The Washington times., 1916-07-24
EASTERN PLAYERS
MEET WESTERNERS.
ON TENNIS COURTS
longwood Tournament Starts
Real Test for Supremacy In
Boston Today.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Tho Longwood tennis tournament
the Eastern cracks against the. Vest
real competition. and there is a deal Of
speculation whether the campaign
about to start in the East by Western
net MN will result In another clean
The East has drawn first blood save
In the clay court championship recent
" held at Cleveland. The defeat Of q:
Sa by D SScno p DSye wal. sese
in the finals by willis Davis, the uni
'versity Of Penn expert who halls from
the Coast. Yesterday at Far Rockaway
three sets in the finals of the Rockawny
tournament, and wiseacres are predict
ing that this Is the first of the down.
falls due the Coast men.
Saturdays engagement between Karl
Behr and r. Iindley Murray and Ma
tional champions. William NJ. Johnston
and Clarence Griffin. in which the title
holders went down TO defeat was sweet
and Griffin had but three days work ON
the turf courts. which may have been
one reason why they were net up to
form. Then. too, Johnston is said
although these who saw the battle
maintain that the national champion
In the New York State finals Clar-
enco Griffin went down to defeat be-
fore the Jap Kumage so that none of
the Coast men have come through IN
the preliminary tournaments as yet.
Today's Longwood start is expected to
open up the real battling for the covet-
ed titles which will be fought next
month at Forest Hills.
In the meantime two former champ
ions. r. Norris Williams. second. and
the limelight. 1t wes reported on the
Coast that Mclaughlin would not come
East. 1.-The Comet" has yet to deny the
time now. Williams is in retirement in
Denver. Colo. It is said, and expects to
come East at any time now. Williams
went through a strenuous spring along
the Eastern seaboard this year and
lions at Harvard.
Treasury is expected to have easy
picking today In meeting Smithsonian.
money counting tennis players. Henry
Brock will probably get into action with
Remey for Treasury, in which. event
tho first Smithsonian team will have
Commerce and Interstate are batting
in the second half of the Departmental
League program.
One or two matches are expected to
be played in the Suburban League this
week Standards and Euclid will meet
and Racquet and the Home Club play
ers will take the courts In the post
poned matches.
The announcement Of the affi,iati lon
American Canoe Association, Baiti-
more. philadelphia, and washington
having Joined is going to be a big
boost for the game here; WashtngtoT
Wagner. and Rutherford. more thar
held their own In the big regatts
against New Workers. this summer. II
addition there will be added incentive
for lettering conditions here.
Tho fact that the twelfth annua
Potomac Club tennis tournament a
Sear Is soins ~ to prove a dissppoint
mont to several Washington RACQUET
srs and more particularly nr Albert j
ek ors ON psSt f,Se showing against tn
Pittsburgh men usually entered in tn
tourney. Military training Is knockinl
the Cumberland players out, accordinl
TO the committee In charge.
PAUL Treanor Is ranked in the on
hundred best players in the country
The youngster who first got his train
this summer His erratic work In tour
nament play. however. IL killing nj
chances for perfection.
Howard cisseii. captain of the Cen
trail High School tennis team, ana run
ner up to Harold Selden In the Dtstric
Junior championship. has affiliated wit
the princeton Tennis CLUB. ana Is ex
pected to strengthen the team.
A large gallery Is expected 10 be O.
hand on Sunday next when Howar
Backett. Jack Burgess Fred MCLEOD
Jimmie Spencer. and Dave Burgess
local professional golfers OF the wash
ington Country. Chevy Chase. Coiumbis
Suburban. and Bannockburn Clubs &c
action.