The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-19
ny J.. PARMLY PAPET.


The results Of the Panama-Pacihc
Exposition tournament at san Francisco
last week were only such as should
have been expected by any we'll posted
follower Of the game. From the nrst
day that the plans were announced In
detail I could not see how the Eastern
pilgrims had a chance for success under
the conditions arranged for the coast
matches. 1t was bad enough to sched-
ule them for a globe trotting trip like
that undertaken. with only two or three
days at the other end to get acclimated
and into fighting shape. but 1t was
suicide to ask them to play on asphalt
under such conditions.
Washburn teltgraphed back East
after the irst day or two of play that
the wind blew too hard for Eastern
tennis and the courts were impossible.
Williams. II was reported. had taken
kindly to asphalt courts, but the result
did not seem to bear out this state
nient. Losing to Griffin, who was not
! good enough to make the regular coast
team for singles. was a pretty hard
blow for the national champion at both
clay court and grass court play.
The defeat of Williams and WASH
burn in the doubts was not so bad,
because the champion is VIGOROUSLY
poor In doubles. and he was not ex-
pected to do much in this event. But
1t did not help any that this Eastern
pair should be beaten by a team that
had never played together before ana
which was made up entirely of secoSj
rate players. Curtis. one of this team.
is a Harvard player who went out on
the trip with the Eastern team, with no
serious idea OF playing. and he picked
up "A California player to double up with
N the last n u
The results. though. OF the California
matches should not pre- judice any play
er's mind regarding the relative skill
of the country's best experts under the
same conditions that govern the cham
pionship matches-that Is, on grass
courts. II may be another story wher
the coast experts come East and nee'
the best players here under champion
ship conditions. The neNt big tourna'
ment for singles Will be that at Long
wood and some at least OF the Call
fornians are expected to come on TO
that. THIN follow Sesbright, South
ampton and Newport before the cham
pionship is reached at the West sid
, Tennis Club.
. ~ ~ ~
! is developed II Longwood to win IN
Eastern doubles there does not seer
much nance OF taking the nationa
title away from the Western pail
Mclaughlin and Bundy. The Pacif
coast team in the Chicago prellminarie
will be Johnston and Griffin, who wo
In California. At the last minu'
Strachan. who had expected to pla
with Johnston In the coast sectiona
doubles. found that he might not h
able to make the trip east this season
and Grifhin was substituted, with tn
expected result. for the pair won jus
the same without Strachan.
In the East versus West team matche:
however, Strachan was used wit
Johnston as originally intended. and
is apparent that out West they belieV
, him to he stronge" than Griffin. Wit
/ Strachan az his side many thought ths
Johnston would have a chance To wrei
the national championship title frOi
a Mclaughlin and Bundy. but II seems
; difficult task with only Griffin to he
!, him. out on the coast they feel tha
the present champions are almost VI
beatable. Bundy is reported already
be In better form than last season, ~
he may play in the singles as well as
the doubles while in the East.
The Western contingent that is e'