Show i I I i I NET DATES FO FOR 19 STATED I U. U S. S to Affiliate With I Other Nations S NEW NEWYORK YORK March 10 The The final step designated to bring America into closer affiliation ol with the rest rut of ot the tennis playing laying world world was taken Saturday when the United States Lawn Tennis association decided to apply for membership membership mem mern- In the International Lawn Tennis Tennis Ten Ten- nis fed federation This decision was a result 0 of the federations federation's fed fed- action action taken in Paris eliminating the last in the way of this country's country s membership by abandoning all a awards ards of worlds world s chant chant- in perpetuity including the title events at Wimbledon The committee In effect refused to consider the resignation of ot Dwight 1 J I Davis as president tabling a request that he be relieved of his duties be because because because be- be cause of or his recent appointment as assistant as as- secretary of or war It Is understood understood understood under under- stood that Mr l Da Davis ls would be prevailed upon to retain the post to which he was elected eJected l ea-l Iy en-Iy In February upon the c J C n- n i that other officers of the association asso asso- cia elation share his responsibilities ties Invitations from Sweden S and France for American teams to visit those countries countries countries coun coun- tries this year ear were declined because of the desire of ot the U U. S S. S L L. T T. A A. to concentrate conce e Its efforts errors upon a European Invasion in 1924 in Itt which It is expected that thit leading men and women court stars will take part In th the h Olympic tournaments tournaments ments meats at at Paris Parts in addition to 10 other principal continental events cents In Itt In Inan an as effort to stimulate ti U nal competition I t for women l the coin conf I rt invited r foreign g liO tri tennis associations s a r to s send nd feminine representatives to compete compete com cont- pete in the United States this year Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the WIghtman cup This trophy was donated several years ago by Mrs George GeorgeY Y V of Boston tho the former former for for- mer mci Miss Hazel Hotchkiss who h bs s ranked for some time among the prom prom- meat women pla players ers In this country It has not beep been competed for since It was offered for International play ley If Invitations are accepted the t womer wo- wo o omens omen's mer men mens s cup contest probably will be iteM held In connection with the women's national turf court championships at Forest Hills N N. N Y the week of ot August 33 The committee ratified a record tournament tournament tour tour- tent nan schedule dule for fo 1925 1926 The list which now Included more than n local regional state state and national tournaments ments meats Is expected to pass the mark before It Is completed thus eclipsing tho the previous high record of 01 about tournaments played last year ear Three additions to tn the national championship championship cham chant list are Included In the schedule ached sched ule ull One is a R. revival of the Interscholastic interscholastic championship to be held In connection connection connection con con- with the Intercollegiate glate title titi events at Philadelphia June 25 The others are the girl girls girl's s national hard court championships to be held In California at a a. place and date yet to be selected and the municipal championship a awarded warded to St St. Louis Loula on a date to be set later Further r recognition of ot th the municipal game was taken by a decision to award official U U. s S S. L L. T. T TA TaA A. A medals to winners winners win win- ners nera of public courts tournaments tournament in various cities of f the country held as IlS preliminaries to the national championship champion champion- ship the Ibe other national championship tournaments ratified follow July 2 2 women women's a cia clay court court singles and doubles Buffalo July 9 men mens men's s clay court singles and doubles double Indianapolis August 13 13 women's women s gra grass grau s court And doubles West Vest Side club Forest II lulls Hills s. s IS N. N 1 y August 20 20 0 men mens men's s Kra s court ourt doubles veterans doubles doubles fathers fathers' and eons soU son event Junior and boys boys' singles and doubles Long Lout wood Cricket club Boston oston August 31 September 1 and 3 Davis ls cup up challenge round Forest Hills s September to 10 men mens men's s grass court singles and veterans sin oln- glee gleel Germantown Cricket club Phila |