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THE UNJTEI> STATEs' Or.DEST l'1·:NNI~ Cr.uu 5
0Fr-JCERS AND Er.ECTEI> CoMMITTEEs, 1936 AND HJ37. ()
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Published at tlltr.ert,zin. iuterr.•uls by tlte ·Southern Tennis A uor.iatio1.1 .,.I SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION
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In the development of real sportsznan:>hip, the training of clever, gentlemanly athletes and the furnishing of clean, healthful rec reation fer the country's youth, the game of Tennis has played an important part. T'he Southern Association, in co-operation "vVith the
U.S. L. T. A., can glean some fe~ling of good work done, in considering its part in pro meting the game and the amateur spirit. 5 0 l..! T II E R N T E N N I 5 A 55 0 C I A T l 0 N 5
'1'he UtJited States' Oldest 1'etJtJis C!ttb
Organized way back in 1876, a year before the famous Longwood in Boston and the Seabright of New Jersey, the New Orleans La\-'/n 'Tennis Club lays fair claim to the distinction of being the oldest tennis club in tht.! United States. The names of the original twenty founders repeat themselves in succeeding generations and were a large factor in the development of Southern tcm~is. Englishmen over here to learn the cotton business were brgely responsible for developing an interest in the game. Grass courts were used in the early days and one Thomas, a colored gentleman, was employed in I88z to care for the courts at the munificent salary of $Io.oo per month, cash. In 1887, \~.:ith larger grounds to care for, Geo. Giles drew $20.00 per month. Play ing on Sunday was barred. Dues in 1883 mounted to $15.00 for the year. The club in those days furni~hed balls, racquets, and nets and the scoring was different. Players put up their own nets and were responsible for carefully stowing away all equipment when play was concl udcd. Numbers 6 and 7 of the ciub rules rc;ld as follows: (6) "First on thr. ~rounds to ha\C choice of nets.'' (7) "On Tuesday one court can be retained for a match g:1me, to cbnsist of two out of three rubber!i, the lattc:-r to be of four out of seven games!' ffcaded by Messrs. Gustaf Westfield, Stodd:url, P.M. Westfield, Barnes and ScquiP.., the club was incorporated in I 890. In 1896 there were IO courts, all grass. In the nineties, the names of the Englishmen icarning the cotton business m New Orleans were found in the list of prominent players. In I 900 the dub became a meJ:t ber of the United StJtcs Lawn Tennis A~sociation. In 1901 the Gulf St.:ltes Tournament was inaugurated and Mr. Ruben Ifunt of California, later Southern Champion and father of the present brilliant Junior Joe Hunt of California, was the first Gulf States Champion.
In 1 89i, afternoon tc:t was a feature of the ~ocial life of the club. In more recent years, Presidents R. E. Craig and Arthur \Vatr.!rs and Messrs. Dan Murray, Jr., J. Henry Bruns, Esmond Phelps and J. Leo llurthe have been acti\·e in the club's· development. 6 SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCI;TION
Officers and Elected Contntittees
1936-37
ElecLcd at the annual meeting held at the Memphis Country Club, June II, 1·936.
'Preiidutt Second Vice Pruident A. K. Tigrett R. D. Potts Univ~rsity Club 8 I 4 Falls Building Memphis, '"fcnnessce Memphis, Tennessee Firit Vice Pre.ridettt Secretary Pcyre G. Kennedy Reginald S. Fleet Montgomery Building I £ Marietta Street Sp:!rt:mburg, South Carolina Atbnta, Georgia Sectio·nal Ve!egu:e 'I' reasu.rer John G. 1\tlcKay Malon Courts First i'i ational B e X c C U T I V B C 0 8vf fjlf I T 'I' B B ( 0 fficeri Ex-0 fficio) R.1y Jones Robert Alexander Gt:!neral Box Company Stahlman Building Louisville, Kentucky Nashville, Tennessee D:1n ~r urray Jack Mooney +07 Dodge Building 409A 25th Avenue, South New Orleans, Louisiana Nashville, Tennessee Perry E:t.stman 4- I 5 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana Robert Alexander is the l'ational Delegate, elected by the U. S. L. T. A. e1 V V I S 0 R r C 0 vvf tAl I i' ~ 8 8 Frank Guernsey, Sr. Jack Frost 603 E;Lst Central ~.:.\venue Charleston, South Carol ina Orlando, Florida Dr. Richmond McKinney Memphis Country Club K imbark Peterson Memphis, Tennessee I 9 I; Blakemore Avenue N:iSh\·ilic, rrcnnessec Frank Kay Palm Beach, Florida Robert Lake 908 sznd Way, North Cha.rles Rogers Birmingham, .