The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-19
NEW TENNIS
 "FIND" COMES
 FORTH IN WEST
Work of Sam Hardy At
 tracts Much Attention Other Live Racquet News.

Followers of lawn tennis are great ly interested in the. remarkable form which Samuel Hardy, the former Californian who is now located in Chica go, has shown in the national clay court championship tournament Hardy did remarkable work in the recent East vs. West series. He stood as one of the most formidable rivals of William T. Tilden 2d in the clay court tournament which is drawing down toward the finals on the courts
 in Chicago. The surprising thlng about the performances of Hardy is that he has been displaying top ten ranking form after an acknowledged career of 30 years on the courts. Hardy is another of the group of men, seasoned players of wide and varied experience, who are demon strating conclusively this season that it Is likely that the old adage, youth will be served,T may have to be re- vised when applied to lawn tennis. Hardy's performances in the early rounds of the clay court champion ship certainly have justified his rank ing of No. 16 on the national list for last season. Hardy has met all of the worlds greatest t1ayers on the courts He has played against such able opponents as Dwight +. DaVis' the donor of the international chal- lenge cup; TUlcombe Ward, Beals c. Wright, William A. Larned and the famous English wielders Of the ra couet. Among this group were R. | B. Powell, a former captain Of the Canadian Davis Cup team; Kenneth | Powell and Anthony F. Wilding, all | of whom made the supreme sacrifice | in the war.
 The prospects of the great tourna- n,snt for the national title on the | turf at Forest Hills. standing as a | representative international compe- | tition, daily become brighter. It is ! now likely that Alfredo Marasigan,
 one of the leading opponents of the
 game from Manila, is likely to par l ticipate. F. g. Gee, the grand old
 man. of lawn tennis In the Philip | nine Islands and the man who dis
 covered Kumagae and backed him to | gain the first ten in this country, is l reported to favor Marasigan as a coming player of ability.
 1 Craig Riddle, as a member of the l executive committee of the United
 States National Lawn Tennis Asso- | clatiOn, IS QlT6CllIlS llic eilLehAA OA NAN 1 invitation singles tournament which l is to hold the picturesque turf of the [ Newport Casino the week beginning | Aug. A. It is practically certain that l the draw will include an even GA l competitors which will permit of the
 tournament easily being completed | within the week. It promises to be | a competition of champions, as all o1 the visiting foreign players and the [ strongest of the Americans are te strive for the prizes.
 The return of Dean Mathey ano
 Watson M Washburn from abroad opens up interesting possibilities They have been meeting the famous
 players of the world on the courts oi
 England and Europe. The majority
 of their closest admirers are keenly
 interested in their coming tourna- | ment competition in this country and
 their first notable appearance. Green wich being more in the way of ar
 exhibition, will pe at Seabright
 Mathey is credited with greatly inn
 proving his game, which is said to be more finished and formidable thar he has ever shown on the courts | here.
 Il Ken williams, centre fielder of the Brownies, Is a slugger. He has hi tt,> ho1r n,,t of fl1e l0f.-Oyor the righ1