The sun., 1919-07-27
world. title Mt stake.

Now that an opportunity has been
given to scan the probable entries for
the national championship, which begins
August 20 on the courts of the West
Side Tennis Club. II seems fair to say
that the winner OF the event may rea-
sonably be called the worlds cham
pion this year. claim for a worlds
championship Is not to be made lightly.
but In this instance there Is much more
than gossip in support of the idea.
The British championship at Wimble-
don has long held an enviable place
amcng the worlds premier tennis events.
which was one reason for the Intern--
tional Tennis Federation proposing to
give the tournament on grass to Eng
land In perpetuity. That the contest at
Forest Hills may succeed to the place
held by Wimbledon in this years tennis
can be assumed from the fact that VIM
b!edon's winners are to play here against
ranking American players who were I'M
able TO compete In England.
Canvassing the tennis records for the
last few weeks 1t appears that Watson
NJ. Washburn and Dean Mathey. who
played IN the military tournaments
abroad, will be at the West Side to bid
for honors Washburn Is the A. e. F.
champion. so there is one large class Of
entries represented in next months tour
nament. Andre Colbert Is admittedly
the strongest continental player, and
while he won some Of the French events
in which Americans were entered, he
lost at Wimbledon along with Max
Deougis. 80 that leaves the. winner Of
that tournament as representing the best
Europe can offer.
Rumania, Belgium and South Africa
were represented in various events that
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none of their players came through. SO
they may be said 70 have had their
chance at the title. So far as Canada Is
concerned. the winner OF their champion
ship will be at Forest Hills in the person
OF Seichiro Kashio. who won that event
couple OF weeks ago. South America
players also are expected to compete
and Japan will be represented.
Patterson VIII Play.
Gerald L. Patterson, who won the
English championship and then defeated
Norman T. Brookes In the challenge
round, can be said In all fairness, there
fore. to represent the best tennis ability
Of England and the Continent. in add
ton to being the leader of the Australian
stars. From the showing made against
these men by the players OF the United
States n fair line can be had on the state
OF the game in the principal tennis play
ing countries of the world.
To defend the title of the United States
offers a field OF worthy representatives
Robert I4indley Murray. the champion
William NJ Johnston and r. Norris Will
Jams. his immediate predecessors as
holders Of the title. and william T. Til
den. who was runner up last year. are
among the names that first come to
mind. Then the ranking list contributes
a quota of players who must not be over
looked in any discussion of possibilities
Charles 8. Garland of Plttsburg went to
the semi-fnals at Wimbledon and will
bear watching at Forest Hills. along
with Washburn and Mathey.
S. Howard Voshell has been up and
down this season hut any one with his
tennis ability and experience cannot be
ignored. Clarence ]. Griffin and Willis
y Davis are dangerous players at any
erick b. Alexander were well toward the
top OF the list last season. Nat w. Niles
10 another player of broad experience
has been playing remarkably we'll this
season. Those are a few OF the dozen
or more names of men who might be
mentioned as likely TO upset the DOPE
any day by beating players that the gal
lcry may pick as favorites.
Nothing has thus far been said OF
Ichyla Kumagae, who has played better
tennis this season than at any time In
his career. Whether he will do as wen
on grass AZ he did on dirt is n question.
hut anyone who has seen his matches
during the past month knows that the