-\labam:1 Hamilton National Bank Building Knoxville, Tennessee !VIis:: El iz:t. Coxc No C.o Ncvo Emmet Condon .--\shcvi11e, ~North Carolina Chattanooga, Tennessee SOUTHEI~N TENNIS ASSOCIATION 7 co;!(srirurio:J( & RULes: 7JU7'leS I. Malon Court~, c/o Courts & Company, Atlanta~ G<:orgia. To study Constitution 2. Jack Mooney, Chairman, 3 58 Peters Street, Atlanta, Georgia. and By-Laws and sub· mit changes when de 3· Reginald Fleet, c/o Courts & Company, Atlanta, Georgia. sirable for action b) 4· Jack 1\lcKay, First l'ational Ihnk Building, Miami, Florida. the A!lsociatiun. ,. Richard Courts, c/o Courts & Company, Atlanta, Georgia. 6. John \V. HolbnJ, United States District .Judge, 1\tliami, Florida. ~r 0 U R 0'{ ./l [lf c :}{ 'T & R U L c S : L. Charles Gardner, Chairman, c/o Pfcdmont Driving Club, To prepare tourna· r\tLmta, Georgia. nt('flt rules :and r~:g· 2. T'homas Cl inc, c/o Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanoog;t, ulations governing the holding nf Assnciatiun Tennessee. tournaments, :tilu par· 3· P. G. Kennedy, Montgomc_ry Building, Spart:mburg, South ticul:trly the Southem Carolina. championship. E s p c· cia 1 attention to b< l 4· Perry Ea~tnun, c/o Zander & Co., Inc., 4 5 Grav·ier Street, given to pla~·<·rs' e:c· New Orleans, Louisiana. pcnsc11 and conduct. 5· 12an 1\ilurray, 407 Dodge Building, New Orleans, Louisiana. S~[l\(_C'TIO:J( & SCI/c'l)ULS: I. R. S. Fleet, ChJirman, c/o Courts & Company, Atlant;t, Pr('paratinn of South· Georgia. C'rn Associ a t i o n '! 2. Perry Eastman, New Orlc:ms, Louisiana. schedule of tourna· ments. 3· Robert Lake, 908 5 2nd Way, North, Birmingham, Alabama. 4· Robert L. i\lex:mder, Stahlman Building, Nashville, Ten- nessee. 5· Ray Jones, General Box Company, Louisviilc, Kentucky. 6. Lt. Col. A. M. Patch, Fort Benning, Georgia. S S :J( I 0 R R &-f :J( K I ~ q C 0 [l1 ~I I 'T 'T c e : I. Pcyre G. Kennedy, Chairman, Spart:mburg. South Carolina. As implied by nauw CJf Committee. 2. James D. Robertson, c/o Memphis Country Club, lVlemphis, Tennessee. 3· Donald Graham, c/o Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, North Carol ina. 4· Lupton Patten, c/o Chattanooga ~1edicine"Co., Chattanooga, Tennessee. 5. Ernest \~ chman, 3 I 7 King Street, Charleston, South Carol ina. u vlt P 1 Res .. 1. vVassell Randolph, Chairman, Randolph Building, Memphis, In charge of the um· piring of Southern Tcnn~ssce. tournaments. 2. Perry Eastman, 4 I 5 Gravicr Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. 3· Col. Ward Dabney, Covington, Louisiana. 4· W. D. Gray, c/o Winter Haven Tennis Club, Winter Haven, Florida. 5· Walter 1\IIcDonnell, Shrine Building, Memphis, Tennessee. S 0 e T II E R N T E N N I S A S S 0 C 1 A T I 0 N r e ~ U( 1 s v c v e L o P a-1 c :x:.. '!' .. 'DU~l£S To encourage the I. Walter McDonnell, Chairman, Shrine· Building, Memphis, holding of touJ·na Tennessee. mcnts, exhibition 2. Ed Crump, Jr., c/o F.. H. Crump & Co., Inc., Memphis, matches and the de Tennessee. velopment of men 3· Ed Pfeiffer, In::urance, Louisville, Kentucky, tennis players. +· William Mc\Vane, c/o Mc\Vane Cast lro~ Pipe Co., Birm ingham, Alabama. 5· Joe Folk, I 106 19th Street, South, Nashvil1e, Tennessee. 6. Albert Key, Lakeland, Florida. r1/ o o.I c. :x... ' s 'I' e ~ :x... 1 s 7J e v E L o P Bll e :x. 'I' .. I. H. F. :\1cFadyen, c/o Biltmore Forest Country Club, Bilt Especially to assist in mon:, :i\orth Carol ina. the de v c 10 r i11 c n t of girl and women .lL'n 2. Ki:nbark Peterson, I 9 r 5 Blakemore Avenue, Nashville, ni<~ players. \Vc have Tennessee. as yet 1111 11alionaily 3· Pollard Parsons, c/o N., C. & St. L. Railway, Accty. Dept., ranked woman player. ~ashville, 1'ennessce. ~-· Perry E~suuan, c/o Zander & Company, Inc., 4 I 5 Gr:n-ier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. ,. Burr Chapm~in, c/o Chapman-Dewey Lumber Company, l\tcmphis, Tennessee . .IU~IOR & 'BOT'S RA:J(KI[l(CJ: 1. R. D. Potts, c/o A. K. Burrow & Co., Memphis, Tennessee. As impiicd by name of the Committee. 2. Cole E~&rly, T'llc;:nphis, Tennessee. 3· Thomas J. Semmes, c/o Bosworth Bag Campany, Memphis, Tennessee. +· Dunlop Cannon, Sr., Brownsville, Tennessee. , . Frank Guernsey, Sr., Orlando, Florid:~ . .I U :J{ I 0 R ~ E :J\ :J( I S 'D e V E L 0 1:> 8.