Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-30
INTEREST ATTACHED TO
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY.
Annual Tennis Classic Will Begin
To-Day Mt Forest Hills
Courts.
TWO EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE
First Time Tournament Has Been
Played Away From Newport Ca,
sino-AIcIoughlin Has Chance to
Win Permanent Possession of Bowl.

NEW YORK, August 29.-The OPEN
ing round of the thirty-fifth annual
championship matches of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton VIII be played on the courts OF
the Westside Club at Forest Hills
Long Island. beginning tomorrow. a
Held OF ieS players. with the leading
experts about evenly divided between
the upper and lower halves, will take
! tho courts In relays during the day.
and by nightfall the siXty-four survi.
vors VIII be aligned for a series of
matches. which are expected to con-
tinue until the early part of next week.
for which the semifnal and final
rounds are scheduled.
The grand stand courts will he given
over to Eastern players AS rule dur
ing the initial session of the tourns-
inent Two matches at Il time will be
held on the courts. surrounded by the
same structures which held spectators
at the Davis cup international matches
year ago. At 2:l5 in the afternoon
Lyle Il. Mahan and G.. NJ. Bull, Jr., both
OF this city, will take their place for
one match, while F.. FL whitney, of
New York. and II. Throck morton, OF
Seawarren, y. j., will be fcatured in
the other part of the double bill. AS
! soon as these matches arc finished, n.
w. Niles, of Boston, and F. 3. Alex
ander. OF New York. Will enter the play
on the court. and William NJ Johnston,
or san Francisco, and II. II. Hackett
of New York, the other While
! these will he the feature matches of
! tho day. number of others are down
| for decision. that the thirty-odd
grass courts OF the Westside Club un-
doubtedly will attract a portion Of the
gallery frp
Maurice T. Mclaughlin. of San Fran
cisco. the former national champion, is
TO meet Earnest K. Kuhn, the German
expert, and Clarence j. Griffin, also of
san Francisco, will cross racquets with
| sidney Thayer the Philadelphia star.
Although the entry this year Is less
by ten Players than the field that COM
petcd at Newport last August the ten
mis- association has arranged the pro-
gram IN such Il manner that the cham
pionship round VIII be played one week
from Thursday, unless Indictment
weather delays the play. The prog
rcsS or the tournament will be watched
with great interest by tennis players
throughout the country, not ONLY be.
cause of the title at stake. but also
owing to the fact that this is the first
time since the institution of the series
| In 1881 that the all-comers and doubles
challenge round have been played
away from the Casino courts at New
| port Another interesting feature isl
! mat the play. which begins tomorrow
morning, will give Maurice E. Mc1
, r.onsniin an opnortunity to secure per
manent possession of the championship
singles bowl, upon which he has all
| ready secured two legs
This trophy, the eighth of it's kind
| is II massive silver urn. given out
| right to the player who wins the United
states singles mpionship three
! times. not necessarily in succession
the present prize was put up In 1911
and was won that year by w. A.
| Larned. Mclaughlin gained two legs
on ii by winning at Newport in 1912
ana 1918. r. Norris Williams, by his
! sensational defeat of the CnlifornI,
star last season, prevented McLough.
| lin from capturing the bowl for tho
third and hnal time II the Pacific
Coast racquet wizard can win through
the tournament this week, he will be
ablo to add 10 his l,.. zee collection OF
| tennis trophies, the most important
prize that can he won by an American
| player.