Already in 1911 an effort was made by a group of tennis players, headed by Karl H. Behr from New York, to relocate the tournament to New York but by a vote of 95 to 60 it was decided to remain in Newport.
Već 1911. godine grupa tenisača predvođena Karlom H. Behrom iz New Yorka pokušala je premjestiti turnir u New York, ali su bili nadglasani rezultatom 95:60 u korist Newporta.