-f e ~ ~ : I. R. D. Potts, c/o A. K. Burrow & Co., Memphis, Tennessee. Supervision of the de 2. Harry \Ve11ford, c/o Chickasaw Wood Products, Memphis, velopment of boys and junior tennis players. Tcnne~see. 3. vVill i~1m Garrard, Greenwood, l\1ississippi. 4-· Col. John TvicClintock (Honorary Member), Kennedy W:tr ren Apartments, Washington, D. C. 5. ... ~ lbcrr Key, Lakeland, Florida. P U 1J L I C 'P ~J R K S 'T e 0\. :J( I S : ! . Dan l'vlurray, Ch:1irman, +Oi Dodge Building, New Orleans, To encourage pub 1 i: park playl'rs. Louisiana. 2. Douglas \Vaters, New Orleans, Louisiana. 3. Grover Thames, Department of Recreation, 7 4-9 Sl:tttery Boulc,~ard, Shreveport, Louisiana. 4· J. E. Byrnes, Department of Recreation, Jacksonville, Florida. 5· Jack Simpson, Atlanta, Georgia. 50 U T II E R N TEN l'i I 5 A 55 0 CIA T I 0 N 9 I .1( 'T 8 R-S C fl 0 L "''! S 'T I C 'r 0 U R 0( elf tAl c :J{ 'T : 'DUTIES General supervision 1. George Griffin, Chairman, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia. of the holding of this 2. Jack Mooney, 409A 25th Avenue, South,NashvilJe, T'cnnessec. tournament, and C'>· J. Edgar Jones, University of Florida, Athletic Department, operation with Junior Development Commit Gainesvil Ic, Florida. tee in developing jun 4-· Dudley \Veaver, Jr., c/o \Veaver Cotton Company, Memphis, ior players. Tennessee. 5· ~ennedy Mcintyre, 30 Kissam Hail, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. 1. Col. Ward Dabney, Chairman, Covington, Louisiana. C en c r a 1 supervision of the holding of this 2. Lou Hardy, Louisville, Kentucky. tournament. 3· R. P. \Vheelcr, Sunset Drive, Anniston, Alabama. 4· Chas. Rogers, 810 Hamilton National Bank Building, Knox ville, Tennessee. IO SOUTHER?-; TE':-.INIS ASSOCIATION SOr:YrCe T~~~S HISTO~ llY B. M. GRANT, SR. Doublet ChtNnpiot~ 1906-07 ,..1he first real encouragement for tennis in the South came from some Eng I ishmen, who were in the cotton business in New Orleans, and who lived there about four mor:ths in the year. They co-operated with other New Orleans sportsmen and con structed about half a dozen or more grass courts anq built a nice club house. For a long tim~.! rhis ·was the only club of any consequence in the South, but in the late So's :tnd early 90's othci players living in several cities in the South began pbying, and in about the y~ar I 900 there were good courts in Nashville, Knoxville, Montgomery, and Atlanta. In the Lite 90's, some of the leading players were Dr. Burthe and Lee Carroll of New Orleans, a l\lr. 'Tyson and Mr. Seiblcs of Montgomery; Sam \Villiams anu Clar ence Angier of Atlanta, a lYir. Brown and Coleman \Vard of Birm~nglum, Charles and Coi.van Rogers of Knoxville, a Mr. Chamberlain of Chattanooga, Larry Cothran of Rome, Georgia, and other good piaycrs, whom I do not recall at this time. I began playing in the btc 90's :md lived in Atlanta, which at that time had no club. T'hc army officers at Ft. l\1cPherson had two courts and a Lt. Morrow and Lt. Havey were two of the lclding pl:.yers who were probably on a par or maybe a little better than Angier and \Villiams. The last mentioned at this time were probably the leading players in Georgia. The Atbnta Athie tic Club, which w:1s organized in 18<)8, built two courts in the downtown section of the city, and a year later, held their first tourn:llnent. Phyt.!rs from all sections of the South attended. The tournament was won by Angier of Atlanta. Angier was a very large man, but flst on his feet, a wonderful vo1lcyer, and possc.:ssing a dc:~dly o\·erhead. In the year I 899, Montgomery held a tournament, but I cannot recall \vho the winners were in that year, or the next-I <)00. In I 90 I, Coleman \Vard of Birmingham won the tournament in Atlanta, and he and Brown won the doubles. Two or three years later, Nat Thornton of Atlanta became one of the leading players, winning the Atbnta tournament, but losing in New Orleans. 