Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-24
BILL T|LDEN PLAYS
! ON PARK COURTS
world's Lawn Tennis Champion
Meets Chuck Garland at
Strawberry Mansion
BIG CROWD SEES MATCH
By SPICK HALL

William T. Tilden. I'd, worlds lawn
.orr;s champion and member Of the
Germantown Cricket Club. made his
frst public appearance on the courts
~ Philadelphia this afternoon since he
dofeated Gerald l.. Patterson for the
title at Wimbledon. Tilden played
three. set match against his, doubles
mariner, Charles s. Garland. of Pitts.
buruh Garland also was member of
the United States Davis Cup team that
,,,o,, tho preliminaries in Great Britain
and incidentally won the worlds doubles
ebamniopship with r. n. Williams,
hosting Tilden and W. NJ. Johnston In
the finals.
Arrangements had been made to ac-
.ommodate huge crowd and many saw
tbo match, The match was played on
the CLAW courts at Strawberry Mansion,
Paramount Park.
The last time that Tilden and Gar
land met in q singles contest here Gar
land won on the turf courts at the
Germantown Cricket Club. Mannheim.
That match was an exhibition affair.
Wires Congratulations
Generalization upon showing of
LAWN anu iNVpti 70
snrnrised every one at Longwood.
Finals will be a California event. East
West match looks like great contest
this year" In this message Julian s.
Myrick, president Of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, expressed to
DR.. Sumner Hardy, president of the
California Lawn Tennis Association.
the feelings of all who saw the mag
pificent semifinal match in the national
doubles championship at Longwood. To
saw that the defeat Of William T. Til
den. I'd. and Charles S. Garland by
Willis Z. Davis and Roland Roberts
was a surprise to most of the tennis
followers at Boston is putting it mildly.
While Roberts and Davis have been
playing good tennis. Tilden and Gar
land we're expected to uphold the honors
Of the East and to make strong bid
for the title against its former holders,
William NJ. Johnston and Clarence J.
Griffin.
The showing Of Davis and Roberts
Is even more surprising in view Of
Davis statement at Seabright that he
was not particularly interested in
doubles. "I think 1 am going pretty
we'll in. singles and want to stick to
that end Of the game" he said there.
He went into the doubles mainly to
help out his fellow -townsman. Roberts.
and their performance at Longwood
shows that they must be reckoned one
Of the best teams in the. country.
While the outcome of the doubles
gives the Davis cup committee some
thing to think about in picking the
combination which will be sent to Aus
tralia 1t also puts new angle on the
East West match which will be played
at the Germantown Cricket Club on
September o, 10 and II. For num-
Der of years this intersectional contest
has been one of the features Of the
tennis season., After the Californians'
clean sweep at Newport and their re-
markable play at Boston. the eastern
committee will be forced to consider its
teams candidates carefully. to find n
combination strong enough to win the
series at Germantown.
Close Matches
ut looks now as though this will be
the closest match lin recent years." said
Mr.. Myrick after the semiiinals
Every one knows that the Califor-
mans play good tennis, but it must be
confessed that the way they have gone
through some of the best eastern events
Is surprising local enthusiasts, to say
the least. With Southampton afford
Ing another week of play on grass
before the national championship, they
ought to be in splendid form for the
singles atN Forest Hi,ls the week of
August 30.
Certainly there has been no such
rivalry in recent seasons. 1t is almost
certain. Of course. that Johnston,
Davis. Griffin and Roberts will repre-
sent the coast. After their showing
in singles and doubles the East must
put its strongest combination forward
" it expects to win. Just who will be
selected for its team cannot he de-
cided now. for much will depend upon
the outcome of the national singles.
George w. Wightman, Of Boston, has
been asked to serve as chairman Of the
committee to select the eastern repre-
sentaiives and that committee will fol-
low play very closely during the next
two weeks to choose the best team
available"