Evening star., 1920-03-28

less will take advantage of the op-
portunity.
Col. Kingscote. leader of the British
team which lost to the Australians
in the recent Davis cup challenge
match. believes Gerald Patterson is
the best singles player in the world
We do not think that Kingscote has
seen William NJ. Johnston. the Ameri-
can champion. play, but here is what
the Briton says about the Australian: ::
He has. besides the match winning
temperament. an extraordinary ca
pacity for coming out on top at a
critical moment and an extraordinary
number of shots. His cut shots. es-
pecially. are the most difficult things
! ever have encountered. 1 really
think he Is the best singles player
there is. His greatness overshadows
the mighty Brookes, and that is saying
a lot
Col. kinescote. won the Australian
championship following the Davis cup
matches. He fought his wav through a
strong field which included Patterson
and defeated Dr. f. o. Pockley in the
title round. Patterson. as a result of
the strain of the Davis cup matches.
was not in shape to show his best, and
lost two straight sets to Roy Taylor,
6-4. IS. in one of the early rounds.
Taylor defaulted the third set, deciding
ITO retire. as business prevented his
stay in the tournament. Patterson ac-
cordingly got the match. but he in
turn defaulted in the next round.
New York papers in commenting on
the victory of Miss Helene Po,lak over
Miss Edith Sigourney of Boston in the
final round for the woman's indoor
championship declared that the latter
has a more versatile and impressive
game. but that the Gothamite won on
her superior steadiness and tourn1-
ment experience. Miss Sigourney. who
is only girl, is seen as Conner
The first big outdoor tennis tourney of
the season will be the North and South.
to be held at Pinehurst. N. c.. April TO
IA. inclusive. Last season. when this
tournament was held for the fiyst time,
four players of the top class reached the
sem-fnal round. William r Tilden. I'd
eliminating S. Howard Voshell. while
Ichiya kumasae defeated Vincent Rich
ards. Tilden won from Kumagae in the
final. Miss Marion Zinderstein of Bos-
ton. captured the challenge cup in the
women's event. She will defend TIL
den, Kuma gao. Voshell and Richards will
be on hand to struggle for the men s
titles.
A number of additional stars have sig
nif1ed their intention of entering. Charles
S. Garland ranked No. and the present
intercollegiate champion is sure to PLAY.
and probably will tear, with Tilden in
the doubles. Harold Throckmorton. the
New jersey state champion. is anothor
star swho will contest Samuel HARDY.
holder of the c'nv court doubles title
with Champion William M. Johnston. is
a probable entry. and Watson NJ Wash
burn is possibility. 7. f. D. Jones.
former Rhode Island champion. will take
down his son. who last ason won the
ra ational hoys' title. Fred q. Ba ggs. the
chop-stroke expert. is going to Pine
hurst for golf well as tennis. and the
links will also attract Beals Wright. the
1905 national tennis champion. who may,
however. be seen in at leg st the doubles.
Frederick r. Alexander. Seiichiro
Kashio. Alfred Chaplin. jr., runner-up for
last years national junior champion
shin. and Allen Behr. one of the metro
po'itan doubles champions. are possi-
bilities.
IN the women's event. besides the title
holder. there will he Miss Florence Bal
lin. Mrs Barger- Wallach, former ma
tional champion: the two Boston stars.
Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss Edith
Sigourney: Miss Helen Gilleaudeau.
New York state champion. and possibly
Miss Marie Wagner. six times the ma
tionaI indoor champion and present
title holder of Long Island and eastern
New York.