'rhornton was one of the very best playl.!rs ever developed in the South. He was a fine volleyer and could kill lobs about ~s well as any player I ever saw-his only weakness was his ground strokes. If he had given some time to this, he might have reached the first ten. In I C)06 and 1907, he played in the National Championship, being beaten by Gus Touchard in a fot~r-set match. Thornton reigned supreme in the South for the next three or four years. Then came Carlton Smith, an Atlanta man, who had a severe forehand drive and a crazy twisting service. Smith won the Southern for three or four years and retired a.bout the year I 92 I. About this time, Esmond Phelps, now a very prominent lawyer of New Orle.lns, was active ia Southern. tennis and a good player. Douglas \Vatc:rs of N cw Orleans in the years just before the war was probably the lead-ing player in the South. SOUTHERN TE~NIS ASSOCIATION I I ALABAMA Birmingham.: lv/ obile: Birmingh~m Lawn Tennis Association . Mobile Tennis Club The Country Club M ontgrJtnery: Mountain Brook Country Club 1'he Country Club FLORIDA Cocoa: Orlando: Indian River 1'ennis Club Orlando Tennis Club Lakeland: Palm, Beaclr.: Lakeland Tennis Club Fvergiades Club Jvliami: St. Petersburg: Florida Year Round Clubs St. Petersburg 1'ennis Club The Bath Club Tatnp,l: The Surf Club Davis Isl;mds 'Tcnn is Club GEORGIA Atlauta: A u.gu.Jta: Atlanta Lawn T'eunis Association Augusta Country Club At1anta Tennis Club Biltmore Tennis Club For/ Benniug: Capital City Country Club Fort Benning Otliccrs Club Piedmont Driving Club KENTUCKY Louisr•ilI e: Louisvi11c Boat Club LOUISIANA 1Veu• Orleans: Shreveport: New Orleans Country CI ub Shreveport Tennis Club New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club Tulane Athletic Association I 2 SOUTHF.RN TENl'iiS ASSOCIATION NORTH CAROLINA A J hec·ill e: Greensboro: Biltmore Country Club Sedgefield Country Club Charlotte: Pitteh.urst: Charlotte Country Club Pinehurst Country Club Myers Park CI ub SOUTH CAROLINA Charlestolt: Spartanburg: Charleston Country Club Park Hills Tennis Club Darlington: Darlington Tennis C1 ub TENNESSEE Chattanooga: Nashoille: Chattanooga Tennis Club Delle Meade Country Club Knoxville: Richland Golf Club Knoxville Lawn Tennis Club J ackso·n: JVJ en,phis: Jackson Country Club I\1emphis Country Club Univc~·sity Club IVtcmphis Hunt & Polo Club SOUTHERN TENN£5 ASSOClATION 13 P~S1' OFJ/IC~" SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION 19I3-19Lj. Secretary-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia . 19 I 4-1915 Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 1915-1916 Secretary-Esmond Phelps, New Orleans, Louisiana Treasurer & Chairt!zmt T. C.-C_arleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 1916-19 I 7 President-Esmond Phelps, New Orleans, Louisiana Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta,· Georgia I9Ii-1918 President-Esmond Phelps, Nl.!w Orleans, LouisianJ Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia I 9 I 8-19 I 9 Preside11.t-Esmond Phcl ps, N cw Orleans, Louisiana Vice President-Leroy Cooper, Memphis, Tennessee Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, At1anta, Georgia I 919-1920 Secretary & Treasurer-Car1eton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia I 920- I 921 President-Esmond Phelps, New Orleans, Louisiana Vice President-Leroy Cooper, Memphis, Tennessee Secretar-y & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 1921-1922 President-James H. Bruns, New Orleans, Louisiana Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 1922-1923 Preside~tt-L. D. Scott Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 192 3- I 92l~ Preside11t-L. D. Scott Secretary & Treasurer-Carleton Y. Smith, Atlanta, Georgia 1924-19~5 Pruident-J ames A. Means, Jr., Lou isvillc, Kentucky Vice Pruideut-Charles M. Rogers, Knox,·illc, Tennessee Secretat·y & Treasurer-Frank C. Owens, Atlanta, Georgia 19~5-1926 President-Arthur Waters, New Orleans, Louisiana Vice Preside1tt-O. ·r. Turner s~cretary & Trea1t~rer-J. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana S 0 C T 1{ E R N T E N N I S ASS 0 C I AT 1 0 N 1926-192i PreJident-Douglas S. \Vatters, New Orleans, Louisiana Secretary-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana Treasurer-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans,.Louisiana 1927-1928 Presidettt-Doug1as S. Watters, New Orleans, Louisiana Secretary-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana 1928-1929 President-]. \Valter McDonnell, Memphis, Tennessee Secretary-Treasurer & Cit. Ten. Cotn.