Evening star., 1923-02-04
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National Body Elects Davis
as Head-MiddIe Atlantic
Section Admitted.
NEW YORK, February 3.-The
IN United States Lawn Tennis
Association TODAY voted to

n EW YORk, February 5.-Ihe
IN United States Lawn Tennis
\ Association today voted to
cut the entry fist for the national
mems singles from 128 to sixty-four
players, "in order to insure tour
nament of real championship cali
ber." 1t also voted to limit the
number of seeded" players to six
teen-eight Americans and eight
foreign players.
The following were elected officers
OF the association:
President, Dwight F. Davis of st.
dent. George w. Wightman. Boston
secretary, Paul B. Williams, Utica.
n. Y: treasurer, Louis B. Daley, East
Orange. N. j.
Delegates at large elected were: r.
". Williams. I'd, Philadelphia; Jones
w. Mersereau, New York; Samuel II.
Collom, Philadelphia.
Sectional delegates: T.. NJ. Garnett.
Salt Lake City; Water A. Goss, Port
land. Ore. B. NJ. Grant. Atlanta, Ga.
N. II. Bundy. Norfolk, Va; j. c.
Stewart, Chicago, and Paul w. Glib
Admission Of the Middle Atlantic
States Lawn Tennis Association.
formed yesterday at Baltimore, also
was voted.
Accepts Universal Code.
Lawn tennis rules are the same
throughout the world as a result of
the formal acceptance by the associa-
tion of the, code adopted recently in
London by the other fourteen prin-
cipal tennis-playing nations. Univer-
sal Standardization will not materi-
ally affect the American rules. as
most of the changes were in the
phra sing.
The association ratified the action
CT the executive committee in award
ing to the West Side Tennis Club, at
Forest Hills, Long Island, one of the
principal tournaments for each of the
next ten years, for which the club
will erect a concrete stadium seat
ing 10000 persons. which can be en-
larged.' temporarily or permanently,
to care for $1,000.
The club was awarded the Davis
cup challenge round for this year
apd the national mems singles for
the five years beginning in 1924. For
the following four years the club
will have the option of the Davis
cup challenge round or the national
mems singles.
The cost of erecting the, stadium.
$150,000, will be met by the sale of
1.50o seats at the principal tourna-
ments for the ten-year period, at
500 each.
No Action as to Federation.
Consideration of an invitation TO
ioin the International Lawn Tennis
Federation was referred to a special
committee, 1T being understood that
the attitude. of the association re-
mains as 1t has been--not to join until
the international body withdraws the
awards in perpetuity to certain clubs
portance, particularly the worlds
grass court championship to VIM
bledon, England.
The association revived the inter
scholastic championships and voted
to hold them this year in connection
with the, intercollegiate champion
ships.
The association formally awarded
the following tournaments for this
year:
National women's singles and
doubles, West Side Club, Forest Hills,
n. Y. August 1918.
National mems and veterans doub-
les, mixed doubles, fathers and sons
junior singles and doubles. and boys
singles and doubles. August 20-25,
Long Wood Cricket Club, Boston.
Davis cup challenge round, West
Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Aug
ust 3l-Septerlber Is.
National mems singles and vet
Grams singes, Germantown Cricket
Club. Philadelphia. September 7-15.
National clay court championships.
Indianapolis.