Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-09
GREAT NET MATCH
SCHEDULED TODAY
Tilden and Williams Meet
Johnston and Griffin in
East-West La,Un Tennis
Tilt
BY SPICK HALL

l. East West lawn tennis matches
started on the turf courts of the Ger
mantown Cricket Club, Mannheim.
The first event on the program which
is the greatest over arranged for tennis
fans Of Philadelphia, was the contest
between G. S. Garland. representing the
East, and Ralph II. Burdick, of Chi
cago. representing the West. This
clash was followed by another singles
match, Wallace L. Johnson. Middle
Stntes champion, meeting Willis f..
Davis, national doubles finalist and
former star racquet wielder Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
The last match today was one Of
the big events of the series, doubles
setto with the worlds champion, w. T.
Tilden, I'd, and Il. n. Williams on one
side Of the net and William NJ. John
ston and Clarence J. Griffin. national
doubles titleholders on the other.
All Seats Good
The Germantown Cricket Club
arranged to handle the big crowds in
way that insured every persons
having seat from which fine view OF
! the matches can be had. Stands have
been erected on all sides of the two
courts at the northwest end of the club
house in picturesque nook Of the Man.
helm grounds that is we'll protected
/ from wind by the building, stands and
shade trees. Season tickets can be had
at Spalding's on Chestnut street and
day tickets at the grounds.
I These matches are sanctioned event
held under the auspices Of the United
| States Lawn Tennis Association. The
committee that chose the teams is COM
posed of Beals c. Wright, Holcombc
Ward and William H. Connell, Ger
mantown. There are six men on each
! team, This means that there will be
nine matches, three each day, two sin
giles and one doubles.
Matches Mean Much
There is far more than the usual
significance attached to these matches.
! Not only will Tildcn and Johnston meet
for the seventh time in tournament play,
each having won three times, but the
result of the other matches will be
the deciding factor in choosing the
team that will 60 to Australia to bring
back the Davis cup.
All Of the Davis cup players who
went to Europe, Tilden. Garland. Will
liams and Johnston will play both sin
giles and doubles. Furthermore, no
matter what men are finally selected
to 20 to Australia. they will play in
these matches, because the two teams
in other words. the greatest twelve ten
mis- players in the world.
The matches are being run by Craig
Biddle, of Philadelphia. who will act
as official referee. He will have an
able corps of assistants to do the um
piring and linesmen' work. The finale
kof the three day tennis festival will
be a dinner given to Tilden by the Ger =
mantown Cricket Club on Saturday
evening.
Women Play Monday
On Monday the thirty third annual
tournament for the women's chamuion
ship of the United States will begin al
the Philadelphia Cricket Club, St. Mar
tins in the Fields. Besides the women 8
singles and doubles. the twenty eighth
annual mixed doubles event will be
staged along with the girls junior
singles and doubles matches. Mantle
Fielding will be tho official referee. The
tournament committee is composed OF
Joseph II. Carpenter, Jr., chairman,
Lynford Biddle, Joseph J. Brown, W.
Linton Landreth, Henry Frank Phelps
Louis II. Rowland. Joseph T. Thayer
Joseph W. Wear, Richard Norris Will
liams, I'd, ]. Morris Wistar. The com
mittee appointed by the U. 8. L. r. A.
is Craig Biddle, Joseph NJ. Jennings,
T.. II. Hooker, George b. Warder. and
the auxiliary committee Is Mrs. Arthur
II. Lea, chairman, Miss Helen Gower
Hood, vice chairman, Mrs. Joseph r.
Carpenter, Jr., Miss Elizabeth Ches
ton, Mrs. William Warner Harper
Mrs Edward Krumbhaar. Miss Knth
crime NJ. Morris, Mrs. Richard Nalls