-J. l'v1ills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana 1929-1930 President-Robert L. Alexander, Jr:, Nashvi1le, Tennessee First Vice Pres-ideut-Thomas D. Clines, Jr. Second Vice Preside1tt-J. Waiter McDonnell Secretary & Treasurer-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana I 930- I 93 I President-\Vm. l'v1c\Vane, Birmingham, Alabama First Vice Presideut-J. \V:dter McDonnell, Memphis, Tennessee Second Vice Pruide1zt-Chas . .-\. Van \Vagner, Louis,.,·ille, Kentucky Secretary & Treasurer-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana 1931-1932 President-Robert L. Alexander, Nashville, 1'ennesscc First Vice President-Wm. Mc'vVanc, Birmingham, Alabama Second Vice President-Chas. A. Van Wagner, Louisville, Kentucky Secretary & Treasurer-]. Mills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana 1932-I933 President-A. K. Tigrett, Memphis, Tennessee First Vice President-Wm. 1\t1c\Vane, Birmingham, Alabama Second Vice President-Malon Courts, Atlanta, Georgia Secretary & Treasurer-]. l\1ills Newton, New Orleans, Louisiana 1933-1934- Presidettt-A. K. Tigrett, Memphis, Tennessee First Vice Presideut-Wm. Mc\Vanc, Birmingham, Alabama Second Vice Presidetr.t-D. K. Murray, Jr., New Orleans, Louisiana · Secretary-Reginald S. Fleet, Atlanta, Georgia Treasurer-l\1alon c~urts, Atlanta, Georgia 193+-I935 President-A. K. Tigrett, Memphis, Tennessee Fir;t Vice President-Peyre G. Kennedy, Spartanburg, South Carolina Seco·JZd Vice Presideut-J. R. lVTooney, Atlanta, Georgia Secretary-Reginald S. Fleet, Atlanta, Geo~gia Treasurer-l\11. C. Courts, Atlanta, Georgta 1935-1936 . Preside·nt-A. K. 'I'igrctt, Memphis, Tennessee First Vice Preside-nt-Peyre G. Kennedy, Spartanburg, South ~arolina Secoud Vice President-]. R. Mooney, Atlanta, Georgta · Secretarv-Reo-inald S. Fleet, Atlanta, Georgia Treasur~r-M:lon C. Courts, Atlanta, Georgia SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION I c Southern Assoeiation Sectio1ta! Delegates . OF U. S. L. T. A. EXECU ..fiVF. COMl'vllTTEE 1914 L. D. Scott 1915 Carleton Y. Smith 1916 Carleton Y. Smith 1917 Carleton Y. Smith I918 Carleton Y. Smith 1919 Carleton ..{. Smith 1920 Carleton Y. Smith 1921 Carleton Y. Smith 1922 Carleton Y. Smith 1923 B. M. Grant 1924- B. M. Grant 1925 B. M. Grant 1926 B. M. Gr;ant I927 Frank C. Ov.·ens I 928 . Frank C. Owens 1929 Frank C. Owens 1930 Frank C. Owens 1931 Frank C. Owens 1932 Frank C. Owens 1933 Robert L. Alexander 1934 ]. G. McKay 1935 ]. G. McKay 1936 J. G. McKay 16 SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION BY ESMOND PHELPS SingleJ Champ-ion, 1919 Double1 Chanz.pio1z. 1920, 1922 The outstanding players during this period were Carleton Smith of Atlanta. and Douglas vVatters of New Orleans. Smith was essentially a back-court player. His peculiar tw1stmg service kept the receiver away from the net, and the blinding speed of his ground strokes served to keep him there. There was no variety to his game, and his volleying was not up to the standard of the first-class players, but his speed and accuracy, his physical str.ength and his fighting heart carried him to many Southern Championships. \Vatters played a perfect all-around game, without a weak spot. His service was excellent, his volleying and overhead were fine, and his ground shots, both back-hand and fore-hand, were sound, speedy and accurate. He could drive and chop, and varied his length as well as his strokes. He played three years in the East, and in I 9 I 5 carried Norris Williams, then at the top of his game, to I0-8, in the ftfth set of their match at Newport. lfis tennis was interrupted by the World War, and he played but little tour nament tennis thereafter. I am convinced that he would have been among the first five in national ra~1king. had he continued playing in the East for one or two more years. Watters and Smith met in I 9 I 6 in the finals of the Southern Championship at Me-mphis. \Vatters won in four sets after a hard battle, which brought forth tennis of the highest order by both piayers. Henry Bruns, of New Orleans, was also a fine player. His fore-hand approached that of Billy Johnston, his volleying and overhead were good, and his court generalship was perfect. But his second service and his back-hand were weak and prevented him from being quite equal to Watters or Smith. Some of the other leading players of that period were Ed Carter; Ed l\1ansfield and Jeff Hunt, of Atlanta; Nat Emerson and Lew Hardy, of Memphis; Vivian Manning, of Greenville; Lee Brookes, of Birmingham, and Arthur Waters, of