Word: lawn
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Lawn Tennis in the years to come will be quite a different game from what it has been in the past if the recommendations of the Executive Committee of the U. S. N. L. T. A. are approved at the annual meeting of the Association this winter. There is little doubt that these changes will go into effect, as the Committee is known to express the sentiments of the entire body. Among the seven men who form the Committee are R. N. Williams '16 and W. M. Washburn...
...reply to a request from the University tennis management for the attitude of the United States Lawn Tennis Association in regard to the awarding of a major letter, Mr. S. Wallace Merrihew, editor of "American Lawn Tennis," official organ of the U. S. N. L. T. A., wrote as follows...
...Recognition by colleges of lawn tennis as a major sport is a matter which I have very much at heart. The U. S. N. L. T. A. is anxious to do everything possible to accomplish this. You can therefore rely on whole-hearted assistance from us. I want nothing more than to have you send me the article which you speak of on this subject, and we will publish it in 'American Lawn Tennis' thus starting a vigorous campaign along these lines. I believe that in this way something worth while can be accomplished. Similar efforts are being made...
...leading universities and colleges of America decide to make lawn tennis a major sport, as now seems likely, the action will mean almost as much to the future good of the game as an entire season of interesting competitions...
Tennis has grown tremendously in popularity during the last decade. From a despised, so-called "effeminate" game, it has emerged as one of the great sports of the nation. Under the efficient management of the National Lawn Tennis Association, every club, every section has its tournament and its champion. Eleven thousand people witnessed the finals of the National Championship at Forest Hills, New York...