New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-05
Williams, Behr, McLough.
lin, Johnston and Host
of Others to Compete.
FIRST NAMED WILL
DEFEND ACHELIS CUP
Bundy Will Not Appear in the
Doubles at Lawn Tennis Fix
lures Next Week.
Ry FRED HAWTHORNE.


One of the greatest lawn tennis
tournaments of the season will begin
on the turf courts Of the Seabright
Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, at
Seabright, n. j., on Monday. and con-
tinue through the week. Mclaughlin
Williams, Behr, Griffin, johnston
Ward Dawson, together with a hos'
of the most prominent players here
in the East, will contend for tns
famed Achelis Cup, long IN compeu-
ton and bearing the names OF many
great court generals Of the past aho
present.
Williams. national champion, won
the cup from Theodore Roosevelt feli
last year, and will defend at Seabright
next week. The doubles cups were
won by Mclaughlin and Thomas u
Bundy. national doubles champions, In
1914, but this year Bundy will not APP
pear in the New Jersey tourney as
McLoughlin's partner and the latter
has signifed his intention Of pairing
with Dawson. :.
Bundy, who finds il more difficult
each wear to leave his business inter
ests on the Coast for the long cam
paign on Eastern courts, has let 1t be
known that he will retire as Nc
Loughlin's partner after the national
championship tournament at Forest
Hills; hence Mac must look elsewhere
for a team mate.
Ward Dawson is one OF the latest
Developments of the California school
of lawn tennis, and although he did
nothing worth enthusing over at Long
wood last week, his record on the
Coast and the fact that he is highly
spoken of by those who have seen him
at his best indicate he will bear
watching.
1t is & safe prophecy that a man OF
McLoughlin's wonderful ability and
discernment would not select the
nineteen year-old youth as playing
partner, unless he vas thoroughly
satisfied with his choice. The former
national champion probably will school
Dawson carefully and appear with him
in the future in all doubles competi-
ton.
The absence from Seabright this
year of R. Lindley Murray, of Palo
Alto, who fought Williams so sensa-
tionally in a fve-set match in 1914,
will be regretted. but Mclaughlin will
acceptably fill his place in the singles,
in which he did not play last year.
Karl Behr and George Myers Church
are two other players who are fully
qualified TO upset the winning streax
of the men from the Coast. provided
they strike their true gait next week.
On the same day that the ranking
men begin play at Seabright the Wood
mere Club. of Long Island. will hold
the annual tournament for the womens
championship of Long Island, now held
bv Miss Clare Cassel. Invitations
have been extended 10 Miss Molla
Biurstedt, national champion. and
majority of the other prominent women
players of the East, and Miss Cassel
will undoubtedly have stern battle on
her hands to retain her title and gain
second leg on the handsome chal-
lenge cup.
The courts Of the West Side Tennis
Club. at Forest Hills. Long Island.
where the all-cOmers' national cham
pionship tournament begins on August
30. are resounding TO the music Oh
hammer and saw these days, for gang
of carpenters is buslly engaged IN
erecting the great wooden stands that
VIII seat the NuOuoNAN' ""N ''-
tend the tournament.
Julian S. Myrick, president Of the
West Side Tennis Club. and his corps
of competent assistants are devoting
all their spare time TO working out the
MANY details that the holding OF the
great tournament entails.
II was Myrick's directing genius that
insured the success Of the Davis Cup
international matches at Forest Hills
last August, and with the same man at
the helm this year it can be taken for
granted that everything will run
smoothly when the tournament gets
under way at the end of this month.
The members of the club are lending
every assistance by voluntarily giving
I'D their lockers for the use OF com
petitors during tournament week as
we'll as abandoning the use OF all the
courts, clay as well as turf' Tor tnat
neriod This attitude Of unselhshness
on the part of the members IS hlgniy
commendale, and should do much TO
promote the success of the tournament.
Robert d. Wrenn, president OF the
national association. and his fellow
officers are looking after the thousand
and one other details. and everything
points TO the tourney going of without
a hitch.
The decision to place the seats on
public sale. instead OF reserying the
choice ones for members OF clubs IN
the national association, was distinctly
a move in the right direction. and is
certain TO remove any cause Tor DIS
satisfaction. Those who wish 10 at
tend the matches now know just what
form of procedure is necessary TO pro-
cure the tickets, and the attendance
probably will overtop that OF any preyi-
Gus holding of the tournament.