Communication

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

Probably one of the greatest needs of the University in connection with athletics is the building of some indoor tennis courts. At present the tennis team uses the Longwood covered courts at Chestnut Hill and these serve the purpose for indoor practice.

Unfortunately, however, these courts are some distance away and they belong to a private club. The fact that they belong to a club automatically limits the membership and prevents a large number of men from indoor practice, who would, if the University had these facilities, have a better chance to make the Southern Trip tennis team. This lack lays tennis open to the accusation of being undemocratic. As a matter of fact the best 12 to 15 men are chosen and these are usually made members of the club. But even with this possibility there is still the entrance fee of $25 which in some cases might prevent a man from joining.

A building with four indoor courts would, in a measure, fill this need; for it is a matter of record that more men take tennis as a form of exercise to keep fit than any other sport in the University. The encouragement of a sport that men can keep up long after they leave college is something the University ought not to overlook. The indoor courts would solve this problem. PAUL JACKSON '21.

November 22, 1920.