Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-16
NATIONAL DOUBLES ~.
I. AT TLONGWOOD TODAY
T;lden. Wallace Johnson, Pearson and Clothier Among
philadelphians Who VII Play; Strong Teams
From AU OUer Country Ready to Compete
BY SPICK HALL
,.ryvood Cricket Club, Boston, Mass, ter tennis

ter tennis this season than ever be.
fore.
Nat w. Niles and A. s. Dabney,
Longwood, form another strong team,
so do Willis Il. Davis and Roland Rob
erts, of the Pacific Coast. Frederick
b. Alexander is paired with s. Howard
Voshell. the Brooklyn southpaw.
1t was thirteen years ago, 1907. that
Alexander, paired with Harold II.
Hackett, won his first national cham
pionsship In doubles. This famous pair
years-1907, 1908, 1900, 1910. with
IL. A. Throckmorton, the young metro
politan star, the veteran won the
doubles in 1917, beating Irving c..
Wright and Harry Johnson, both Of
Boston, in the finals. This victory was
not so extraordinary because the war
was on and most of the best players
we're on the other side. However, Alex
ander Is still great player as he proved
last year when he carried Gerald L..
Patterson. then champion of the world,
to five sets at Forest Hills in the ma
tional tournament.
List Of Champions
c. NJ. Clark and F. w. Taylor won
the first American doubles champion
ship in 1881. The championship pairs
from that time to the present we're: II.
D. Sears and J. Dwight, 1882, 1888,
1884; r. d. Sears and J. s. Clark
1885; r. d. Sears and J. Dwight,
1856, 1887; o. s. Campbell and V. G..
Hale, 1888; II. w. Slocum, Jr.. and
II. A. Taylor, 1880: V. G. Hall and G..
Hobart, 1900: o. s. Campbell and r.
=. Huntington, Jr.. 1901, 1892; G..
Hobart and +. II. Hove, 1893, 1894 /;
NJ. g. Mace and X. ID. Wrenn, 1895 c..
B. Neel and s. Il. Nell. 1896; l.. e.
Ware and G. =. Sheldon. Jr.. 1907,
1898; Dwight F. Davis and H. Ward,
1900, 1900. 1901: II. F. and II. L..
Doherty (EnglandD. 1902. 1903; Beals
G. Wright and II. Ward. 1904. 1905.
1906; F. B; Alexander and II. II.
d. Little and Gus +. Tochard. 1911
NJ. Il. Mclaughlin and Thomas G..
Bundy, 1912. 1913. 1014:- w. NJ.
Johnston and C. ]. Griffin. 1915. 1915
F. r. Alexander and II. A. Throck
morton. 1917; w. IT. Tilden. I'd. and
Vincent Richards. 1918; Norman Z.
Brookes and Gerald l.. Patterson (Aus =
.tralia), 1919; ?. 1920.
Pairings for 1920
Below are the pairings for the teams
which began play today:
First round-W. NJ. Johnston and
G. J. Griffin VS.. J. Hennessey and +.
Bastian; A. l.. Man, Jr., aud l.. +.
Mahan New York sectionaD VS.. Law
renee Rice and |. c. Wright. :. L. s.
Nichol and w. Rand VS.. Il. s. Baker
and e. V. Page: W. f. Johnson and
s. n. Pearson middle States sectional)
vs.. NJ. Allen and w. Burrcll Pacific
! Northwest SectionsD :: &. NJ. Charest
and w. Sweeney middle Atlantic sec
tionaD VS.. j. ID. +. Jones and A. W
Jones G. Biddlc and r.. X. Pell VS.. A
W. Yencken and Vincent Richards: ]
W. Foster and J. Whcclwright (Ncu
England sectionaD VS.. W. T. Haye,
and X. II. Burdick western sec
tionaD w. NJ. Washburn and Dear
Mathcy VS.. II. Hinckley and Harold
Godshall; Willis Il. Davis and Rolan,
Roberts VS.. Beals c. Wright and w
J. Clothier; r. ". Williams. I'd. an,
Richard Harte VS.. II. Dundy and II
Bell: \. w. Niles and A. S. Dabne,
VS.. c. II. Spice and B. Parks (Missour
Valley sectionaD w. T.. Porter ant
r. Bidwell VS.. A. y. Reggie and f. b
Benedict; F. r. Alexander and S. II
Noshcll VS.. G. X. Shaw and &. T. Cur
ley; r. G. Scavcr AMI G.. 7. Putnam
VS.. w. T. Tilden, I'd. and Charles s
Garland
Second round, top half. B. Fenno
.Ir.. and W. w. Ingraham. .Ir.. VS.
winner, Johnston and Griffin aud Hen
ncssry and Bastian.
Lower half-T. y. Jayne and Phili
Brian Northwest sectionaD w. winner
Tilden and Garland and Seavcr an
Putnam.