Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-05
TENNIS BODY OPPOSES
MATCHES FOR CHARITY
Would Consent 10 Admission
Fees When "Extraordi-
narily Deserving"
rILDEx is VEHEMENT OPPONENT
Assrrtn Snch Contests Would Place
An Indirect Stigma ON PInyer Who
Took Part I'm Thcm-J. y. MyrIck
Elected Preside mt.
LBy Associated press.l

NEW YORK, Feb. IA resolution
adopted by the United States Lawn
Tennis Association today. expressed
overwhelming disapprovnl OF So
called charity matches" for which an
admission fee was charged and voted
To sanction such matches only when
the cause waS extraordinarily dc.
serving
william r. T!ldcn. H.. or Philadci-
phih, nnt.onal champion. was the most
rchem.ni opponent Of the resolution.
lie asserted that. while he was ono
OF the strongest upholdcrs OF anna
'eurism. such resolution would
place an Indirect stigma on tnuni.
players who took part in charity
matches and would deprive chem n,
the right 20 judge which w.r. for
worthy causes
me resolution was passed follow
ihH "a statement by Julian Myrick
president. that IL simply was mean,
TO emphasize the danger OF prorn,s.
cuous matches, and the disapprovaI
Of the association
Amendment Defeated,
y proposed amendment to the ann
'"ur rules prohibiting players from
Nl'''hE newspaper accounts Of tn.
''" 'n'"'S IN "hicn tney play WAS
although majority Of
ues"."s favored the amendment.
u failed OF the necessary two-,bird,
vote. u"
The seeded" draw was rnnda ,,.
datory in all tournaments In , 800
iutIpn passed unanirnously
o'hcers were elected AS fouo,
Julian ;. Myrici. New York. nrssi-
cent: Dwight +. Davis. ST. I.ouis
We president: Charles Garland
i'''abnrgh. secretary: Abncr y. I.ench
~: washington. -. C.. treasurer
sectional delegates We're ,l.c,nd
follows: eec'ed as
L., northwestern. j. Il. Adouc. Jr.. Dal-
ms rex. northwestern. ". - nnr.
soh' Msnneaaolis: New England J.,
noa'c, boston: New York. l.. II p,r
i."s' orange. y. J.: Missouri voiI"..
-, ~ Jones, ST. Louis: cal;fornj, :
marcy san Francisco: AfyddIo
''m'ic' \. II. Bundy. Norfolk. V,
!, r'ncinhi tournament dates war
designated as follows were
I"ne 20 TO July National inter
eohes gate CHAMPIONSHIPS. Mnrinn
N'!c"ct cub. philadelphia.
July 10 To l5--Mcn's clay cour, CO.;
sies and doubles. Western Lawn Ten
association 10 select club
July IL 10 22-Rhode island S,,ta
CHAM ionship at Providence
Jury - to 29-Longwood cricro,
|'uo invitation tournament. Hos,nn
'u'y 81 10 August 5-Scabrirbt "
- invitation tournament.
august to l2-South,m,,o \.
H. invitation tournament
August u to-Ia--Womer.s ,,,,
'urt championship, Forest Hills y "
August Fl to 26-National dom loo
ana mixed doubles championsbin'
veterans doubles: father and SON ma
junior and boys chamnjonsh;ns
l'onKwood Cricket Club. boston
september to davis Gun cboI-
lenSe round. Forest Hills. y. y.
september y to lG-Mtn.s n,tto,,
singles. Germantown Cricket Cit
Philadelphia. "''
The girls' singles and douh,os
was set for the same
dates as the women's national turf
championship. but may be chanpea
by the schedule committee to thr
Philadelphia Cricket Club later IN
September.
pates for the singles and doullas
tournaments for clay court cham
bohShips will be set later by Inc
Scheduie committee
In the event that n number or
,"''s cup Ties will be played off in
ms c"dhtry. the association provided
!. ."ht they should be held on August
!" ana o. Io and Il. and II and 10.