The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
by J. PARMLY PARET.

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the championship which
opens to-day at Forest Hills reveals
only two OF three possible chances OF
upsetting the long expected renewal of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS duel, which
has been In progress now for three sea-
sons. Again the luck of the draw has
brought the two great rivals on opposite
sides, and there Is every prospect that
they will meet in the final round for the
championship within u week or so.
There are Just seven players in that
big field of l2S candidates who can be
considered as seriously dangerous TO the
two favorites. and they are Giffin.
Johnson, Behr. Alexander. Washburn,
Church and Pell, and of these men the
most formidable of course il Karl Behr.
The old internationalist has a difficult
draw. certainly the wuret of any of the
leaders. and IL he should succeed In win
ming the championship ne will have to
earn all the honors he gets. Behr must
dispose OF lie Roy in the second round.
Johnson In the third. then Griffin and
then Williams before he can reach Nc
Loughlin in the finals. rs he has not
been playing tournament matches for
several weeks. the rest should help him
with such a difficult draw. II he gets
off well and wins his first two matches
he ought to reach the semi-hnals. but
then both Williams and Mcl<oughlin
to be disposed OF separately seems like
a huge barrier between him and the
title.
Williams has rather 4 favorable draw.
He will have no one more difficult than
Wallace Johnson and Fred lnman to
negotiate before the s~emi-inals. when
Behr is likely to be his opponent. one
or two good matches such as the first
rounds promise should put him In per-
feet form and then II is only a question
OF keeping In shape Cor the last two
big matches by prdc. ising strokes In
the other rounds against the weaker an
~tasonLsts. The champion was certainly
! very fortunate in the draw.
Mclaughlin will not be able to loaf
SO much. He must dispose first of the
winner between Alexander and Niles,
and II Alexander Is IN form this will
make him extend himself right at the
start. Assuming that the Comet comes
through this first test safely. he will
have one days respite, when his OPP
ponent should be q. A. l.. Dionne or
F. w. Cole OF Hartford. and then he
must go into action again for the rest
of the meeting Before he can
reach the finals Mclaughlin must dis
pose also OF the survivor OF the early
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Pell.
The draw Is exceptionally well bal
anced in many ways Not only are
Williams and Mclaughlin on opposite
sides, but the Pacific Coast men are
well separated and the Eastern candi-
dates distributed fairly well through the
draw. Seven OF the first ten players
OF last year are entered. three appearing
in the top half and four in the bottom.
OF the other men WHO were not rated
in the top class last season. but who
are now dangerous TO the leaders, Griffin
is in the upper half and Pell in the
lower half.
Predictions in tennis ere always rash.
but II seems fairly safe this time to
pick Behr. Williams and Mclaughlin
for three OF the four semi-fnal places.
! Williams and McLougnlin seem almost
certain Of their positions, but the form
Of Griffin and Johnson. the Californians,
is so uncertain that Behr might he
crowded out by a brilliant streak on the
part of either. At Southampton last
week Griffin showed great possibilities
but a woful lack OF the quality OF fore
ing the game that Is heeded so often.
Both Griffin and Johnson displayed fine
execution OF stroke play, but both lacked
esour and variety. Against SO crafty
a court general as Benr II is doubtful II
the mechanical excellence of the play OF
the Californians would prevail. John
son seemed streaky last week. and
Pells victory over him was his third
defeat in the East this, year. Against
certain men who dislike fast ground
strokes NJ Is always effective, but that
is his greatest asset.
Perhaps the most interesting strug-
giles in the early rounds will he tho
Alcxander-Niles and Hackett-WallaCe
Johnson matches of the first day and the
triangular struggle OF Washburn. Church
and Pell for n place in the fourth round.
Between Church and Washburn 1t has
been "A close thing all this season and
Pells clever showing OF last week at
Southampton has put him ON an almost
even basis with the two first ten men
lie expects to meet. Against Johnson
on Friday pell played beautiful tennis
and against any stroke PLAYER of that
type the New Yorker is not likely to
suffer 10y comparison. II takes a slower
game than ,jolnsun's to throw off the
powerful ground strokes OF pell. when
a more varied attack with slower strokes
and more net play might succeed.
Just what the chances are OF the
younger men like leonard Bcekmdn and
Howard ThroCklnOrton of New York.
Ward Dawson of California, Douglas
Waters OF New Orleans and Chick
Garland of Pittsburg remains to he seen.
Althouth none of these youngsters iE
believed to he dangerous to the leaders,
1t will be interesting to see how they
succeed In fast company. although IL
will not be the first test by any means
for some Of them. Garland will strike
Griffin early In the proceedings, while
Throcknorton must meet Whitney, then
Pell and then Washburn or Church. So
his Chances seem slim. Waters will