Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-18
RED CROSS TENNIS
MATCHES SUCCESS
Careful Planning on Part of
4 Association Responsible
for Raising of 100000
~ By WILLIAM T. TILDEN. I'd


Star tennis players did much to help the
: Red Cross itn the exhibition matches they
played throughout the country during the
last seasonlhl their, attempt to raise $780,
900 for the cause. The plans were drawn
fup so carefully and efficiently by the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association
that froniI July !, when the exhibitions
opened in Utica, until their closesin Pitts
burgh few weeks ago the goal had been
reached and the 100000 raised.
During the series of matches which took
IN all the prominent cities from Boston to
Kansas City and from Buffalo to Louis
vile, forty-eight star players participated,
twelve women and thirty-six men contrib
y utng their services. The regulars in the
matches were Miss Mola Bjurstedt, Miss
Mary Browne, Frederick B. Alexander, Har-
old A. Throckmorton and John Strachan,
the latter replacing William NJ. Johnston
when the former champion was called to
the colors,
In addition to the regulars these volun-
teers rendered valuable assistance and
service: Mrs. George Wightman miss
Hazel Hotchkiss), Miss Eleanora Sears,
Robert Lindley Murray, George NJ. Churcn,
+, n. Williams. S. II. Voshel r. r. Pell,
Karl Behr, Watson Washburn, Clarence
Griffin, Wallace johnson, Dean Mathey,
Charles II. Garland, n. w. Miles and my
self.
MISS bIOWne ana MISS leu
the list, each participating in forty-eight
matches. Harold A. Throckmorton leads
the men with forty-siX matches, while
Alexander played in forty-three and Stra-
lchan forty. In the series of singles
matches played between Miss Browne and
Miss Bjurstedt the little California won
der was the winner taking fourteen out of
twenty -four. matches, while the twenty y-fifth
engagement was a draw at one set all
Both played wonderful tennis, and In fact
some of the greatest tennis ever shown by
fwomen i'm America. They set a standard of
play far above anything ever shown in the
national championships in many years, even
above that shown by Mrs. Wightman when
she won the title three times, or SIove their
own work when they too won national
Championships.
The outstanding star for the men was
John r. StraChan, of California, The Coast
wonder lost only three matches, one to
Howard Voshell shortly after his arrival in
the East, one to Harold A Throckmorton
and the third to r. l.. Murray. He has
defeated Murray twice, Alexander. Voshell
Throckmorton, Johnson, myself and severa
others. He has disclosed game that is
varied, severe, accurate and interesting.
Fred b. Alexander played the same kind
of tennis that made him famous ten years
ago He twice divided sets with Garland
defeated Throckmorton and was the prime
factor in the wonderful showing of Throck.
morton and himself in the doubles
II was the careful arrangement of thu
matches which made the plan such a won
derful success, for he not only had a keeI
conception of the drawing ability of hi
various stars but he carefully scheduled
the players so that none was overworked
with the result that all the matches brough
out keen. fast tennis.