New Orleans. The Southern Championships were usually held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Sev eral were held at ~ew Orleans, at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, the oldest club in the South, a:1d one of the oldest in the United States. This club had turf courts, v:hile all of the other clubs in the South had clay courts. The tourn~ment was held in TVIem phis in I 9 I 6, and in Asheville in I 9 I 9· No resume of this neriod should omit the name of Bryan Grant, of Atlanta. The peak of his game was du~ing the preceding ten years, but he was still a f?rmidable player, especially in doubles. He served for many years as Southern represent~tlv.e on the Execu tiv-e Committee of the National Association, and gave much of his t1me toward the development of tennis in the South. No better sportsman ever played the game. His example had much to do with the fine spirit which prevailed in Southern tennis during ~his period. SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION ~~OU'fHcR:J\( (HAUYCI) IO:J(§ I 8 R6-- -- C. B. Davis C. B. D :f\fSULTSl OF I9J6 s. T. A. CHAU'ofP IO~lHJPS iv! e11.' s Si1zgles • Winner-Ernest Sutter Runner-up-Charles R. Harris Men.' s Doub/eJ . Winner-Ernest Sutter and Ramsay D. Potts, Jr. Runner-up-Archie Henderson and E .. James Ful1er . vVinncr-Mrs. Lila Porter Runner-up-l\1iss Eunice Dean lVouze1~'s Doubles . \Vinner-Eunice Dean and Evangeline McLennan Runner-up-Lila Porter and Pear] Lewis Ju.uior Singles . Winner-Russell Bobbitt Runner-up-William Gillespie J un.ior Daub!es . Winner-Russell Bobbitt and Campbell Gillespie Runner-up-Wesley Barnett and Billy McGehee Boy/ Sing! es . . Winner-Leonard Floyd Runner-up-Allyn Goldner Boys' Doubles • \Vinner-Leonard Floyd and Chubby Andrews Runner-up-Stanley Statler ~nd Billy Needhan: • \Vinner-Evalyn Fry Runner-up-Mary Aubyn Townsend SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION I9 S 0 U T I-I E R N 1"' E N N I S A S S 0 C I A T I 0 N MEN'S SINGLES I. Bryan Grant, Jr. . ,\tlanta, Georgia 2. Ernest Sutter . 1'\"ew Orleans, Louisiana 3· Charles Harris \Vest Palm Beach, Florida +· Arthur Hendrix . L:tkcland, Florida 5· Ramsay Potts . 1\llemphis, Tennessee 6. Frank Guernsey . Orlando, Florida i. Gardner 1\lulloy i\1 iami, Florida 8. Archie Henderson Ch:tpcl Hill, North Carolina <). Rus::eli Bobbitt .-\tbnta, Georgia 10. \Viiliam \Vestertic]d New Orleans, Louisiana I r. Kimbark Peterson N:tshville, Tennessee I 2. \Villiam Gillespie Ar1anta, Georgia I 3· Don Doyle 7\:ew Orlc:ms, Louisiana I 4· Hugh Shelton Columbia, 'I'cnncssee I 5· Burtz Boulware . :\tlanta, Georgia 16. Louis Fa~.1uin . ;\'lcmphis, Tennessee Ii. Campbell Gillespie . ;\tlanta, Georgia I 8. Vernon i\larcum . L:~keland, Florida 1 9· Robert L:~ke Birmingham, Alabama 20. John Hendrix Lakeland, Florida 2 t. Melvin Tarpley . 'Tampa, Florida 22. Cecil F.1rod l\1urfrecsboro, Tennessee Not rated because of insuAicienc data: \V m. Reese, IVIartin Buxby, Malon Courts, Hudson Hamm, Robert Little, Dan J\t1urray, Perry Eastm:tn, Jack Mooney, Kendall Cram, \Vm. Hughes, and J\tierrimon Cuninggim. 1\1 EN'S DOURLF.S I. Sutter-Potts +· Ha rris-G ucrnsey 2. Tarp1cy-Bobbitt 5. Pctcrson-Cra111 3. H cndri x-l'vi ulloy 6. Hughcs-L~dsingcr WOMEN'S SINGLES 1. Lila Porter 1\:Iobi !c. Alab:till:l 2. F. van gel inc iV1cCiennan ,\ t !Jn ta, Georgia 3· Helen Carnev Shreveport, Louisi:ma 4· Pearl Lewis 1\a~h\·ilic, Tennessee 5· G·ladys Vallcbueno . Atlanta, Georgia 6. Patty Chadwell Nashvilk, Tennessee i. Dorothy Roberts . Jackson, Tennessee 8. Kate Jackson . Bainbridge, Georgia Not ranked because of insufficient data: Etta Taylor Coyne, Catherine Sample, Betty Freeland, Eliza Coxe, and Misses Evers and Tay]or. WOMEN'S DOUBLES I. Porter-Lewis 2. Jackson-Val1ebueno 20 SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION S. T. A. ·'1(1 :J{§I :J\(g S I936-37 JUNIOR SINGLES BOYS' SINGLES I. Russell Bobbitt I. Leonard Floyd 2. Billy Gillespie 2. Allyn Goldner 3· Wesley Barnett 3. Stan ley Stater 4· Campbell Gillespie 4· Rilly Needham 5· Louis Faquin 5. Ear1 Bartlett 6. Billy McGehee 7· John Hendrix 8. Dan Canale 9· Luke Biondi IO. Jack Rogers JUNIOR DOUBLES BOYS' DOUBLES 1. Bobbi tt-C. Giilespi~ 1. Floyd-"Chubby" Andrews 2. Barnett-McGehee 2. Stater-Needham 3·. Faquin-\Vilford Gragg 3. Percy-Anderson 4· Decker-Hendrix 5. Dick l'v1cKee-Max Pegram 6. B. Gille.;pie and Alex Guerry Submitted by the RA~KING CoMMITTEE~ R. D. PoTTS, SR., Chairnun, and approved. I'vicrnphis, Tenncl:see. December 2 I, 1936. S 0 U T 1£ F. R N T E N N [ S ASS 0 C I A T I 0 N 2 (0 ~~T11'U1'1 0 :A(a1td GJ3 Y~- L.JftiTS S 0 U T H E R N 1' E N N l S , \ S S 0 C I ,\ T I 0 N· As submitted hy the Constitution and Rule.r Committt:e for approoal by the Associ,;tio, at itJ annual meeting in I<) 3 7. Approval is for the Constitution as a who1e because Juc to some discrepancy in ou records the correct reading of the Constitution is not known. