New-York tribune., 1921-01-11
Shipping Strike
Keeps Johnston
In Australasia
American Forced to Extend
stay m Antipodes; Ten.
MS Officials Renomina,ed
BY Fred Hawthorn.

Because of shipping strike j., A,.s
land' New Zealand, William NJ JohA
s.oh' OF San Francisco, national dom.
o'es champion of the United States and
q member Of the victorious Amarican
Jaws Cup team, has been forced to
postpone his depa N,ure for this coun-
sry and instead has sailed for Mel
bourne, Australia. There he will com.
SSeee. S along with Tilden, Washburn and
1a'nuel s"a.i hardy, in several exhibition
,Ma1cnes ,rdsl on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urdeay Of this week. The Americans
will meet an Australian team m that
i occasion. v" s"o'
me news of Johnston's enforced con-
Sla sinuance with the rest of the United
states Team came yesterday in a cable
gram from Hardy received bv the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa.
tion. Little Bill" who was anxions
20 get home as soon as possible after
the challenge round Davis Gun matches
mad planned to sail from Auckland on
January 3, but now he will have to
deiay hls departure until after the
middle of this month.
Illden, Washburn and Hardy will re-
main IN Australia until toward the end
OF January, playing matches against
South Australia at Adelaide. on Janu-
airy 20, II and %, and against an all
Australian combination at Sydney, the
last week of the month.
May Play Japanese Stars
The team will leave Sydney on jan
uary 2o, en- route to the United States
by way of the Orient, stopping on the
way at Manila, Hong Kong and japan.
where the players will probably play
some exhibition matches with the best
Of the Japanese court stars. If the
scheduled is adhered to the team will
reach this country about the first of
March.
A total Of more than $500 miles will
have been covered by Tilden. Johnston,
Washburn and Hardy in their success
ful quest for the Davis Cup by the
time they arrive home. But what is
mere distance when we reflect that the
great old cup is coming back to the
United States.
The delegates to the annual meet
ing OF the United States Lawn Tennis
Association at the Hotel McAlpin, on
Saturday, February 5, will not have
much to argue about when it comes to
electing officers for the year 1921, if
they follow the lead Of the nominating
committee, which has already prepared
the list of candidates for office.
In only few minor positions are
there any changes suggested, and there
is small doubt but that the slate will
go through as named. In sending out
the call for the annual meeting on
Saturday, George W. wiehtman, the
secretary, announced that pressure of
business made it impossible for him
to continue in office, and the nominat-
ing committee, of which Charles S.
Landers is chairman, therefore placed
Charles Garland, of Pittsburgh in
nomination for the place
Executives Up for Reflection
The other officers were renominated
as follows: President Julian S. Myr:ck,
Of New York; vice-president, Edwin F.
Torrey, of Clinton; treasurer. Joseph
NJ. Jennings, Of Philadelphia. Sec
tional delegates, to serve until 1923:
Middle States, Paul w Gibbons. ohila-
delphia; middle Atlantic Abner Y.
Leach, OF Washington; in mourtain
G. O. Romney, of Salt Lake City. Dele
Fates-at-large, to serve Tor two years:
Craig Biddle. Philadelphia, R. Norris
Washburn. of New York.
L. Fl. Waidner, of Chicago. IS named
to fill the unexpired term Of Charles
Garland, and former presidents nomi-
mated for the executive committee ar
George T. Adee. Robert d. Wrena and
Harry W. Slocum
In addition to the nomination Of Of
ficers, the delegates will pass on the
reports Of twenty-three committees
that have been studying various tennis
activities. and after this will come the
awarding of the championships for
1921 and discussion of the seasons
plans.
The delegates will also be asked to
vote upon several amendments to the
constitution and bylaws. but in the
main these proposed changes only have
to do with greater clarity Of existing
rules and bylaws. The proposed
amendment to the amateur rule. tor
bidding the practice of naming racquAts
after famous players has apparently
raised little opposition among players
or delegates.