Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-06
CRAIG BIDDLE Is
ENTERED in UTICA
TENNIS TOURNEY
Strong Contingent From
California to Vie for
N. Y. Title
SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10

Virtually all Of the players who COM
peted in the national clay court cham
ponship tennis tournament at the Lake.
wood Tennis, Club, Cleveland, have laid
their plans to play for the New York State
title at Utica in the tourney starting there
Monday July 10. The racket wielders have
been attracted by the huge Mclaughlin
challenge bowl now held by William S. Nc
Ellroy. Of Pittsburgh, and by the fact that
the tourney will be held on the Yahnun-
dasis Golf Club courts. The bowl Is one Of
the most valuable trophies offered in the
tennis world, while the Yahnundasis Golf
Club has gained a reputation among the
players for running one of the best Journeys
in the country.
The list of members of the Entertainment
Committee reads like the Utica cty4 dlrec-
tory, and there Is not country club or
golf club within 25 miles of the town that
has not extended privileges to the players.
Edwin Fuller Torrey. secretary OF the
United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation and president of the Yahnundasis
Golf Club, has rounded UP large list for
the New York state event.
West Well Represented
California will be represented by a con-
tingent of unusual strength, and Ii would
not be surprising to see the title which In
other years was won a couple of times by
the famous comet. Maurice T. Mclaughlin,
journey back to the Pacific coast. Willis Il.
Davis and II. Van DyMs Johns, OF San
Francisco. will play in the singles and
team UP in the doubles. Edwin K McCor-
mick and Eugene A. Warren, the pair OF
young Los Angeles stars who played here,
were among the first to enter,
But California's invading army will
swell to even greater proportions, for
Clarence j. PeclO Griffin, national doubles
champion with William NJ. Johnston, is
leaving Los Angeles this week so as to
get to Utica In time to have little
tlNA tFin nNt Of flA tRWNANs
Roland Roberts, the latest of the California
youthful phenoms, will make his first East
ern appearance in Utica.
Williams May Compete
Even with that array of talent, how.
ever, the Pacific coast contingent should not
have n picnic with the tourney, for beside
the stars who played here many of tho
Eastern cracks who were unable to get
away from business to play In the national
clay court tourney have entered. Craig
Bddle. of this city, one of the strongest
players of the East has sent in his entry,
and It is likely he will be accompanied by
Richard Norris Williams. Cd. Williams has
not entered officially. yet has promised Tor
rey that he will be on hand II he can mako
the arrangements
Harold 4. Throckmorton, OF Sewaren,
N j., national interscholastic champion, al
ready is entered. New York city will show
n strong front with Leonard Beekman,
Princeton University champion George NJ.
Church Western and Northwestern cham
pion; Watson NJ. Washburn. former metro-
politan champion; Alrick II. Man, DR., for
mer New England champion; Cedric a.
Major, former Cornell star; DR.. william
Rosenbaum, national indoor doubles cham
pion; ]. S, O'Neale, Fred Baggs, Ralph
Baggs Abraham Bassford, Jr., and others
New England will be represented by
Harry c. Johnson and Irving Wright, both
of Boston; r. S. Stoddart, New England
champion, and Fred Harris. former holder
of the New England title McEllroy, Of
Pittsburgh, will defend his title, and the
Smoky City is sending some more strength
in Charles S. Garland. Percy Siverd and
Coleman Ward