The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-02
National Championship Favor
ties Likely to Meet in Early
Round Of Play.

In the presence OF tennis officials.
members OF the United States Davis cup
team and other players the draw for the
national championship singles which
opens September on the courts of the
Germantown Cricket Club OF Philadel-
pbia was made yesterday at the office
Of the United States Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION. 1t was blind" draw as
usual, and as is usual with blind draws
the strength was not evenly distributed
but It Is q satisfactory draw neverthe-
less, for although the preponderance of
tennis power has been grouped in one
uarter-the third-evory other section
Of the draw contains the names Of at
least two contenders or players OF high
rank
The one thing tennis fans had hoped
for-that William T. Tilden and William
u. Johnston, who fought II out in the
title match a year ago. would find places
IN opposite halves-did not come to
pass. As matter OF fact, Big Bill and
Little Bill are not only in the same
haf but in the same quarter. and in
the event that they survive their first
three matches, as they likely will, will
meet in the fourth round of the title
tournament. Then, too. In the same
quarter are Zenzo Shimidzu of the Jap
anese Davis cup team. who it will be
remembered played Tilden in the final
Of the British tennis championship a
year ago. and Vincent Richards who
triumphed over Tilden at Newport, and
+. Gordon Lowe of the British Davis
cup team. and Robert Lindley Murray.
who was such a power in tennis circles
4 few years ago. and Nathaniel w.
Niles who has always given tennis
champions plenty to worry about
In the second quarter the prominent
names are r. Norris Williams. Ichiya
Kumagae, S. Howard Voshel. J. b.
Hawkes.. J. o. Anderson and Norman
Peach of the Australasian Davis cup
team; 9. Colket Gamer Of Philadelphia
who Was semi-inalist a year ago;
Charles S. Garland, Francis T. Hunter
and Frank r. Anderson. This quarter
ranks next to the third in strength. In
the last quarter Willis f. Davis and
Robert Kinsey of California. Clarence
v. Todd Of Australia, William J. Clothier
and Phil Neer command attention.
The draw follows:
First Quarter.
SECOND ROUND (First Round Byes).
Dwight I. Robinson. Jr., Rye. N. y. vs.
Henry S. Parker. New York city
Craig Bddle. Philadelphia. Pa, vs.. Robert
w Gilmore. New York city.
W. Chauncey Crawford. Baltimore, vs.
Samuel S. Pennock. Jr., Lansdowne, Pa.
y. -. Golden, Peekskill. VS.. A. Alfred
New York city.
IT, II. Hathaway, New York city, VS.. Wat
son i. Knight, Philadelphia.
FIRST ROUND.
l.. G. T-fratn Quosue. +. T., vs.. Howard
Q. Kinsey. California.
j. T. Stockton, New York city, vs. Edward
G. Oelsner. Montclair, N. ].
John M. Vanneman, Jr., Cynwyd, Pa vs.
=. NJ. Edwards Philadelphia.
W. Wallis Myers England, vs.. Paul w
Philadelphia
Watson Washburn, New York city, VS.. A.
u. Thayer, Philadelphia.
Wallace +. Johnson. Philadelphia. VS.. Fred
N. Mercur. Harrisburg, Pa.
Second Quarter.
Roland Evans. Philadelphia, vs. G. A. L.
Dionne. New York city.
$. Kashio. New York city. vs. Carl Fischer.
cynwyd. Pa.
Francis T. Hunter. New York city, vs..
Fred g. Anderson. Brooklyn.
Morton Bernstein. New York city, VS.. Will
lam a. Larned, New York city.