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME 1''hi~ Association shall be known :ts the Southt~rn ·rcnnis Association, hereinaftc referred to as the Southern Association. AR1~ICLE II PURPOSE 1~he general purpose of the Southern As~ociation shail be to promote and supentis the g:unc of tennis in what is known as the Southern section, comprising rhe states c North CarolinJ, South Carolina, 1 .. cnncssce, Gct:~rgi:t, Louisiana, Florid:1, .r\ labam: 1\1ississippi, and Kentucky, cxccrt the countic~ of Campbell and Kenton. r\Rl'lCLE Ill MEMBERSHIP Membership of the Southern Association sha11 consi~t of C1ubs, Leagues, and Allie Associ:ttions, :ts follo\ ARTICLE V OrFICERS The officers of this Association shall be: A President, a F!r~t Vice-President, a Secon Vice-President, a Sccretarv, a Treasurer, and a Sectional Delegate to the Executiv Committee of the United St.1tcs Lawn Tennis Association. There.! shall be an Exccutiv Committee composed of the officers, five other members who shall be elected at th annual meeting and who shall hold office for the term of one year. 22 SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION .-\RTICLE \'l MEETINGS (I~ The annu~l meeting of the Southern .-\ssociation shall be held in the same city as the tournament tor the Southern championships and shall be held between the first and fourth day of the week of this tournament . ... . (2) Ea:h delegate musr.prcsent written credentials from the member he represents. ~atd credenttals and all prox1cs must be signed bv an ofl1cer of the member club leaaue 0 or association or by the chairman of the tennis c~mmittce of the member. . , ARTICLE VIr AMEND :\-tENTS Amendments to the Constitution may be made at any annual meeting by a vote of at least t\VO-th irJs of all the \·otes cast. ARTICLE Vlll DUTIES OF OFFICERS Section I. President-It sh:dl be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Executive Committee and of the Southern Association; to preserve order, to appoint all committees not otherwise.: prm.-idcd for, and to Sl:C that the oflicers and comn&ittees perform their respective duties. He shall be ex-officio a member of all com mittees appointed by him. Sectio11, z. First Vice-President-The First Vice-President shall assist the President in the performance of his duties, and shall exercise all the powers of the President in his :1bsence. Section 3. Second Vic~- President-'The Second Vice-President shall assist the Pres ident :tnd First Vice-President in the performance of their duties, and shall exercise all the powers of the First Vice-President in his absence. Section +· Secrctary-'"fhe Secretary shall keep a roll of all members, and from time w time amend :md correct the s:tme as circumstances require. He shall notify 11t.~w members of their e1ection within two weeks thereafter, and sh:dl give notice of ~1ll meetings of the Exec:.:ti\·e Committee at lc:tst t\VO weeks in advance. ~c shall conJuct :1il gener:d correspondence of the As~ocia tiun. fi 1ing copies of a 11 such corrcspon~lence. He shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of the Southern Association :md Executi'-'·c Committee :tnd a record of ~:uch matters of interest as may occur, and may employ such clerical assistance as may be :m thorizcd by the F.xecu ri vc Com m i ttce. Section 5· 'Treasurcr-'f'he 'Tre;tsurcr shall keep, in .1 suitable book provided fur th:H purpo~e, an accot:nt of all moneys recei,•ed and paiJ. He shall l iqu idatc all prop erly authoriL.ed biih again:;t the Association, and shall report in writing thl: state uf the.! nnJnces when re-..1uired bv the Executive Committee; on or ~ftcr December Ist in c:tL'h vear he shall submit to .the Executive Cornmittce a schedule or budget of estinuted ~c,·elHJC~ :1.nd 'expenditures for the ensuing year, and, at the annual meeting, he shall present a written report showing all the receipts and expenditures for the pas[ year. His account:i shall be audited by an independent auditor at least once annually, and he m.:t.y employ such cleric~! assistance as may be authoriz:ed by the Executive Committee. S 0 V T lf E R N T E ~ :-.; J S :\ 5 S 0 C I A T I 0 N Section. 