The New York herald., 1921-02-13
TENNIS TOURNEY TO
BE HELD EARLIER
Women Will Play for National
Championship i'm Week
Of August Is.

One month earlier than last seasun
ship, which was awarded recently TO
the West Side Tennis Club of Forest
Hills, is 10 open this, year on August
10. In making that announcement
yesterday the tournament committee
of the United States Lawn Tetnis
Association intimated that with the
Davis cup challenge round already set
for the week of September 2, and the
mems singles championship for Sep
tember ., no later dato was possible
for the women's title event this year
than the. one named. There is to be
stretch Of a week between the con-
clusion of the women's singles and
the opening Of the Davis cup chal-
lenge round, but that week had to be
given over TO the mems national
doubles at Longwood.
To have selected date late In Sep
tember FOR the womens championship
would have jeopardized seriously the
chances of the tournaments success, for
aside from the uncertain weather late in
the season, a women's championship
coming after a Davis cup challenge round
and mems title event scarcely could
be expected 10 attract great attention
for by that time the climax of the sea-
son will have been passed AS for the
mons doubles. no mere suitable date
could have been named than the week of
August 22 for II will give visiting Davis
cup players an opportunity TO partici-
pate In the in:erpational team matches
national douoles and singles al within
period Of three weeks The tourna-
ment committee had all these things In
snind IN taclding the schedule problem
AS Il now stands. the schedule may
compel either Southampton or Newport
10 hold fits annual invitation tournament
during the week Of the womens ma
tional championship. The usual pro-
gramme is for the first Of the pro,uineni
grass court urnaments-Seabright-
have the first week of August to itself
Newport follows the SECOND week and
Southampton Is next IN order of invita-
tion grass tournaments. II that order
is followed Southampton week will con-
nict with womcns national champion
strip week. Tho easiest way out Of the
difficulty. apparently. is 10 ask Seabright
20 get It's event under way week earlier
than usual. or July % instead of August
/. II this is done there will be no con-
hict OF dates.
II is a question, however who a
mems tournament at Southampton and
n women's national championship at
Forest Hills may he considered q con-
hict Of events. especially since the ma
tional mixed doubles championship no
| longer is 10 be held In conjunction with
the wouen's title tourney. Most grass
court tournament players, particularly
those from the West. prefer continu-
Gus series of competitions leading up 10
the national championship. There is to
he ono break OF a week between the
! doubles and singles cha mplonships to
allow for the Davis cup challenge round.
and IL is doubtful whether another brcak
Of week between Southampton and
the national doubles would find favor
among the leading tournament players.
I The chances. therefore. favor tho follow
ing schedule. for nc months OF August
and September
August |. seabrlgNt; Sth. Newport /:
II 5th. women's national at Forest Hills
and mems invitation tournament at
Southampton 22d. national doubles at
4 Longwood, September 2. Davis cup chal-
lenge round Mt Forest Hills: 9th. mems
national singles at Philadelphia.