Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-26
International Significance
attached to East West
Tennis Contests on Sep
tember 9, 10 and II
PLAY At MANHEIM
RY SPICK HALL

THE final selections for the Davis
L Cup team that is to sail for Austria
lasia in November to play the chal-
lcnge round for the famous trophy is
likely to be made immediately after the
East West matches ut the German
town Cricket Club, which are to be
played the week following the nation
ais az Forest Hills. September .. 10
and II.
Naturally. the committee empowered
to make the selections will BE- guided
to a considerable extent by the .show-
ing Of the leading players ut the West
that the East West results will deter
mine to a larger degree the personnel
OF Americas team than the nationals.
The reason Is that In the nationals 1t is
impossible for all Of the best players
to meet each other. while in the
matches to be played here the cream of
the East and West will meet, and, il
necessary. the committee can have spc-
cial matches arranged outside of the
regular program for comparative pur-
poses, just hs they did at Forest Hills
last spring, when the Church Cup
matches were staged.
Great Tennis Series
This means that the tournament at
Mannheim will be- by far the greatest
exhibition of lawn tennis ever seen in
Philadelphia. In many ways it even
will transcend in Importance the ma
tional singles for the reasons just
stated; that is. suppose for Instance,
that either Tilden or Johnston were
eliminated before the national finals.
Their comparative strength could only
be determined by their meeting here.
/ And they are going to meet here re-
gardless of what happens at Forest
Hills.
Then. too. Johnston and Griffin, ma E
tional doubles champion. will play here
against the best team that the East
can furnish. Willis F.. Davis and Ro-
land Roberts ARE sure to appear as Il
doubles team at Mannheim and both
probably will play singles. 1t IL Ger
tain that four members Of the West s
team will includc Griffin, Johnston.
Davis and Griffin.
Eastern Team Uncertain
Just who the Eastern representatives
will be- is u question. OF course, TIL
den will play first singles and BE- the
leading doubles player. probably team.
ing up again with Charles Garland,
with whom he played singles at Straw
berry Mansion. Fairmount Park. Tues
day afternoon. The other Eastern
players will BE- chosen from r. y.
williams, I'd, Richard Harte. Boston !:
Wallace F. Johnson, Philad"lphia :;
Stanley w. Pearson, Philndelphin {:
Dean Mathcy. New York; Watson VI.
washburn. New York; s. Howard
Voshen, New York: Frederick II. Alex
ander. New York; r. Lin Murray.
Buffalo.
Last summer by the time tn" finals
were reached at Forest Hills the cham
piOnship courts had been played upon
So much that much Of the turf was worn
off. The players ut Mannheim in tn"
East West matches will not be ham
pcred by worn courts.
Since last fall the tournament com
mittee at the 'Iprmantnwn Cricket
Club has had tn" turf workers laboring
constantly to put the extensive plot
Of grass in perfect condition, and they
have succeeded. Not once since last
summer has match been played on any
, of the turf that will be used for the
tournament in September In fact. the
committee has been 50 careful about this
/ that they have been trying To keep the
club members from even walking across
the grass.
The location Of the courts will be-
Immediately in front Of the clubhouse,
so that the matches can b" seen at clos"
range from the veranda Of the club as
well AZ from the big stands being erected
for the occasion.
The officiating at the East West
matches will be as efficient as it is ut
Forest Hills. All Of the umpires and
, linesmen will be- chosen in advance. 50
that the official referee will not have to
be- running around and getting officials
from the stands and holding up the
matches, rs was the case at the Long
| wood Cricket Club last week during the
national doubles tournament.