Evening star., 1920-03-14
WILL Be BIG LIST.
OF TENNIS EVENTS
Applications for Journeys
Pouring In to National
Association.
BY w. H. HOTEL.


Applications for Journeys have been
pouring into the National Tennis As
sociation at such q rate that a banner
season already IS assured. Dates Will
be awarded at meeting OF the execu-
tive committee to be held in New York.
March 81 AS previously stated In
these columns Washington's title
events will be the Middle Atlantic
which includes the sectional doubles, to
start May 80. and the District cham
pionship at Dumbarton. to be played
early in September. \ big tourney at
Chevy Chase is looked forward to also.
Details Of the Davis cup play and
communication from the French asso-
citation in regard to international fed
Grafton will be some of the other mat
DER. 1t is desired to have the United
States governing body affiliate with the
federation and to share in the revision
of the rules to make them UNIFORM.
Negotiations have been placed In the
hands of Watson Washburn, who rep
resented the United States at CONFER
ence abroad about year ago.
Plans to develop the scope OF the
umpires' Association during the com
ing season also will be discussed. Its
worth was proved last year. l.. l.
Doyle is head Of the local branch.
Despite the announcement that Vim
cent Richards was to give up indoor
play because it threatened to affect his
eyesight, he intends to defend his ma
tional title in the tourney that is to
start in New York on March -. he
decided not to heed the ADVICE OF ms
physician following his victory in
junior indoor championship. and has
been playing most all winter. He says
his eyes are as good as ever. and he
has no difficulty in following the fight
of the ball. even on days when the light
is poor.
Tennis is one OF the most popular
sports at the University Of California,
-146 enlisting for the net game.
Although William +. Tilden is trav-
cling for a Providence insurance firm
he still claims Philadelphia as his home
city.
Charles NJ. Bull. jr.. of New York.
who has taken part in a number Of
Journeys at Chevy Chase Club. has been
Squash Tennis Association. Auguste
J. Cordier of the Yale Club, winner of
the national championship, heads the
ranking list; John w. Appel Of the
Harvard Club is second; Anderson
Dana of the Harvard Club. third; Jay
is. Winston, Harvard Club, fifth. Bull
ranks seventh.
Dropping of Wallace johnson to
sixth place in the national ranking list
and putting r Norris Williams fifth,
|a] Of Nat Niles and Willis Davis
|tr 'elfth from fourteenth. was tho
fr. limo in the history Of tennis that
the rating has been revised
R N Williams, william T. Tndsn,
Charles S. Garland, Richard Harte and
Wallace johnson are the racketers be-
ing most prominently mentioned to
compete for the United States In the
English championships and the Davis
cup preliminaries. OF course, William
M. johnson, the national champion.
cides he can give up the time for the
trip. He has stated that he would be
unable to go to Europe. but might
make the trip to Australia for the
Davis cup challenge round if America
proves to be the winner in the pre-
liminary matches.
A real tennis champion has never
been produced in the Olympics. and
with the American stars and the Aus
tralians unlikely to compete at Antwerp
the coming games likely will provo no
exception to the rule.
MrA George w Wightman Of Bes-
ton WIN not defend her title Of indoor
champion In the tourney that viii be-
gin in New York tomorrow. She Il in
California. her native land. for q vizt.
Yalsts tennis team. which may play At
Chevy Chase Club in April Is busy
at indoor practice. A professional
coach. Bill Hinclin. is in charge
Yale has arranged to play Navy and
for matches in Baltimore and Rich
mond. Chuck" Garland, No. on
the national ranking list and 1919 in
tercollegiate champion. is a member
of the team. He will be graduated
in June.
to the National Association will be
/, 1919. This fall another report for
the current season will be required
to establish the votes at the next an
nual meeting. Then the arrangement
will continue automatically.
Miss Mary X. Browne of Califor-
mia, former national champion, who
gave up serious competition several
years ago. is back in the game and
it would not be surprising to see her
in the tight for the national outdoor
title and in the international matches.
Her last real competition, a series
for the benefit Of the Red Cross war
matches from Mrs. Mallory, then Miss
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