The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-26
~ J.. PARMLY PARET.

The midseason period of chamn,o,.
sup oouoies Is now at hand. and the
chief tennis interest during the next
TWO weeks will centre In this feature OF
inc tournament play. The Eastern cham
p'onship at Longwood begins to-day, the
northwestern championship at Lake
M'nnetonka will run all this week, while
the western championship at Onwentsia,
Chicago. will open on Saturday. These
three meetings are held to select the
remaining candidates for the national
doubles championship. Following the
Western section. the ntersectional semi
nnals among the winners will be held In
Chicago to qualify the actual challeng-
ers Tor The title held by Mclaughlin and
Bundy. who will defend at the West
Sid grounds, Wednesday. September 1.
The most startling situation that APP
pears In connection with the doubles is
the woful weakness Of the Eastern Sec
ton In comparison with the Pacific
coast. william Johnston and Clarence
Grimm won the Coast section ut Long
Beach. Cal. the first week in July, and
In the exposition tournament later
church and Mathey. the best of the
shctNih tcdfilss were Dtdltn OS JOnn-
ston and Strachan. But this was on
asphalt. 1t must be remembered, and
the championship conditions call for play
on grass. which avors the Fasteners
much more.
Church and Mathey qualified last sea-
son for the finals in the Western tourna-
ment at Chicago. but this season they
will try to qualify again at Lake Mime
tonka. selecting the Northwestern Sec
hnn m The 40 lAse ,ath ~ ~ a,.l.
once more ! want to record here my be-
lief that the present system OF playing
for the double championship never will
be truly representative so long as the
u. 5. N. l.. r. a. does not restrict the
different sectional tournaments to rest
dents OF the sections holding them. The
Eastern pair. Church and Mathey. should
not have the slightest difficulty in win
ming at L;tSe Minnetenka this week. and
their victory will shut out OF the final
series any possible candidate from tina
section. yet both are New York men.
At Longwood this week, also. II is much
more likely that a New York team will
win than any from New England. while
at Chicago there is nothing to prevent
either an Eastern or another Pacific
coast team. from qualifying. The result
of this system might. and this season
may easily he that cams from only two
sections. far West and far East, qualify
TO represent the our principal sections
nto which the country is divided. and
the championship title rest between
them. As II already is held by q Cali
fornia pair. this would narrow down the
supposed Intersections Tournament to "a
truggle between The West and the East.
as the NTH section. the Southern States.
is not strong enough to be feared.
This season.. .'mors, thar ever before.
there is a1htaRf .of, ~.Srgan<ed doubles
teams In fkeSlXAsf&0 pass, st ~Longwood.
In the asssHag N chursht and Mathey
and the ssBittstDR up OF the Pell- Behr
combination that won last season the
only really championship pair seems to
be Hackett and Pell. The reversals OF
the last few weeks have weakened the
chances Of some of the best OF the others.
Hackett and Hall won the Metropolitan
and showed good strength together.
while Pell and Behr were successful in
the Middle States tournament. but both
these teams are now broken up, r. T..
Larned and Innian have played together
a good deal. but with rather indifferent
succNs.
Niles and Dabney. the only strong
! New England team. won at Tuxedo with
a straight score OF victories over the
three other pairs entered and they seem
to have a fair chance, while W. A.