Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-17
TENNIS STADIUM
FOR TITLE PLAY
WILL BE BUILT
National Association Plans
Structure for Champion.
ship Events.
BARS ARE TICHTENED
BY AMATEUR CODE
Forest Hills Club Gets Davis
Cup Play for Next
Ten Years.
tBy Associated press.l

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-Recommen-
dations that the principal tennis
championship dates for 1923. be
awarded in accordance with last sea-
sons schedule and that arrangements
he made for the erection Of per-
manent tennis stadium along the
lines OF the structure at Wimbledon.
England. were the outstanding fea-
lures today of the executive commit,
tee meeting of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association.
change In the amateur code which
bars from competition any player
who permitted moving pictures OF
himself or herself to be shown for
gain or n percentage OF the box Of
nee receipts also was advocated, All
these recommendations will be acted
upon at the annual meeting OF the
association to be held in this city
next February.
Feature Dates Set.
II the principal national champion
ships are awarded at this meeting in
accordance with the recommends
ton of the executive committee, .he
feature events OF the coming season
VIII be played beginning on the
dates and at the clubs appended:
August l3--Women's grass court. at
West Side Tennis club, Forcs, Hills.
=. Y.
August 2o-NIcn's doubles. Junior
and boys singles and doubles. and
veterans doubles. at Longwood
Cricket Club. Boston.
August 3l-Davls CUP challenge
round. at West Side Tennis Club. For.
est Hills. n. Y.
September MEMS and veterans
grass court singles at Germantown
Cricket Club, Philadelphia.
The Longwood Cricket Club. OF
Boston. also made application for the
women's national singles. doubles
and mixed doubles indoor champion.
ships to be held beginning March 90
The application was approved by the
committee.
from Western associations for, the
national clay court championships
and were referred to the annual
meeting. -
Plan Permanent Stadium.
The matter of permanent stadium
where national and international
Championships might properly be
staged and a greater number OF
spectators accommodated in comfort
and safety. was referred some time
ago to special committee. This
''oS A'uos tndt IL Favored
the plan. The executive committee
declared itself in favsr of entering
into an agreement TO this end with
club of the association.
The West Side Tennis Club. of For
est Hills. y. Y. the scene of many
prominent tournaments in recent sea-
sons. already has announced its WILL
!ngncss TO erect such n structure
under certain suitable guarantees.
According to this plan. II Is pro-
posed to erect n concrete stadium to
accommodate at least 10000 spccta-
tors with provisions for Increasing
this capacity to 10000. Such n stad-
iun would cost between $4,000 and
S17S.00o. Playing surface sufficient
for at least three courts would be
enclosed.
To assure the adoption of such a
plan by the club. the executive COM
nlittee went on record as favorlng
the award of the Davis cup chal-
lenge round to the West Side club
In 1923. and some major champion
ship event for the next ten wears.
Movie. Work damned.
The rule recommended to cover
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