The New York herald., 1921-01-23
NO CAMPAIGN FOR
TENNIS EVENTS BY
WEST SIDE CLUB
Members Decide to Adopt
Passive Attitude Toward
Title Journeys.
s. f. WEAVER, PRESIDENT
Elected Over Opposition Can
didate-S17,200 Profit of
National Singles.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Indorsing the recommendation of its
board of governors, the West side Ten
mis- Club has decided to make no cam
paign for any OF the leading tennis
tournaments of 1921. but to adopt tie
attitude that it is willing to conduct any
championship events that the United
States Lawn Tennis Association may
see fit to award to Forest. Hills. The
club, in other words. is in a receptive
mood. but will not attempt to sway the
delegates at the annual convention next
month 1t was this question of applica-
ton for tournaments that occupied most
of the attention of the West Side men,
bers at their annual meeting, which
wound up at an early hour yesterday
morning at Delmonico's.
Passive though the clubs attitude is
to be, there Is little doubt as to the
preference of the majority of its MEM
bers II the club has to make a choice
between the national championship sin
giles and the Davis Cup challenge round,
the latter will be more acceptable for
two reasons. First, because the Davis
Cup matches are likely to attract the
greatest interest of the season, and sec
ond because Philadelphia has its mind
set on getting the national singles this
season. West Side wisely considers this
a good time to permit the title event to
go to Philadelphia without struggle,
and the chances are that the tennis dele
gates will vote just that way
1t Is not unlikely that West Side in
directly may acquaint the tennis conven-
ton with the fact that in addition to
the Davis Cup challenge round. they
would not object to holding the national
doubles which in recent years has been
the tennis fixture of the Longwood
Cricket Club of Boston. Now that the
idea of rotation of tennis tournaments
is gaining favor some members of the
West Side Club, unofficially see no rea-
son why the national doubles should not
rotate with the singles. The argument
is that since the Davis Cup challenge
round is only three day affair, Forest
Hills really could be considered entitled
to another tournament of Importance
With the national singles as its tennis
plum. Philadelphia may be asked to give
up the womens singles to Boston, which
has six of the leading women players
in the country. and Longwood in turn
may be requested to let the national
doubles go to Forest Hills, All these
possibilities were discussed at length
before the West Side members decided
to adopt a passive attitude.
Balloting for the officers of the club
lasted until midnight, when the count
ular nominee the winner over Marshall
Hagar. opposition candidate. The vote.
289 to 204, was closer than had been
anticipated. The others elected to office
were Hugh c. Cutler, vice-president !;
Waldo ID. Hodsell, treasurer; Clarence
G.. Heylmun, secretary. and James Rice.
captain. The following governors are to
serve until 1923: Charles s. Landers,
Stuart Johnson. Theodore Hetzler DR..
S. T.. Davenport. The nominating COM
mittee to serve for 1921 consists of
Edmund w. Paslee. Watson w. Wash
burn. Franklin p. Ferguson, Charles II.
Higgins and John II. Gress The meet
ing attracted the largest attendance In
the history of the club and practically
all who were not present were represent
ed by proxy.
Because of the increase in the ex-
penses of the club. particularly the up
keep of its large court area at Forest
Hills and its property tax assessments,
the members voted to raise the member
ship dues approximately so per cent.
The regular membership fee now will be
$50 per year instead of s35.
The treasurer's report showed that the
national championship tournament of
1920 netted the club profit of $1,000.
which is nearly $4,000 in advance of the
best previous record for the event.