Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-30

RAIN CAUSES SPOSTPONEMENT OF LAWN
TENNIS MATCHES AT FORREST HILLS
Courts Too Soft This Morning to Begin National Event
All Details Arranged for Accommodation
of Record Breaking Crowd

cause the overthrow Of the worlds rank.
ing player.
Every detail for the accommodation Of
tennis fans has been looked upon BY the
local committee II has been stated by
those who we're opposed to the change
from Newport 70 New York that the For.
set Hills Club would be unable 10 handle
the big meeting successfully because OF
imperfect facilities Thus far nothing
has been left undone TO warrant this as
sertion The big stands around the cham
pionship courts will seat 1000 persons COM
fortably. Arrangements have been made
for the running Of special trains from the
Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations
TO such intervals that the automobilcleas
public Is assured ample travelling accom-
modations from New York city. On the
grounds there are temporary stands with
the best cuisine, including refreshments
of all kinds.
On Wednesday the interscholastic cham
pionships will begin. Those eligible for
THIS THIS event are: Sidney Thayer. Jr.. OF
Philadelphia. representative OF Harvard;
Charles s. Garland. Yale; Harold A.
Throckmorton. Princeton; H. c. Ire
maine, Columbia, and Cornelius Boocock.
western New York.
The date set for the national doubles Is
Saturday afternoon. This match between
Maurice II. Mclaughlin. and the chal-
lenSers Clarence ]. Griffin and w. NJ
johnston, all Westerners, will begin az
2:9o o'clock on the championship court.
On Saturday morning the mixed doubles
will begin. The fnnals are scheduled sor
Tuesday. September 7.
Should Mclaughlin win the tournament
this year he will be permanent possessor
OF the eighth championship bowl, as he
won two legs on It in 1912 and 1918 Will
iams who won last year, has only one
leg on the trophy. There have been
seven bowls won since the national cham
pionship was instituted In 1881. The win
ners. who had to capture the event three
times, not necessarily In succession have
been r. d. Sears (winner of two bowls).
o. s. Campbell, II. d. Wrenn, Malcolm
d. Whitman, William A. Larned Cwinner
| of two bowls).
The "a tournaments held, beginning In
| 1881, have produced but 13 different win
ners They are r. d. Sears, H. W. Slo-
cum, Jr.. o. S. Campbell, r. D. wrenn. r.
II. Hovey, NJ d. Whitman, w. A. Larned
II. L. Dougherty. H Ward B. c. Wright,
| w. c. Clothier, NJ. e. McLoughlin and
r. n. Williams I'd. Dougherty. the former
British champion, is the only foreigner
In the list Of American champions.
Aside from williams, Phiadelphians are
v
lace Johnson, of Merton, plays the cham
pion in the third round. and may cause
trouble for Williams, particularly II the
courts are wet. Under such conditions
Johnson's chop strokes are almost impos-
sible to handle off the ground.
Sidney Thayer drew no less a per-
sonage than Clarence Griffin for the hrst
round; "Buz" Law drew Cedric Major.
while Paul Gibbons is located in the
softest section of the draw and may sur
vlve several rounds.
The most unusual feature in connection
with the championship is the fact that
| the entries numbered exactly I2S iust
enough to work out the bracket without
| preliminary round. Such condition
never existed before, and probably never
| Will again.
Julian s. Myrick. president of the west
side Tennis Club. has Just reST we'd teIe-
gram from Thomas Bundy ling that
the Californian would leave San Fran
cisco on Tuesday evening for the East.
! This means that the doubles match win
| be played and not defaulted TO Griffin and
Johnston, as rumored.