The New York herald., 1922-03-19
MATCHES ON HOME
COURTS ADVISABLE
American Officials Think Best
Interests of Tennis Will
Be Served.
RECOMMENDATIONS CABLED
Executive Committee Ap-
proves Record Schedule of
Events for Coming Season.
ny SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

1t all depends on the point of view.
II was quite natural to suppose on
Friday when the draw for the Davis
cup was made that with the United
States located about midway between
most Of the bracketed nations most of
the international tennis ties would be
played in this country. The logical
conclusion was that if, for instance,
Spain and the Philippines were to send
their teams to America the expense Of
travel would be fairly evenly divided
by the two nations. So, too, in the
Hawaii and Czecho- -Slovakia, and Italy
and Japan.
But there Is another angle to the sit
uation. overlooked in the first hasty
glance at the draw, that the executive
committee of the United States Lawn
Tennis Association gave careful consid-
Grafton to at it's annual spring meeting
mt the Vanderbilt Hotel yesterday.
What was the sport to gain interna-
tionally as well as nationally, it was
asked. by having the majority Of
the fourteen challenging nations play
their first round matches here instead
OF in their home countries? True, 1t
would boom the sport tremendously in
America, but was the United States the
only nation to be considered? Besides
was not the tennis boom already an es-
tablished fact here without the addi-
tional stimulus of having the majority
of the Davis cup ties played within our
borders?
Was It not more important for the
games advance internationally to give
the tennis fans of at least one of every
two challenging nations concerned an
opportunity Of seeing its players in ac-
tion against a foreign competitor? Why
expect the majority of the challenging
teams to play their matches on neutral
courts?
Notified by Cable.
All these questions were discussed at
length at yesterdays meeting, and
when Il was all over the executive COM
mittee came to the conclusion that the
interests of the sport would be best
served by having the challenging ma
tions play at least the first two rounds
of the international events on home
courts. 1t was, therefore agreed to
recommend to the challenging nations
by cable that at least the first two
rounds be played in Europe where eight
different countries are concerned In
every tie. 1t was pointed out that this
would mean financial saving in the
end and that 1t would have the desired
effect Of arousing interest in countries
where the tennis boom was not nearly
as strong as in America.
The completion of the first two rounds
will mean an elimination of all but the
four teams in the semi-finals. probably
France, Australia, Spain or India and
Japan. and it Is no certainty that even
the semi-finals will be played here, for
IL the nations take the advice Of the
United States Lawn Tennis Association
and journey to Europe they may decide
to play the series out to a finish on that
continent. Accordingly the only matches
that the American officials are certain
OF are those of the challenge round,
which will be played at Forest Hills on
September /, and 4. They stand
ready. however to stage as many others
as the other nations see fit to contest
here.
In cabling their recommendation the
executive committee notified the chal-
longing nations that all first round
matches played on foreign courts will
have to be completed by June "a, the
second round by July Is, the semi-final
round by July 29 and the final BY Au-
gust IL.
Record Schedule Approved.
The committee approved a schedule Of
220 sanctioned tournaments for the COM
ing outdoor season, nearly thirty more
than were listed year ago at this time
and a record number by the way. This
advance In tournament play Is not sur
prsing considering the progress the
sport has made in America In recent
years. With the assistance of the vari-
Gus sectional associations which drew
IN their own schedules this year and
then turned them over to the national
association for approval. the officials
have kept the number of date conflicts
down to a minimum. The schedule will
be announced April 1.
The committee also approved prop
osition to have slow motion pictures
made of the country's leading players.
first in order to have permanent
record of the styles of the champions
and near champions, and second to as
sist clubs. schools. colleges and other
institutions educationally. The officials
believe the study from pictures of the
styles and stroke methods of the lead
ing exponents OF the game will help
the newcomer greatly. The slow motion
pictures have been used with success In
other branches OF sport.
The mems. junior and boys national
indoor championships for 1923 were
awarded to the Seventh Regiment Ten
mis- Club of this city. The matter had
been held In abeyance since the annual
meeting OF the association in February.
Dwight f. Davis, Karl Behr, Raymond
ID. Little. Holcombe Ward and Beals
G.. Wright were appointed a committee
10 stimulate interest In doubles. The
Princess Anne Club OF Virginia Beach
was elected to membership in the as
ISOLATION.
The officials also confirmed a letter
OF sympathy to the French Tennis
Federation over the recent death OF
william II. Laurentz. the top ranking
player Of the country.
Those who attended the meeting yes
terday were Julian $, Myrick. Watson
M. washburn. r. Clifford Black. Henry
w Slocum, Robert u. Wrenn. George
II. Adee and Louis r.. Daley OF New
York, Charles Garland OF Pittsburgh.
a. Y. Leech, Jr., OF Washington. Dwight
r. Davis OF St Louis. Edwin sheafe
and r. Norris Williams I'd OF Boston,
Craig Biddle and Paul w. Gibbons OF
Philadelphia and Nathan II. Bundy OF
Norfolk. Va.
Peoria Gets Regatta.