6. F.xecuti\·e Secretary-l'he Execu ti,·c Secretary sh~ 11 manage the ofiicc of the Associ:ttion, performing such duties :md exercising such powers in connection therewith as may be delegated to him by the otliccrs and the Executive Committee. Hi:; compensation shall be fixed by the Executive Committee. Section 7. Exccu tive Comm i ttce-1 t shall be the duty of the Excculivc Com m i ttce to ~ee that the general provisions of the Con~titution and By-Laws of the Association :tre rom plied with by members of the ~ame; to authorize the appropriate oflicers on behalf of the Associ:ttion to execute such con tracts or other instruments as mav h;l\'e been approred by the Executive Committee; to hear and decide all <.1ucstions ;ubmittcd by members for decision. Ii '{-I..~ A \VS .-\R'TICLE I ..I'he order of bminc~s of thi~ :\ssociation ~hall be: 1. Roll call. Re:1ding of l\linutes . .~· Rt'port 0f Pre-sident. +· Report of Secretary. .. Rrpnrt nf Treasurt•r. Report of Committee:;. 7· Election of OfJlccrs. S. Miscellaneous Hu~incss. 9· Adjournment . .. \P.'I'lCLE II RCLES OF PLAY ( 1) ;\ll m~Hchcs and tournatnents pLtyed or conducted b~· member~ of this Asso ciation shall be played under the laws of tcnni:; set forth by the U. S. Lawn Tenni: Association. .-\H:riCLE Ill AMENDMENTS Amendments to these by-laws ma~· be made at any meeting by a \"otc of at leas· two-thirds ( 2/3) of all the votes cast. 1\J!LcS1 GO\'ERNl~G THE SOUTHERN ANNU.-\L CH.-\1\1PIONSHI P 1·0URN:\l\'1ENT (As submitted by T f)fll"!ltlment and Rul e.s C ommiltee for Executit•e C f)!ll/1Zittee ttpprf)f::al) 1. The Sanction and Schedule Committee, acting with the Executive Committee, wil designate prior to February 1 sth of each ::.car, when and where the annual cham pionship tournament will be held. 2. The President, after conferring with the Executive Committee, will appoint Southern Championship Tournament Commit tee and a referee, who :"i~l have ful charge of the running of the tournament under the rules of the Assoc1at10n. SOUTiiER'.'J TENNlS ASSOCit\T!CJ' 'RJ!Lf:S FOR TOUR:J.(dU'fCE:A(f PLAYERS' EXPENSES, ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS, DIVISION OF PROFITS, ETC. 1. ~fhe playing rules shall be those laid down bv the United States Lawn '"fcnnis Associat~on. 2. Entries shall be considered from players in good standing belonging to clubs affil i ated with the United States Lawn Tennis Association or the recognized association of a foreign country or from players of schools or colleges who arc otherwise cl igible ::.nd who~c ~n tries arc acceptable to the Comm i ttec. 3· l\o tra,·cling expense~ arc to be paid any Sourhern Association player. Expenses of players from other associations may be paid on approval of Tournament Committee. 4· No meals arc to be fur~1ishcd without charge to any Southern Association players excepting one special dinner gi\·en by the club holding the tournament for all visiting pl:tycrs. ,. It is pcrmitrcd and i~ Jesired that all visiting players coming from a di~tance of more than 7 5 m ilcs be furnished with a comfortable place to sleep during their partici pation in the tournament. 6. Any net profit resulting from the holding of the tournament is to be divided between the club holding the tournament and the Southern Association on the basis of 7 5 per cent for the club and 2; per cent for the Association. Electtd by Execu.tir.re Cr;mmittee I. J. B.. ·\douc 14. D. K. l\t1 urra)· 2. Donald H. Cram I 5. Frank Owens 3· J. C. Da'-·idson 16. J.P. Parer +· Dr. E. C. Ellett I 7 • Edward Pfcifier 5· B. :V1. Grant, Sr. I 8. Esmond Phelps 6. B. M. Gr~m.t, Jr. I 9· Frank Shields 20. P. Stockton -I • Luu Hardy J. 8. Joseph \V. h-y 21. Clifford Sutter 9· George 1\ll. Lott, Jr. 22. Nat Thornton iO. Coi. J no. l\1cCI in tack 2J. Ellsworth Vines, Jr. 1 I. John McDiarmid 24-- S. Howard Voshell I 2. S. \Vall is l\IIerrihcw 2 ;. Douglas \Vattcrs Beatrice Bryan Mctz 26. Sidney \Vood