Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08

TNHE lawn tennis championship of the
- world will be played before the eyes
Of Philadelphia folk.
In name, the tournament, to be
played on the courts of the Germantown
Cricket Club during the week of Sep
tember 0 to 10, will be the American
championship, but in fact, the world s
title will be the stake, for few are they
who will doubt the tennis supremacy OF
the survivor in field so crammed with
international court celebrities.
All Of the foreign players who now are
In this country for the Davis Cup
matches and several other European
stars are expected to be among those
present at the Mannheim tourney In ad :
dition to the great galaxy of stars that
represent these United States. ,
The prominence of the international
feature is brought out with more
emphasis in the announcement that the
British Embassy has engaged box for
the entire period of the championship.
It is not yet known of whom the party
will consist, but it Is believed that the
British Ambassador, Sir Auckland
Geddes, will be on hand, for he Is an
enthusiastic tennis fan.
First Nationals Here .
The dates OF the tourney could not
be better as an interest stirring factor
for the Mannheim events trail immedi-
atcly after the Davis Cup. challenge
round at Newport when tennis enthusi-
asm will be running high. This COM
binei with the remarkable entry list
should make Philadelphia first ma
tional championship the best in the his
tory Of the title play.
In additional to B. I. G. Norton. the
South African; A. II. Colbert. the bril-
liant French star, and Manuel Alonzo,
to America especially to. play In the
Nationals, the members of the British,
Australian, Danish, Indian and Japan
csc Davis Cup teams have all expressed
themselves as desirous OF playing for
the American championship.
Colbert has been pronounced by both
William II. Tilden and Sam Hardy as
the greatest stylist in the history Of the
game. HE plays in better form than
any Of them," says Hardy, and but for
faulty temperament would more than
likely be the champion Of the world.
Alonzo has been cited by Tilden as
having greater promise than any player
in Europe having brilliant style quite
unlike anything ever seen in America.
Norton, who. it will be remembered.
gave Tilden such scare by twice com. /.
ing within point Of the worlds cham
pionship at Wimbledon, is not by any
means flash in the pan. In addition
to winning the Olympic championship,
Norton last summer had w. NJ. john
ton 5-3; in the deciding set of their
match in one Of the English tourna
ments.
Lots Of Foreign Talent
This is not nll the foreign talent that
will be served up to tennis devotees
at Germantown in September for Lowe.
Woosman, Turnbull and Gilbert, of the
British team; Peach, Todd. Anderson
and Hawkes.. Of the Australian team !;
Shumidzu and Kumagae. the Japs !;
Fryzee, Slcem. Jacob and Das Mar
singh, of India, and Tcgner, Ingerslev
and l1endrikspn. the Danes, virtually
all of these stars will be entered. dis
playing every diversified style of tennis
stroke known to man.
Against this foreign invasion the
United States will muster all its strong
est forces. William NJ. Johnston, for
mer national champion and Davis Cup
star. is expected to partner with Willis
Davis in the doubles. in addition to
Johnston and Davis, the California