournaments should be held in various countries, and decided that until this rule was with drawn the United States association should not become a member.
 The report of expenses of the Davis cup team to England and Australia showed that, over and above all receipts, the trips had cost about S6.000