New-York tribune., 1919-03-27
So Court Stars
Will EndeayOr
To Grab Title
Voshell, Present Champion,
and Tilden Placed in Up
per Half by the Draw
By Fred Hawthorne

the title now held by Lieutenant S.
Howard Voshell in the twentieth an
nual national indoor championship lawn
tennis tournament, which begins at the
7th Regiment Armory at 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning.
The draw was made at the armory
yesterday afternoon by A. Castle Post
ley, the official referee, and among the
great of the courts who will play are
Voshell, William T. Tilden, 2nd, ma
tional clay court champion Vincent
Richards, the siXteen-year-old national
doubles title holder Craig Biddle, the
veteran internationalst DR.. William
Rosenbaum, former runner-up for the
indoor crown Frank 7. Anderson, Long
Island and North Side tennis champion,
and fifteen -year-old Cecil Donaldson,
who faces Tilden in his first match.
The luck of the draw has placed
Voshell and Tilden in the same side
in the upper half, while Richards, Bid
die and Rosenbaum are in the lower
section. In the recent NJ ddle Atlantic
States tourney in Philadelphia Richards
and Illden met in the final round, Til
den winning after five desperate sets.
and it would not come as great sur
prise to those who have watched the
work of these two if they were to ap
pear as the finalists on the last dav of
the tourney at the 7th Regiment
Armory.
Neither Lindley Murray, the ma
tional champion on turf courts, nor
Frederick B. Alexander, famous as
DAVIS Cup player some years ago, will
compete for the honors, although il
was hoped up to the minute of clos
ing the entry list that one or both
would come in.
In spite of this, however, the tourna-
ment should be a brilliant success, for
Tilden is probably the most sensa-
tlonal wielder of the racquet in this
country at present, and the miracle
boy" Of the courts, Richards, is always
magnet for the galleries.
Not much is known of champion
Voshell's playing condition to-day, be-
cause he has not been seen in CONNIE
tition since the Philadelphia tourna-
ment, q month ago, when he was de-
feated by Wallace Johnson. At that
time Voshell was far short of prac-
tlce and was unable to stand the pace
Of a hard match.
that the great left-hander has OBJ
tained the needed practice, in which
case he will put up mighty struggle
in defence of his laurels The cham
pion will not be faced by formidable
opponents until he is we'll on toward
the final brackets.
Tilden, the tallest man in the tour
nament. will be opposed by the short
est in his opening match, for he will
play little Cecil Donaldson, runner-up
Tor the Canadian junior championship
last year. From that on his path should
be fairly easy one until he runs into
Voshell, his logical opponent in the
upper section.
Craig Bdde and Young Richards
look like certain contenders in the
lower section of the draw, although,
OF course, there is always the chance
OF startling upset spelling the entire
line of figuring when it comes to at
tempting prophecy of the final re-
suit.
The draw follows:
National indoor. mems championship singles fers.
round byes-second round Ralph ! Sommer,
Harsm Mn. Lawn Tennis Club vs. Abraham Bassford
Nashville. VS. winier OF a. s. Cragln-L. Il. DALEY
nnei'; V. l.. & DALEY CielWood Tennis Gus
HTank cos'a Amdersom S, Knss Count Tennis cb &
Nes; Side Tennis Club. VS.. Henry s Parker. Ro-k-
away Hunting Club: George S. Groesbeck West
Side Tennis Club. l. H. Anderson Seventh.
HeRlmelit; William Ii. Buxton. sratford Tennis
Cub rs. Clifton Il. Herd. United States navy:
+ I1lden, I, "a. PHILADELPHIA; Augustln Hcay. Ter
race Club. vs.. Robert ]. Davis Amherst: G. r.
Slarkson. New York City. vs. Leonard Beeknan.
princeton: +. Hardcase. jr.. Maple Court Club
vs. Jerry Lange. New York Tennis Club: C. NJ
Amefnan. Seventh Regiment. KS. Gerald Donald
son jr Terrace Club: s. Howard Ycshei.. Borough
i,arN Gun. vs. j. d keycs. Seventh Regiment
Harry Sachs. New York Tennis club vs. Edmund
H. Hemdrickson. Amherst: Gerald Emerson. Glen
wood Tennis Club IS. Dr. William Rosenbaum.
New York Tennis Club
:. First round (lowcr halfl-AlcSander Her Nrv
York Tennis Club vs.. George C. shsfcr Pbilade,-
nha: Willard Botsford. New orl, Tennis Club vs.
Abraham Bassford. Sd Seventh Regiment: William
II Prtchard. New York Tennis Club. vs. poter
Ban: Yale; Craig Biddle. Philadelphia ya Frank
NJ. Lnughnan. New Nurl Athletic Club Percy L.
kynastol. BOYS High. BROOKLYN. W.. G. t. Stewart
vest s'de Tennis Club; Braneih Ssmonds. ir
West side Tennis Cub. Walter J. rousssin,.
New York Tennis Club Michael A. Macksoun
Aicas. France: p W. Whitehall. New Nok Cts.
vs. onge Hartman. New York Tennis Cub JOIN,
Mclaughlin. New York CITY. Va. e. r, a. Mlc-
West Side Tc1inis Club: Carrot /. Post. Seventh
REGIMENT, IS. :. w Merrihew. West Side Tennis
Club: Spencer T. Palmer Glen Ridge Tennis Club
" V. Harvey B. O'Boylf. GeorSeown University:
rrcaenck Anderson lr. Kings County Tennis Club.
vs.. s. Rohcrt MacAlister Seventh Regiment Thoo-
oore lie Gros. Seventh Regiment. h. Gordon
Snow. Amackassin Club.
Second round tfrst round byes)-Vnccnt Rich
ards. University Heights Tennis Club. winner
Of r. lie Gros H Gordon Snow match: Harry
Brunie Hamilton Grange Tennis Club. Vs. George