New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-29
Many Feasts
Are in Store
On the Court
Star Racquet Wielders to
Meet at Forest Hills
Next Month
By FRED HAWTHORNE

We ere approaching the final anc
rrsatest weeks OF the lawn tennis sea
son. Less than a month from to-day
some of the most brilliant racque'
wielders In the United States VIII
Gather on the splendid turf courts OF
the West Side Tennis Club, at FOREST
Hills. Long Island, there TO compete IN
the mems annual national singles.
The United States National Lawn
Tennis Association has arranged
series Of matches and tournaments 10
take place between now and the time
the stars will meet at Forest Hills for
the decisive test. The next three weeks
will mark the final preparation, ana
most of the play will be on turf courts courts
Ia sccustom the players 20 CONDITIONS
at the national tourney, .,
Fiyst ON the list will be the annual
;rv;fation tournament of the Seabrlgnt
lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, at Sea
brigbt n J., play starting on Wednes,,
day afternoon and the finals scheduled
for Saturday afternoon, august O.
William NJ. Johnston, OF Calltornla, ma
tional title holder of 1915; Kari behr'
Davis Cup star Of former years; mar
old A. Throckmorton, national inter
scholastic champion; frederlek ID.
Alexander. national indoor doubles
champion, and other players of proml-
nsrcs will compete. In addition, Miss
Molla Biurstedt, national woman cham
pion, will play a special eXnloltlon
match against Miss Mary K. Browne,
Of California, former champion Oh
the courts.
The Seabright club, besides being one
Of the Oldest and most representative
lawn tennis clubs in this country, also
boasts a dozen or more of the finest
turf courts, so that tho stage setting
will be in keeping with the standard
Of play put up by the competitors
From Seabright the players will en-
train for Southampton, Long Island
where the annual invitation tourna-
ment OF the Meadow Club Will get
under way, beginning on Saturday. 1t
is probable that the tnalists at Sea,
bright will have their first round
matches at Southampton postponed Tor
day in order TO give them time to
make connections.
The Meadow Club tourney, In former
wears. always served as the final con-
sitioning event before the greatest
PLAYERS In the country wound up the
season of competitive play with the
All-Comers at the Newport Casino.
Men like William A. Larned, Maurice
Mclaughlin. Dwight F. Davis, Beals
Wright Clarence Hobart, Norman
Brookes, Johnston. Behr, r. Norris
Williams. I'd, Robert Lindley Murray
and Clarence J. Griffin have competed
on the courts beside the sand dunes.
Following the Meadow Club tourna-
ment, which ends on Saturday, August
II. there will be lapse Of tournament
play until the national event, but there
will be several exhibition matches on
various courts for the U. S. n. L. 7. A.
ambulance fund.
Few persons realize the tremendous
call upon physical stamina and
nerves that the work now being done
by Miss Biurstedt, Miss Browne,
Johnston, Murray, Behr, Alexander and
ThYockmorton in behalf Of the lawn
tennis ambulance fund entails.
These players. entirely without re-
ward of any kind, at considerable ex-
pense and severe tax on their
strength in these enervating days, have
been touring the surrounding country
side, giving exhibitions and competing
IN special tournaments. The round
robin tournaments are particularly Sc
vere-too severe, we should say-on
the players. AT Utica a week ago, un-
DER a broiling sun, the men were re-
quired 70 play four or FIVE matches a
day and against high ranking men,
In some cases, as at Westfeld and
the Knickerbocker Field Club, the
PLAYERS, after gruelling matches in the
day. continued on at night and played
under electric light. And il is all in
the cause of their country. Patriotism
still lives in the land, and on the tennis
courts particularly.