The New York herald., 1921-12-25
RECORD RECEIPTS
FOR TENNIS EVENT
Official Figures Show Nearly
$4,000 Paid at Davis
Cup Matches.
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

The growth of popular interest in ten
mis- is reflected in the official figures for
the leading tournaments of the season
of 1921. announced yesterday by Joseph
NJ Jennings. treasurer Of the United
States Lawn Tennis Association. The
totals show that an aggregate of nearly
100000 attended the Davis Cup chal-
lenge round az Forest Hills, the national
singles at Philadelphia, the womens ma
tional at Forest Hills and the national
doubles at Boston, and that the receipts
for these four titular events amounted
to more than $180.000.
Owing to the great cost of construct
ing stands the net profits were less than
forty-five per cent. of the receipts. Were
each of the four clubs fortunate enough
to have permanent stands the net aggre-
gate profits would be close to s150.000
instead of $79,727.S0, as was actually
the case.
While the national singles at the Ger
mantown Cricket Club led in the matter
of attendance, with approximately
47,600, the record for receipts was set
by the Davis Cup challenge round at the
West Side Tennis Club Of Forest Hills.
The latter was only three day event
and the national singles an eight day
tournament, but the Davis Cup prices as
usual were higher than those for the
national
$4,000 for Japanese Team.
For the challenge round about $500
series tickets were sold, while the daily
sale averaged $500 tickets additional.
The gross revenue amounted to $751;
a02.04. After deducting the war tax
and other eXpences there was left net
profit of approximately S32,650. which
was divided equally between the asso-
Citations Of Japan and the United States,
whose teams participated in the match
With the total single day sale during
the week amounting to $4,000 admis-
sions and the advance sale OF series
tickets about 4,200, the mems singles
championship at Philadelphia brought
the gross receipts Of 65,3S6.50. Deduct
ing the expenses and war tax, the net
profit from the event was SIS, 1881,
which amount was divided equally be-
tween the association and the club.
The total attendance at the women's
national championship was 1926 and
the gross revenue s22,916. The net re-
turn was $12,13574 which is shared by
the association and the club. For the
national doubles at the Longwood
Cricket Club of Boston s13,730 worth
of tickets were sold, the net income OF
that championship being $6,192.35, also
shared by the club and the association.
Outside of the Davis cup final at New
port, which netted profit Of $500, the
international preliminaries were not
financially successful. The semi-final
tie at the Onwentsia club of Chicago
between India and Japan made profit
of about $2,700. The other semi-final
match at the Mayfield Country Club,
Cleveland, between Australasia and Dem
mark showed small loss. The second
round match between the British Isles
and Australasia at the Allegheny Coun-
try Club. Pittsburgh. made about $500.
The Chief Expense Item.
"In view OF the cordial support the
public gives these tennis events" said
Mr.. Jennings yesterday, II think 1t is
entitled to know how much money is
received and spent. The main item Of
expense is the erection of stands. for
there are none of sufficient size that are