Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-19
East Has Largest Sectional
Entry List, but Calitor-
mans Haze. Galaxy Of
Great Players
PLANS ARE COMPLETE
Nv SPICE HALL

ALTHOUGH til" Fast viii have the
"A larges representation OF any sec
tiop of the country at the national ten
mis- tournament ut Forest tills next
week. the players from the coast are
yoing 10 make strong bid for honors.
b. The faihlrc of Mclaughlin TO come
through tho national doubles does not
mean that tho frey Mac will not make
n good showing in tho singles. lie mas
roundul into good form again and there
arc Inuny followers Of the game VINO
belicyc that hc will bc among those
4 rrc.ort when the finals are played n
! w~e from next Saturday.
q, y.r coast stars sure to make
LOT If trouble for tho castcrners art
w;,li,.m NJ Johnson. former national
chamuicn: Tom Bundy, Mclaughlin S
doubles partner and former doubles
chapmru Willis +. DAVIS. formerly OF
the University Of Pennsylvania Gar
eucc J. Griffin. who with Johnson was
bea,rn Saturday in the doubles hnals
bv the Australians. Norman f.
Hroakcs and Gerald l.. Patterson !;
Clarence 4. Barker, clay court cham
nior of southern California Robert
Allan Nandykc Johns. Harold God
.bnN, clyde Curlcy and several other
x,uur players who have never been
east 10 play before.
Outside Entries
The trans Pacific entry includes DC e
,it;es tho Australian players, brooKes'
Patterson. Lycctt and Thomas two ia p
4. rsnesc. Kashio and kumagae. hashio
holds the Canadian championship. while
Eumngac's playing this season mas
rivcu all his opponents plenty OF reason
70 worry. With the attention cehtered
on. the Australian visitors. there mas
bapn some tendency to overlook the CLASS
,s rh. American entry. but its wide-
snreod distribution is sufficient Guaran :
tec .f the fact that tennis Is BACK
cn n prc- war basis in the United states
The entertainment Of the visiting
nIavers during the national champion
shin arc in thN hands of committee
which .ncludes Charles =. Landers
nrosidcnt Of the West Side Tennis
Club. and Stuart Johnston. They hav
.rranged a dinner which will take plac
At the Vanderbilt Hotel. in New York
on Wednesday evening. August q. I'M
I5Standerbilt will be headquarters To-
players and officials during the tourna
ment In addition to the dinner ther
will be theatre parties and other On
tertainments. announcement OF whic
\ will be made on the opening day of tn
championship.
The first annual meeting of the Ma
tionnl Tennis Umpires Association vii
bc held at the Vanderbilt Hotel on Tues
day evening. August 2G. Fred G. An
derson is chairman of the committe
in charge Of the dinner preceding tn
meeting. \ constitution will be adopte
and officers elected. after which thcr
will be a free for. all discussion Of in
ternretations that have come to tn
umpircs attention during the season
Umpires Ready
Edward c. Conlin is in charge of til
officials for the national Championshi
and has word from about 100 member
of the association promising to be o
hand for the opening matches. so tina
there probably will be no shortage G
officials.
A meeting of the executive committc
Of the L. s. \. l.. Y. A. will br hel
during the championship. DR.. Sumnc
Hardy. of San Francisco. and Waite
A. Goss. of Portland, Orc, member
of the committee who have not bee
East for couple of seasons. will b