The New York herald., 1922-01-05
TITLE TENNIS PLAY
SET FOR LATE MARCH
Both Men and Women Cham
pionships Near Tail End
of Season.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

It may be said with more than a fair
degree of certainty that the national
ind oor tennis championships this year
will be held almost at the tail end OF
the season, or in the latter half OF
March, to be exact Experience has
taught the tournament officials the ad-
vantage Of waiting for the more favor
able light that late March affords, and
as satisfactory light is one Of the es-
sentials OF successful tournament in
doors the shift from February to March
| as the title tournament month ap-
parently has become permanent.
Longwood Cricket Club Of Boston.
where the women's national singles and
doubles and mixed doubles champion
ships are to be held. notified the ma
tional association yesterday that II had
set tentative date of March 13 for
the start of the event. and that it was
practically certain to have final ap-
proval. 1t follows that the Seventh
Regiment Tennis Club OF this city, which
is to conduct the men national cham
pionship as heretofore, will choose
either the week of March 20 or the
week of March 81 for it's title tourna-
ment. One OF the board of governors
Of the Seventh Regiment Club declared
yesterday that the officials Of the club
were almost unanimous for the late
March date and that II would be chosen
at n meeting to be held on Saturday.
III precedent is followed the Seventh
Regiment Tennis Club will also select
the week before the womens national
at Longwood for the women's metro
politan tournament at the local armory.
The metropolitan tourney would serve as
sort OF tuning UP competition for the
national title aspirants and probably
would draw splendid entry on that
account. In any event IL appears to
be the most favorable date
Frederick G. Anderson, captain of tba
Seventh Regiment Tennis Club team. an
nounced yesterday that the club is plan
ming its most active season of indoor
competition In years. Five dual meets
already have been arranged and there
will be three or four others on the list
before board floor play is abandoned.
The first of the dual meets will be with
the team of the Heights Casino Of
Brooklyn on the latter's courts on jan
uary IA and Is. On February the
Seventh Regiment team will meet the
Ilderan Club of Railway. N. j., on the
courts OF the Sixty-ninth Regiment in
this city On March Columbia Uni
versity will oppose the regimental team
on the latter's courts. ana In the last
two weeks Ia February there will be
home and home matches with the New
York Indoor Tennis Club. which has its
courts in the armory of the Eighth
Coast Defence. at Jerome avenue and
kingsbrldge road.
Heights Casino will be represented
this indoor season by the strongest ten
mis- team in its history. Watson NJ
Washburn, fifth in national rank, 1t Is
understood. will head the list of players,
and others of prominence on the equad
will be Harold A. Throcimorton. Fran
els T. Hunter. Dean Mathey, Cedric
Major and Hugh G.. NJ. Kelleher. This
team expects to engage the Longwood
Cricket Club of Boston in home and
home series during February.
The Seventh Regiment Tennis Club
will be represented In open competition
by Frank T. Anderson. national indoor
champion: Frederick c. Anderson, w.
Dickson Cunningham. James ID. Ewing.
Arthur S. Cragin. George G. Moore and
Samuel r. McAlllster.