The sun., 1919-06-15
TENNIS RAPIDLY
RETURNS TO NORMAL,
American Soldier Players
Abroad Help Bring Game
to Its Pre-War Status.
NOW A UNIVERSAL SPORT
Pastime Is as Popular on All.
can Antheaps as on British
Turf.
NOW A UNIVERSAL SPORT

HousH there nave oeen no intern,
tionai athletic contests since the p,u,
cup tennis matches which were op,,,.,
just after the start OF the world v.,.
1914. lovers OF sport throuRhou, ~,
world have not lost their interest In N.
conflicts which bring the Representative,
OF rival nations together. or a necess,tv
II will take time before internaijon.,
contests OF some varieties can be Earsd
For this reason there Is a great sssi
Of interest In the sport carnival go- U ~.
internallied armies which will star, n,
Farfs toward the close of this month
Not the least important are thu ts,-
mis- matches, for ever since the armis.Ic.
tennis has held a prominent place in ths
activities of teams representing the sew.
oral armies Not only was n big chan.
pionship held for the American army A.
Cannes. but teams played the Riviera
circuit, representatives OF the United
States and Australia have entered sew.
eral British tournaments. and before
tiey return home the Americans are ar.
pected to play in Spain, Italy and Bel.
gium besides entering several French
tournaments.
Thus tennis returns almost at ono,
t., the place II held before the war, vh.n
Il was among the leaders In international
sport. The reason is not far to seek
NO other game Is 30 nearly universal
In Its appeal. THE strange thing a
that lawn tennis has spread It's WINS
throughout the world without any exc
ecutive Capitalization" says a leading
editorial in the London Field. India
and Italy have no governing body ye.
The organizers OF Britain. America.
Australia and France. to say nothing
of smaller countries, have still 70
found an International board which
shall coordinate the laws and control
International competitions
Tennis Thrives All over,
Tennis stands where It does to-day
because OF its freedom from insularlty
England will keep its cricket forever
Scotland and golf will continue to BE-
synonymous, America will not desert
baseball; but these games are inner.
emily national, they are indigenous to
the soil Transplant them and they
flourish, but their place Of origin re.
mains their stronghold. Lawn tennis
has no soil. 1t thrives as Justify on
California brickdust, on African ant
heap. on Japanese cement. on Swedish
timber as or British turf Large as
the number OF British players is to.
day. the number of American players
is Tar larger.
Entries for the women's national
championship close Saturday and tho
attention Of tennis players in the metro
politan district Is drawn to the fact that
these must reach the tournament COM
rittee of the Philadelphia Cricket Club
before noon tomorrow. Joseph " Jen.
nings Of Philadelphia said yesterday
that this will be the biggest tournament
In the history OF the event, but called
attention TO the necessity for forward
ing entries promptly II any players who
wish TO compete have not already
done 30.
New York's team in the Church Cup
match which begins at AZ O'Clock this
afternoon on the courts OF the Longwood
Cricket Club at Boston left at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. In the party were
Walter Merrill Hall. s. Howard VosNen,
Frederick B. Alexander. Alrick Mann,
7. r Pell. Frank T. Anderson and Julian
S. Myrick. The New York team PLAYS
Philadelphia to-day. the winner meeting
Boston Tomorrow
Singles and doubles will he played. the
team being Alexander and Wright; Hail
. and Voshell. Anderson and Mann The
Boston team is headed by CAPT r
Norris Williams and will include Ma;
w. Nilos and Harry c. Johnson rhia-
delphia will have William T. T!'den,
Wallace F. Johnson. Stanley Pearson,
! Craig Biddle. DR.. p. B, Hawk and Care
! ton Shafer, The match Is played for
trophy offered by George NJ Church and
won last year by New York.
The thirty-fourth annual tournament,
/ championship middle States. open to all
corners, mems singles. doubles and
ladies' singles. will be played during the
week commencing June % at the orange
| Lawn Tennis Club at Ridgewood road,
Mountain station. South Orange. y. J
Events will include the following cham
/ pionships: Mems singles. challenge cup,
holder. w. Merrill Hall: middle Stat4s'
sectional mems doubles, challenge cups,
holders, Messrs. William RoserhaHm
and r. A. Clark. and womens Singles
challenge cup, holder, Mrs Homer
! Stuart Green.
This tournament promises tbs wear
to be one OF the best OF the many excel
lent middle States tournaments nat
have been h-.S~t the Orange Lawn Ter
mis- Club, The challenge cup Of mems
singles is one Of the oldest in rompet''
ton and has the names OF Larncd Pei"
Touchard, Behr and other famous RAY,
ers inscribed upon It. w. Merrill Han
has won the cup twice, ard II surces''N
this year will obtain permaucn, posses
sion Of the same.
The sectional doubles promise 20 a.
tract some of the best doubles teams III
this section. In order to enter tho tour,
nament for the doubles champ ous'p o.
the United States TO be played q Long
wood. Boston. on August ~ a dol'e,
team must win one Of the s"'ioaA
doubles to he held throughout ~" coln-
try. This will insure the entry u man!
stars for this event.
The new grass courts Of the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club are construed WIN
special attention to the view of I've gA'-
lery, and many are expected to h' pres.
ent to watch this event which gives q.
opportunity TO see some Of TIE oes'
players in the country In competition
JIMMY CLINTON TO PITCH.