Arizona republican., 1920-08-09
AlN|V|S STARS WILL HONORS ON FINEST SIDE COURTS

NEW YORK. August s.-When the thirty-ninth annual tournament for the championship of the United States be- ghis on the courts of the West Side Te his club on August 30, it will be an aH-American event to thrill the oldest To lower of the game. It will be alI- American in a literal sense so far as this country Is concerned, and all- Ainerican, too, in the sense that by ell m1nation it will represent the best of the worlds tennis that fell victim to the prowess of the Davis cup team that has just returned from England.
 For almost two score years-and there are still plenty of old timers " waose memory reaches back to those esr rly days of the game in this coun- trg-it has been fond hope that an Anerican might win at Wimbledon and bring to the United States that coveted championship. Many have tried in vain, for the British have been able to eep the title, at least under their flag. This year William T. Til- don of Philadelphia turned the trick. and he comes home with the world $ championship also annexed to the o-her numerous titles he holds. He did not monopolize the honOrs however, for William M. Johnston landed the london championship and Richard N. Williams and Charles S. Garland took t1e doubles championship of England.
 Granted that they were the strong sit team the United tSates could send s broad last spring when they started the hunt that has ended so well, they NfAre in strict sense all American. Then by considering the class of the Competition which opposed. them at lFimb1edo and in the Davis Cup ties, ft is fair to say that they come pretty .close to "the top of the world"
 Gerald L. Patterson. the phenomenal ,. i. Australian, fell before Tilden at Vim VI pn. Parke beat Johnston, but in was beaten, so that was an even k. Kingscote, Barrett and the other ish stars had to take defeat Shi- ku, the newest Japanese marves 3 down. Colbert, Decugis, Laurentz
 Brugnon had to yield the honors & eh they had hoped to win for 8 bee. Mishu. the Rumanian, several 4 hdinavian players of ability, ana 8 South African Davis Cup team d to stop their progress. There is oasting in this story. The score is ultimate argument, and here the |res speak for themselves
 "A ranted that on form some member /he Davis Cup team should be cho- & as probable winner, they will have easy path to the championship, for 4 best of this country's tennis play r. have been in action here while I were overseas. The California tingent includes some of the lead \ men now in the game; Willis F. ISs Griffin are all in the ease to try for the title. Roberts particularly is being Wa1c3hed eagerly, because his perform a11Ge against Johnston on the coast h4a marked him as contender for a place on the Davis Cup team Davis Is also a player of great possibilities
 Several of the stronger competitors from the middle west are expected to enter the championship, among them being Fritz Bastian and John Hennes- sy of Indianapolis, who have been cleaning up events in that locality
 Lindley Murray always must be con- sidered, and Watson Washburn, Dean Mathey, Howard Voshell and Vincent Richards, the Anderson brothers. Will lard Botsford, to say nothing of such ander. Nat Niles and others may be expected to "start something when ever they go on the court
 In addition to the premier event, the veterans championship for men ovel 45. the father and son doubles and the junior and boys chaTnpionships vii be determined the week of August 30 With this program in view the cham uionship committee has been bus, for weeks, perfecting the arrangement: which will make this the best cham pionship that has yet been held. Thf committee includes Julian s. Myrick president of the United States Law Tennis association; Edwin k. Torrey vice president; C. fTederlck watson IT., and Geore T. Adee, who VIII ac as referee
 A committee of the West Side Ten his club is cooperating with then under the direction of Charles $. Lan ders. it's president All arrangement for umpiring the matches are in tn hands of committee of which Ed ward c. Conklin, president of the Ma tional Tenis Umpires association, chairman. About 200 officials are re ouired to handle the matches, and is no small task to recruit such bod of competent umpires and linesmen.
 Season tickets are being sold in ad vance by Harry Parker, treasurer, lO Park avenue, as in other years. All ap nlications for tickets must go to hin
 Ti7e demand thus far has exceede
 other seasons, and at the present raj alitthe season tickets will be sold pc
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