The New York herald., 1922-05-11
TO LIMIT ENTRIES
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Harlem T. c. Will Accept No
More Than 1913 for Sea-
sons First Event.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

For the first time since the open
tournament of the Harlem Tennis Club
became fixture It may be necessary to
limit the entries in the annual event.
which ushers in the metropolitan COM
petitive season on Saturday. With only
five courts available, the committee feels
that It would be undertaking too great
task to accept an indefinitely large
entry. and the club therefore announced
Yesterday that the list would stop at
l2s This will mean five rounds OF play
besides the semi-flnal and final.
As the entry received up to last night
was dangerously close to the limit mark
it will behoove other prospective players
TO get their blanks in at an early hour
to-day. Entries close officially with
Louis Brv West Twenty-second street
Mt +. NJ. The great rush of entries In
the Harlem event Is not the least sur
prisng. 1t is nearly six weeks since the
indoor season closed, and six weeks Is
long time for a tournament player to
wait between events.
The metropolitan district has had
mighty satisfactory tennis weather for
two weeks or more but no tournament.
and there are many who feel that the
seasons start is delayed a bit too long
each spring. May start. for in
stance. would not only attract a large
entry, but would help to relieve the IL
gestion of tournaments in June or July.
when II is not uncommon for two or
three Journeys to be held in the metro
politan district simultaneously.
Indications are that there will be no
player of top rank in the Harlem chal-
lenge cup tournament this year. but
there will be some of the second flight
and many of the third. and all in all
many OF the most active and most
prominent racket wielders OF the dis
trict. Frederick c. Anderson, nineteenth
in national rank. who won the event
two years ago. probably will be the
highest rated player in the draw. Among
others who will compete are Alfred d.
Hammett. present holder of the cup ;
DIR. George King, Westchester county
champion; Herbert l.. Bowman. New
York Athletic Club and New York Ten
mis- Club champion. and Henry Fl. Bass
ford.
Rule interpretations instructions for
referees. umpres and linesmen in as
complete a form as ever before pub
lished are contained In the manual just
issued by the tennis umpires' committee
of the United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation. In addition there is one sec
ton devoted TO tournament management
that should be of great service to clubs.
large and small. throughout the coun-
try.
One chapter deals with the umpire's
chair and the complete umpire-chair
equipment which first made its appear
ance at Forest Hills in the na .ional
championship three years ago. The
equipment enumerated is now more COM
plete than ever before, judging from the
following list enumerated
Hammer. scissors. pen knife. talcum
powder. rule book. pair OF pliers, button
hook. shoe horn. handkerchief. belts
garters, smelling salts, chewing gum
steel picks for removing dirt from shoe
spikes, powdered resin in large shaker.
safety pins. several sizes; shoe laces,
black and white: adhesive tape. several
widths aromatic spirits Of ammonia.
cloth for cleaning eye glasses"