The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-21
Racket Weders, Yachtsnen and Golfers Spend Busy Sabbath Day
EASTERN TENNIS STARS
MUST KEEP ON THE JUMP
Tour to Coast Arranged in Such Way They Will Have
to Hustle Constantly to Catch Trains-West-
erners Have Advantage.

sumed that all four will lave to play
or default.
The Longwood tournament begins July
rs at Boston. n all plans are made 10
that the Eastern visitors can be back In
Boston in time for that. The start home
is to be made on July 20, the day after
the Intersectional matches. and the East
ern players are to be back in harness
again at Longwood on the 26th. II is
expected that several OF the Ca%lifornians
VIII make the trip back east with the
visitors and play through the Eastern
tournaments. beginning at Lorgwood
and ending at Forest Hills for the ham
p~ionship, August 81.
Under such globe %trotting conditions.
the chances for the success OF the East
ern team seem to me very slim. on last
seasons form they are ovcrmatched
man for man. and that under Eastern
grass courts conditions. Give the coast
players the added ADVANTAGE OF home
conditions, no travelling and asphalt
courts, and the chances would seem to
be all on their side. Good Judges would
not be surprised II they scored an over
whe,mins victory. II the Pacific play
ers selected should prove to he McLough-
lin against Williams. Strachan against
church. Johnson against Washburn and
MurrIy against Mathey each OF the
matches would seem to favor the home
players even without the added weight
OF the accustomed asphalt courts
Strachan is reported TO be n second Nc
lsoughlin, and he may be placed above
Murray and Johnson on HE own team.
In the doubles much reliance Is placed
on Church and Mathey. who did so well
together last season, and Mathey was
selected for the Eastern team more for
his doubles records than for his ability
In singles. While Williams and Wash
burn also will play In doubles for the
East. Il is well known that the champion
Is n poor performer in doubles and they
are hardly rated as strong as the other
pair. In the challenge round for the
doubles championship at Newport las;
season Church and Mathcy met Nc
Loughl!n and Bundy and could not get
a set. Westcrners also consider the new
combination OF Johnson and Strach1n as
one Of the strongest that ever played on
The coast. SO the Californians are well
hccled in both singles and doubles any
way YOU look AT the problem. on pa
per ny last years form they would he
winners. on local conditions they would
almost outcl7ss tho visitors despite the
fact that the national champion is
among them. and on common reports a;
the 1915 form OF the men they still
SF''l u NtNF Il t'tA'ltA t'a fllAfSfs
The feature Of the matches on tho
coast. one that Is likely to he repeated
later in the season in the East. vii! be
tho meeting between McLouchlin and
Williams. These two champions Aavc
been the chief rivals OF tho country for
the last three seasons In succession, be-
ing rated first and second every slime
They have met in six matches. and
cvc'y time until last August at Newport
McLoughlin has been the winner. Their
Williams struck an invincible s'teih
that showed skill far above anything
he developed In the Davis cup matches
two weeks before, and won In a brilliant
match. Can he repeat this victory now
on grass courts 4, seems doubtful and
on an asphalt court Il seems even less
likely. although the high bound OF th'
hall from asphalt would he inclined tc
favor the champions style Of play. for
he partial to a high hound.
NcInughln has played just TWO sucf
ruat.h.s as tra' of last August. Aftei
wiun'u. tho all-Enc'aud tournament a
Wimbledon two wears ago he was :
heavy odds o. favor'tc to beat Wild'ns
In the challenge round and d!sappointc'
all his friends hy losing In straight sets
Las, Angus. history repeated ITSELF Nerl
closely and McLpu-hlin did almost tn
same thing AGAINST Williams. losing IL
s,~al.ht sets after having been LOOKED
upuu as nm easy winner before th'
match. II seems probable that these tw'
old rlyl,. will meet ibis year three .
four times and the test ~ relative SKI
rs likely t. come much nearer a solut.o
than over before. Whatever william
may do later IN tn" season. however, IN.
coast expedition that begins this wccl
hardly can furnish the most favorhhl
opportunity for him to beat the Cali
f0rHii met.