The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-06
new TENNIS TEAM
TO REPRESENT EAST
williams Will Be Assisted by
Alexander, Behr, Niles
and T. r. Pell.
TpSETS SCENTED TO-DAY

ONLY one OF tHt pidytiS u
.ented the East In the series OF matches
bstveen the Eastern States and Pa
,,ac coast teams In July will play on
the Atlantic Coast team in the return
series which will be contested next Fri
aay and Saturday at the West Side Ten
mis- club courts In Forest Hills. l.. L
Richard Norris williams I'd OF Philadol-
mia. the national champion. will cap
tain the team as he did on the trip
West. but the names OF George Nj.
church, intercollegiate champion Wat
son NJ. Washburn, metropolitan cham
MON. and Dean Mathey do not appear
I'm the list OF five as selected by a cont
nl,tee composed of Harold II. Hackott.
chairman: Craig Biddle and Edwin
sheafe.
The other Eastern stars who have
been picked to lend strength to the home
team are Karl II. Behr. Frederick ,.
Alexander and Theodore Il. Pell, ali of
New York. and Nathaniel w. Niles OF
BOSTON. Alexander injured some abb
dominal muscles in his match with
Maurice l.. Mclaughlin on Friday and
may not be able to play. In the event
Of the former Davis cup player being
forced TO withdraw, Washburn prob
ably will he designated as a substitute.
but even II III is. IL is unlikely that he
will be called o to play In the
singles.
Just how the men will line UP las
not been decided, but II Is probable that
Williams. Behr, lexande and Niles
will play the four singles matches, while
IN the two doubles the pairings will he
williams and Alexander and Behr n
pell. should Alexander withdraw. Po1
will take his place In the singles n
Washburn in the doubles. If the frsS
named arrangement holds good. 1t viii
give the East unusual strength In the
doubles. for IL will again bring together
the famous Pell-Behr combination
which last year was one Of the best In
the country. and II will bring out a new
team in the Williams Alexander ali-
ence that should prove a wonder Alex
snder always has been a wonderful
doubles player and his game should 1T
right in with tina of the national cham
pion.
There was thought TO be a poss'-
billy OF Robert Lindley Murray, John
K. Strachan and Ella Fottrell coming
20 New York In time for the matches.
1t is now practically certain that none
Of these men will come to New YORK, 80
the Western team II limited to the I've
C~alifornians now In New YORK, Nc
Ioughlin, Thomas G. Bundy. William
NJ. Johnston. Clarence j. Griffin aad
Ward Dawson. II IL likely that all bu'
Bundy will play In the singles and II Is
practically certain that the two doubles
teams will be the present national
champions n the challengers who VII
try to take their title away from then
on Wednesday afternoon. McLoughltr
and Bundy. by the way. were OUT 81
the West side Club yesterday gettthi
In a little strenuous practice.
The matches scheduled FOR this ai'ef'
noon in the national championship
should prove far ahead or any laa
have been played IN the tourney to date
not because they are the semi-inals bu
because of the beautiful tennis show
during the week by the men still IN tn
running. Mclaughlin and Pell VII
clash in the first match OF the Afternoon
Al 1;45 and the williams-Johnston af
fair will be put on at 3:l5.
Those who are looking for at leas
one surprise before sunset tonight arr
legion, while those who think there ma!
be two are not few. The legion u
looking for the overthrowlng OF IN
champion by Johnston, the others are CIV
ing PEI a good outside chance Of beatinl
Mclaughlin. on performances prior 4
The national championship tournamen
neither Johnston nor Pell should nav
q chance Of taking more than "A Sc
from their Respective adNersaries' hu
their work during the past week IA
changed the whole aspect.
Johnston seems to have an exceptiona
opportunity IL he can only keep to tn
form that he displayed In every on
Of his matches last week. The younl
Californian has been n marvel in othe
years. good In the early part OF mi
season. but sensational last week. III
case has been a remarkable one, Wtsi
he first care to the East a few year
ago he a~stounded the experts here o
the ability and court generalship he dis
p,ayei
Johustons record for this tournamer
f. a iNmarkable one-far better ina
that Of either Williams or McLoughlli
Certainly no one in this tournament
has had 10 meet the class that IN
young Californian has had to conten
with. Johnston FIRST met the crafty vet
erau Harold II. Hackett, hero OF man
tournaments, national and international
and disposed of him In straight set'
This brought him against Clarence .
Poll. the national racquets CHAMPION
PLAYER OF no mean ability, and he deal
with pell as he had with Hackett In
Californian was not destined TO nav
an easy time even Tor one dhN' Dul ia
10 meet Douglas ). Waters Of New Oh
leans, ranked number one i'm the Sout
and held by many to be the creates
player ever produced in that distric
Johnston crushed him in consecutlN
sets, losing only five games.
Then came Behr. the mighty conquert
OF Mclaughlin. Behr. rated third be-
In the country, was figured as a rel
possibility for the title, His only d.
feat Of the season had been at u
hands Of Williams in the challenge rour
at Seabrlght, when he was not at III
top Of his game. Few figured Johnst
10 have a chance Of winning even a 81
and yet the Californian, after droppin
the opening set, played rings arour
Behr In the next three. and Behr q
going strong. His victory over his q
mate Clarence J, Griffin on Saturda
was won after the route lad been tri
Nersed, but those that saw the mate
telt certain that Johnston could HAY
won It more easily, At any rate when
dll try TO play. Griffin was nowhere
be compared with him.
Williams has been playing wonderf,
Tennis too. the terrific kind that Ia
carried him to the top, the finished kin
'hai has helped keep him there. II
most worthy opponent, however, NJ
n'en walter Merrill Hall. and the Ne
lie. "
Polls record in this tournament hj
oeen remarkable too, lie has lost on
ohe set during five rounds lie hi
oeiealed such topnotch players an H.