The New York herald., 1922-01-13
LOCAL TENNIS BODY
SPREADS UPSTATE
The Metropolitan Association
Takes In New Clubs and
Controls 10000 Votes.

The Metropolitan Lawn Tennis Asso-
and two associations of clubs. combined
with the tennis clubs and associations
OF the upper part OF New York State
at this second annual meeting and din
ner of the local body held at the Hotel
Vanderbilt last night Tho much de-
sired merger. to be known as the New
York State section. Will WELD a tre-
mendous influence at the annual meet
Ing OF the United States Lawn Tennis
Association in this city on February 4,
for the new body represents 1900 men,
bers.
A motion that the local association
apply to the national body for charter
Immediately. made by Louis B. Daley
OF the East Orange club, was withheld
on tho advice of Julian 8. Myrick, presi-
dent OF the u. S. L. T. A., until after
the formal organization of the new
sectional body. which will be accom-
piished as soon as possible.
That the metropolitan organization
will be the controlling factor in the new
section was clearly understood at the
meeting. for It was with this condition
imposed that the merger was formed.
Landers Reelected.
The first part of the evening was
occupied with the dinner of the dele
gates; then followed the election of off,
GERS OF the Metropolitan Association.
the present incumbents being all re-
elected as follows: President, Charles
s. Landers, West Side Tennis Club !:
vlce-president, Charles Chambers, Kings
County Terrace Club: secretary. Jones
w. Mersereau, University Heights Ten
mis- Club; treasurer. Louis 3. Daley,
East Orange Tennis Club board Of
governors-Edmund w. Peaslee, Allan
tic Yacht Club; Walter l. Pate, Nassau
Country Club; G. G. Heylmun, West
Side Tennis Club; Haddon WINS, Ho-
boken Tennis Club: A. J. Potendorf,
New York Tennis Club: John D. Ogilby,
Staten Island Cricket Club. and George
A. Walker. Jr.. County Tennis Club Of
Westchester.
After several minor amendments to
the Metropolitan constitution and by
laws had been carried, the meeting took
UP the consideration of questions of
interest to the national association.
President Landers asked for an express
sion of opinion on the matter of seeding
the draw in all future championship
tournaments, a subject that will come
up for debate at the annual meeting Of
the y. s. l.. T. A.
Pate moved that the delegates from
the New York State section, unless
otherwise instructed, be ordered to cast
their votes in favor Of the report OF the
special committee appointed by the u.
s. L. T.NA., which has already advised
that seeding be done In the future.
This virtually means that the amend
ment is certain to be carried.
Appoint Five Delegates.
Five representatives from the Metro
politan Association were appointed to
act as delegates to the national meeting,
as follows: Landers, Chambers, Merse-
reau. Daley and WINS. 1t was voted to
indorse the nomination Of
the ticket of officers named for election
this year in the u. S. ]. r. A.
The mems metropolitan turf court
championship was awarded to the Cres-
cent Athletic Club, and the mems metro
politan clay court tournament went to
the New York Tennis Club. The mo-
tion to award the women's metropolitan
championship to the Green Meadow
Country Club was put aside until the
executive committee could confer with
the women's advisory committee.