The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-09
IT'S GREAT TO Be y
HOME AGAIN, SAYS
CHAMPION TILDEN
New Worlds Title Holder and
Other Members of, Victori-
Gus u. S. Tennis Team Ar
rive From England.
By Alex. SuIHUGn.

bEs JUL II % bFehh W Oo hShAN
1T again." said the rather lanly-
appearing and genial William
T. Tilden I'd OF Philadelphia as he
came down the gangplank Of the
Imperator fresh from his triumph In
the worlds tennis championship at
Wimbledon, the first American ever
10 win the honors, which nc earned
by beating the renowned Gerald Pat
terson In the finals.
I'VE we're royalty treated in Eng
land" continued Tilden. Nothing
was too good for us and the devotees
OF the sport seemed to be pleased
rather than displeased when we won.
Il haven't made up my mind as to
my future on the courts. I've been
homesick. The Challenge Cup that ]
won will arrive later and it will be
kept in my club-the Germantown
Cricket Club of Philadelphia"
T1lden was accompanied by tho
other members of the successful
American tennis team that won the
right to face Australia in December
in the challenge round for the Davis
Cup. william NJ. Johnston, Richard
Norris Williams I'd, Charles s. Gar
land of Pittsburgh and Capt. Sam
Hardy were the other arrivals.
Johnston won the nopdon singles
title, beating Tilden in the finals Of
that tourney. Williams and Garland
won the British doubles honors, The
American team won the, Davis Cup
matches without the loss of O deci-
sion, and Holland defaulted in the
final round, leaving. the way clear
for the challenge round. which win
be played at Auckland, New Zealand.
the last three days of December.
Against France, Tilden and Johnston
defeated Colbert and Laurentz, indi-
vidually and in combination, and q
week later they repeated the feat
against Kingscote and Parke, the best
two men in England.
Johnston was defeated by Parloe ~
Wimbledon, and by Williams in q
minor tournament these being his
only defeats, while T!lden lost only
to Johnston at the Queens Club.
Williams lost TO NJ. j. G. Ribohto
In the London championship, and to
Mavrogordato at Wimbledon, but
won all his other matches. includ-
ing one with Parke and one with
Johnston.
The annual Newport Casino tour
ney opens to-day with most of the
stars OF the country entered. For
| the first days play the championship
I court has been assigned to the singles
! match between Willis f. Davis of
San Francisco, runner-up in last
/ weeks Sea Bright tournament, and
Wallace +. Johnson of Philadelphia,
the hop stroke expert. Another con-
! test expected to attract much atten-
| ton will be played on the club house
/ court between William T. Tilden OF
| Philadelphia, Davis Cup player. and
! Alfred s. Dabney of Boston. In tho
doub les, which start in the afternoon.
; Dabney and Nathaniel w. Giles Will
meet Craig Biddle and Milford Bots
ford in the featured match.
Mrs. George w. Wightman, Ma
toRal Women's tennis champion, Is
receiving the entries of Junior girl
tennis players who plan to compete
in the junior starting at the Long
wood courts Aug. IS. Girls who were
under eighteen years OF age prior to
March / will be eligible. Miss Anna
Fuller OF Lancaster, winner of last
seasons play, plans to enter again
The National junior championships
for girls will be held at Philadelphia
in September.
Miss Marion zNAderstein and Vat
son NJ. Washburn made a clean
sweep OF the honors in the invita-
ton tournament at the Sea Bright
Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club by
winning the mixed doubles event in
partnership after having individually
annexed both the singles and shared
| in the womens and mems doubles
victories respectively. Their victims
In the postponed Anal round were
Miss Edith Sigouney and Dean
Mathey. the match going in straight
sets, 81, 6-2.
Eleanor Tennant and Florence Bal
lin won the women's doubles at the
Greenwich Field Club by taking the
long delayed final match OF the in
vitation tennis tournament from Miss
Edith Handy and Mrs. Robert Leroy
by scores of rs, 6-3.
In the first invitation doubles tour
nament of the Peninsula Club at
Woodmere, L. l., two teams survived
In the final round-Albert j. Osten-
dorf and Henry II. Bassford, and
~. Harry Steinlmmpf and w Haisey
Wood. all representing the New York
Tennis Club. The event will prob
ably be finished next Sunday.
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