The sun., 1918-08-21
EIGHTY-F0UR DRAWN
FOR TENNIS TITLE.
Three Blanks Left for Jehn-
ston, Garland and Other
Likely Entries.

.-.s.lcG vs.. ,sp
with an entry Of eishty-four players
and provision made for the addition of
three more who are in the national ser
y,ce. the draw for the national cham
nIonship tennis singles tournament was
made publicly yesterday afternoon. in
ne offices OF the United States National
lawn Tennis Association at No. 20
broad street. For the hrst time IN the
ornition Of the unusual conditions
S,ousht about by he war, the associa-
lion sanctioned post entries by providing
,hrss blank brackets for n trio of ser
,tcs men whose entries are expected
before tho tournament opena on the
couYts Of the West Side Tennis Club.
Al Forest Hills. next Monday afternoon.
The vacant brackets will be filled from
among william NJ. Johnston, Charles
Garland, Heath Byford and other stars
Who are in the service. Johnston Is in
,he navy and an effort IL being made to
rel him leave for the week. This effort
i, expected to prove successful. especially
since the tournament is to be held for
the benefit Of the fund of the War and
Navy departments Commission on Train
Ing Camp Activities.
Even II the blanks do not I'LL there
will be sufficient tone to the tourney to
make the winner truly worthy of all the
distinction and honor that has gone to
the champion in past GEARS. The prin-
cipal entrants. as far as public interest
is concerned. are r.. Lindley Murray
posite halves of the draw and II they
meet II will be in the final. Murray is
in the upper half. as IL Harold A.
Throckmorton. who made his entry after
the draw had been announced.
Four blanks had been left and these
we're numbered. The numbers were
thrown into hat and Throckmorton
drew space number two. This sent him
IN against Harold Taylor. the Brooklyn
YOUTH Nathaniel Niles OF Boston also
Is In the upper half. and he IL bracketed
with "A Man" This means that he win
meet one of the post entry service men
in the first round.
Fred Alexander. whose chances should
not be overlooked. T. r. Pell. Lieut..
Craig Biddle of the Aviation Corps, S..
Howard Voshell OF the same service. Ell
lott Bingen, Vincent Richards. the fif-
ten year old sensation, who, with VIII
lam T. Tilden I'd. last Saturday won
the National doubles title; Lieut.. z. p.
Iarned. brother of Major William A..
the former champion; Frank Anderson
and Lieut.. II, G.. NJ. Kelleher OF Seattle
are others in the upper half.
While the strength of the draw ap-
pears fairly evenly distributed in both
halves. the upper appears somewhat the
more impressive. In the lower half II
looks like Kumagae and rilden in the
semi-finals. Walter Merrill Hall. Con-
rad Doyle of Washington. Alex Craven
Of San Francisco. Selicniro kashio. Fred
c. Anderson, Beals c. Wright. one time
holder Of the title; Irving Wright. Wal
Ter Pate and Walter Hayes of Chicago
are others in the lower section. Ralph
Burdick, Hayes's doubles partner. is in
the upper half. The draw Is as fol-
lows:
UPPER HALF.
First Round. Byes.
I.eut, Craig Biddle, Philadelphia C. c..
J 3. obcyls. Psihsm Naval TIsinisn
Station, VS.. A. s. Cassils. Canadian T. 4.
J. S. O'Boyle, Pelham Naval Training
Club. vs.; DR.; ID. ]. X MOrsenthaieT, Kings
DR.. William Rosenbaum. New York T.
C. VS.. Edward c. Simmons. caiifor-
S. Howard yo,hsll. Borough Park Club.
va Royal D. Richey.. Terrace Club.
Harold d. Bret.. Longwood c. c.. Va
c, w.: Robert r. Nathan. Jr.. Holly
+. D. K.ret.y, Pelham Naval T. g.. W..
Frank T. Anderson, Terrace Club.
Ralph b. Gatcomb. West Side T. c.. W
Gerald Emerson. Glenwood T. G..
Fred T. Fox. County T. c. OF Westchester.
First Round.
Nathaniel W. Niles, Lonswood q c..
VI "A Man"
r.. A. Johnson. Psrker.burx c. c.. vs..
O.
A.; II. Chaplin. Jr, C, C.. Of Springfield
Herbert L, Bowman. Franklin square
George o. Wagner. West Side T. G.. Va
T. B. Alexander, West Side T. c.
Eugene !; cEintx. Cascade T: C, W.
Lieu. Z. p. Lsrnsd. west sia. T. c.. v.
Fr.d e. Bags. West Side T. c.
Harold A. Throckmorton, Elizabeth T,
sna G G. VS.. Harold L. Taylor, West
T r pell, Yves. Sid. T. c.. W. }. n.
Hughes. Pelham Naval T. 3.
W Alexander Tier, Pelham Naval T. 8.
Va R Lindiey Murray. Niagara Fails +. c.
ll'u,. Il. G. X. R.i f ssss.i. 7. c. c. W
LOWER HALF.
First Round.
"a Man" vs.. George s. Grossbsek. NV
H.; g Parker, Rocsaway Hunt W n. r.
Burroughs. Crescent A. c.
Herbert d. Bail. 1assau G. c.. ~. Rob
.rt A. Pope West Side T. c.
George W. Pike. C. c. Of Springfield. w.
.,A,.' Craven. Golden Gate T. c.. Va
n y o'BoyIs. Pelham Naval T. g.. va
Thomas, Pelham Naval T. =,
W. selchiro Kashio, West side T. c.
- A. l. Dionne. West Side T. c. w.
frank A. Fall. Colonial Heights. T. C.
Dr b T. Drake. New Rochelle T. C.,~vs.
FHcy l.. kynaston, Terrace Club.
Seas Wright. West Side T. c.. va. Robert
James, Saratoga G. Z.
Augustine Healy.. Terrace Club. W.
H'ut l. +. Gilbert. Park Club.
First Round Byes.
Lindsay Durham. Ilderan Club, Va WIN
hst OF Healy vs.. Gilbert.
ichyia kumagae. West side T. c.. vs.
"s.er l.. Pate. Nassau Z: c.
Nv; J. whelsn, Berkeley +. c.
n H. Bassford, Mount Pleasant T. c.,
George King. County 7. c. OF West
Lisut w A. Horren. Columbia C. c.,
Conrad B. Doyle, Columbia c. C.
narthur Nielsen, Chicago T. A.. VS.. c. q
'IpproTs' Kings County T. c.
VT. Tlldsn ID, Germsntown C. c.
WI" Cumming. West Side T. c., vs.
"a.r T Hayes. Chicago T. A.
- Hendricksen, Pelham Naval T. s.
Ailan II Behr, New York T. C.
uHE'ns q Wright. Longwood c, c.. VS.
rRslt.nbsch. Jr.. Park HIN c. c.
"a, ~ Donaldson, Terrace Club. VS.. wal
WI Merrill Hall. West Side T. c. ..