The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-24
STARS TO PLAY FOR
CLAY COURT TITLES
Entry List Stronger Than in
Any Of Sessions Tour
neys So Far.
INTEREST IN WILLIAMS

The tennis tournament, for the clay
court championship Of the United States.
which begins at the Lakewood Tennis
Club. Lakewood, Ohio. to-day, al
ready has a stronger entry list than any
tournament held 80 far this season and
gives promise Of being the best tourna-
ment ever held for the clay court title
Erwin q. CUTLERY. chairman Of the ten
mis- committee Of the Lakewood club, has
that the present title holders,
Richard Norris Williams I'd. In singles,
George NJ. Church and Dean Mathey In
doubles and Miss Molla Bjurstedt in
women's singles. will defend.
Particular interest is centred upon
Williams, for the Philadetphian has not
been playing a great deal of tennis this
season and followers Of the game are
anxious to see how he liz performing
Unless Williams IL able to play at top
form he will find 1t pretty stormy sailing
to retain his title. Both Church and
Mathey besides defending their doubles
title viii play In the singles. Church
defeated Williams In the final round for
the intercollegiate championship in 1914.
the same year that Williams took the
national title from Mclaughlin. and the
former Princeton player is going to make
a special effort to relieve Williams of
his clay court title.
He has been playing high class tennis
so far this season and has not been de-
feated up to date. Mathey has shown
a surprising return to form and may
also be a strong factor in the tourna-
mcnt. Only last week he defeated Fred
Alexander, Fred Inman and Harold
Throckmorton successfully In the Met
ropolitan championship tournament and
will play Church for hat title on July 3.
Church and Mathey are not the only
players in the draw who appear TO have
a good chance OF taking away Williams's
title. Tor the Pacific coast will be we'll
represented. Edward r. Mccormick.
who played at Newport two years ago
in the national in~terschoiastic champion
ship, and Eugene A. Warren. both Of
Los Angeles. have sent in their entries.
san Francisco viii be represented by
Willis Il, Davis. holde OF the California
and Pennsylvania state titles and vim
ner Of the Sleepy Hollow tourney. and
II. Van Dyke Johns, oregon state cham
pion. Davis and Johns will pair up in
the doubles.
W :. McEilroy Of Pittsburg. New
York state champion, and Charles =.
Garland. another P~ittsburger. Indiana
state champion, have enterei the singles
and will play together In the doubles.
Other strong players entered are AL
bert r Spalding and T W. Hendrick OF
Buffalo. II. 7. Emerson and K A Holden
OF Cincinnati. Il A. johnson of Parkcrs-
burg. W. Va. and Brooke Martin Of
Canton.
An international flavor will be added
by the entry OF kumagae and Mykami.
the Two star japanese players, who have
won from some of the best Of the cali
foru!ans II will he the frst appearance
Of the japanese stars east OF the Rockies
There is also a possibility that the New
York entry will be augmented by Karl
Behr. middle States champion Theodore
Il Pell. rated ifth in the country Walter
Merrill Hail and HGold Throckmorton,
national interscholastic champion
TIL women's singles too will have
NOR" stars in the competition. according
T. present indications. than any tourna-
ment hat has been held this year. not
even excepting tie national grass court
championships held recently AT phila-
delphil. Whether or not any Of the
women racquet wi"lders VIII come along
vii a game strong enough to wres, the
crown from Miss Bjurstedt remains To
w S'fll' 'iN lHt 'IphN4llpn VIII W
stronger than any she has met so far
Mrs. Harry BIckle. the Toronto woman
Who won the Ohio state championship
last year, defeating Miss Martha Guth-
RE IN the challenge round, is expected
To give a good account Of herself in the
tourney.
Their there rs Miss Martha Guthrie.
the Pittshurg sIrl. Allegheny oun
champion, who has been practising
steadily and showing great improve
ment since she was beaten in the final
round OF the Metropolitan championship
by Miss Biurstedt. Miss Carrie Is.
Neely, holder Of the Illinois. Wisconsin
and Western titles, should he very much
in evidence when the play gets down
toward the final round. Miss Buda
stephens, Michigan State champion Miss
Edlth Rotch. Great Lakes and western
New York champion, and Miss NJ. *,
Voorhees,. central West and Missouri
Valley champion. are others OF the more
prominent players who are expected to
compete.
Play will start at . O'Clock this
afternoon and will ne continued at 10
o'clock Monday morning. Through the
week there will he two daily sessions,
starting a. 10 in the morning and . in
ia, afternoon.