Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22
WILLIAMS DRAWN
in EASIER FRAME
OF TOURNAMENT
Former Champions Strong
est Rival Is Griffin-Stars
Gathered in Lower
IL QUAKER CITY ENTRIES

r. Norris Williams I'd. of this city, has
by far the easiest half of the draw for the
thirty-ffth annual championship of the
United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation, which gets under way at the
West Side Tennis Club Forest Hills, L. l.,
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
But williams, to reach the final round.
will have to smash n jnx that has camped
on his trail for two years. For in the same
section OF draw. appears the name of Clar-
ence James Griffin, Supreme Ruler of the
Order of Goat-getters Said ruler of the
o. G. G. has met our fellow -citizen three
times in the last two seasons and on each
OCCASION he has retired with Williams's scalp
dangling at his belt. Walter Merrill Hall is
the only other first ten" player in Will
liamss half Of the draw.
Stars in Lower
In the othar half we have William NJ.
Johnston, No. Maurice E. Mclaughlin,
No. 3; Karl II. Behr. No. T. r. Pell,
No 8; n w. Niles No. 6; Watson NJ.
Washburn, No. 8, and George NJ. Church.
No. 8. Here also is Itchiya Kumagae star
of the Orient. with victories over National
Champion Johnston and Griffin to his credit
among other things.
Other strong players in the upper half
of the draw with Williams and griffin in
Cluue - IL NOSntll. NhllaEe r. johnson,
II. " d. Johns, G. S Garland, Ward Daw-
son, NIcLoughlins doubles partner; D S.
Waters, southern champion; "Hashy"
Mikami. ex-Champion William ]. Clothier
and Robert Leroy.
In the lower in addition to the players
in the first ton are National Clay Court
Champion Willis e. Davis and Roland Rob
erts, San Francisco champion, representing
the Pacific coast r. D. Little, Dean Mathey,
TT a TbrnrlFponrtpr Gnta
champion; f. b. Alexander Il. Lindley
Murray e. P. Larned and Conrad B. Doyle,
of Washington.
Exactly 12S Entries
There are exactly 1928 entries making
seven rounds necessary. If rain does not
Interfere. the field will be reduced to the
finalists on Saturday, paving the way for
the final and championship round on Labor
Day.
Mclaughlin and Dawson decided yester-
day not TO play in the Southampton tour
nament, but to conine their play during the
present week to a few practice sets at the
West Side Club, in preparation for the
doubles challenge round next Monday after
non. 'Maurie" requested that the dou-
bles be postponed until Tuesday. but to
this Johnston and Griffin would not agree.
II want to play the doubles on Monday
and get through with them" declared John
ston ''It puts a man off his game to play
singles one day, doubles the next, and then
hop back 10 singles, We will be all keyed
up for the doubles on Monday and would
prefer TO adhere to the original schedule"
Comet in Shape
The California Comet looked in the best
of shape and said that he was extremely
eager to get into action again.
An even dozen Philadelphians are entered
in the championship. In addition to VIII
If.s. and fbaaF =
Merton; W. F.. Johnson, Merton p. w.
Gibbons, Cynwyd Richard Harts. Philadei-
phia Cricket Club; Sidney Thayer, Jr.,
Merioni Craig Biddls, Merion ]. ]. Arm
strong, Merioni Willis e. Davis. Penn, and
W. T. Tilden, I'd, Cynwyd.
Two foreigners aside from the Jap twain
will be among the contestants. These are
A. W. Macpherson, scotchman, who holds
the Russian championships in doubles, and
Count Otto Salm-Hoogstraeten, of Austria,