New-York tribune., 1921-03-25
Net Champion
Not to Defend
Indoor Grown
Philadelphian Expects to
Play With Richards in
Doubles; Announce Draw
BY Fred Hawthorne


The draw for the annual nationa
mems indoor championship lawn tenni,
singles tournament, to begin at the It'll
Regiment Armory, Park Avenue ant
Sixty-sixth Street, Tomorrow morn
| ing, was made at the Offices Of w. Dick
son Cunningham, 1875 Broadway. yes
terday afternoon. Cunningham will ac'
as referee OF the tournament, which
will also include mems doubles.
A total Of fifty-fve entries WAS re.
ceived for the singles, with Vincent
Richards, national indoor and outdoor
junior champion; S. Howard Voshell
former indoor title holder; Frank T
Anderson, Fred G. Anderson and Arthur
). Cragin as the most logical contend.
ers for places in the final brackets.
Just before the entries closed yester.
day Cunningham received telegrom
from William T. Tilden I'd, present in
door champion, announcing that, owing
to n heavy cold, he would be unable tc
play in the singles, but that he hoped
and expected to play in the doubles
with Richards as his partner.
The fact that the worlds singles
champion will not be able to defend his
title in the armory makes young Rich
ards loom up as the most Dangerous
contender for the honors, although
vosheli, if he has sufficiently recovered
from his recent accident, may we'll walk
off with the title.
Play Starts Tomorrow
Play will begin tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock and continue all after
noon, with the courts idle ON Sunday
and then another all-day session will
follow on Monday On the following
days OF the tournament play will begin
at | o'clock p. m. The doubles draw
Will be made on Monday afternoon.
The draw in the singles follows:
Second round (frst round byes)-G. n.
ner OF first round match between e. H.
First ano roundE ndanE Il H. Anas1soH MsrIs vs.
,,l + MacAllIstsrs ss VI. = y y. Aydelesss 5r
crasin vs. E H. W. IS shser r. 6. s'eXars N. Hmmer IN s
man VS.. Jay L. Anderson ]. D. Keyes vs..
Rerry D PSwsT' w. r rSxtdn f. L. McWatty N. vs.
Groesbeck vs.. Herbert Vail.
-. Lower half lfirst round)-J. ]. Tucker
Damrau, J. Nickonow vs.. R. b. sommers,
a. H. Fry vs. +: e. Anderson, NJ. q. Mack
carlton eaud vs.. s6agsr s W Herring. " Knox e
Cavali; J. L. Werner VS.. Morris S. Clark
A. l.. Bruneau VS.. P. l.. Kynaston. - G.
Backe ,aa S ys. = Vincent Richards. T. w. whitall
Roas. Ae Vs. H. a.
Second round tnrst round byes) lowe,
Levy vs. w. Gels. 49, "a
1t will be noticed that the fate Of
!ne draw mas thrown the main strength
IN the lower half, with Richards. Vo.
she'll, Fred Anderson and Shafer il
that section, while in the upper part
the strongest contenders appear ir
Frank Anderson and Arthur Crapin.
Notable Entry at Pinehurst
Quite aside from the entry in the
mems events the coming North ane
South championship tournament on thf
clay courts of the Pinehurst Country
Club, at Pinehurst, N c., starting
on April II, will be distinguished b,
the most brilliant entry in the WON.
ems, singles and doubles that we are
likely to see outside Of the national
turf court title event itself.
The list will be headed by Mrs. Molls
bJurstedt Mallory, holder of the ma
tional indoor and turf court Champion
ships, and this will be the last oppor-
tunity to see her>in action on American
courts before she sails for England ia
compete at Wimbledon for the worlds
title.
Miss Marion zinderstein, of Boston
present North and South champion and
clay court holder, will renew her strug-
giles against Mrs. Mallory, who defeated
her at Longwood recently in the ma
tional indoor tourney. The two are SO
closely matched that the result of an
other meeting is hazardous to forecast
1--we Afot
are only two of great array of fem
mime racquet stars who will compete
Boston will send Mrs. George M. Wight
man in the doubles; Miss Leslie Ban
jamin E. Cole and Mrs. Frank H. God
frey, while New York will be repre-
sented, among others. by Miss Florence
Ballin, Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver
Mrs. De Forest Candee and Miss
Martha Bayard.
The entries in mems and women's
events do not close until Apri1 10