Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-27
POWERFUL TENNIS
TEAM NOW IN PARIS
United States Has Well Balanced
Quintet in Hard Court
Championships.

Now York May 2f.-The unrtcu
States Will be represented by power
ful and well-balanced tennis team IN
worlds hard court championships wnuSn
open in Paris tomorrow lMay ssp.
Composed of w. 7. Tilden. "a on rnii.
adelphia:. j. ID. II. Joncs ana Mno'o
Jones of Providence. Mrs. f. 1. mallory
nee Molla BjurstedD of New YORK ana
Miss Edith Sigournoy, of Boston, haeoii-
al champions both past and preseni
cotnpoaa the major portion OF the COM
hlnation.
The various individual and team en-
triea aa made by the United States
Lawn Tennis Association are as foi-
lows, r,,,
hard Court Mems Singles; w. t. III
dcn. "a: Arnold w. Jones and J. ID. ~.
Jones.
Hard Court Mems Doubles: Tiiden
and Arnold Jones.
Hard Court Ladies' Singles: Mrs. f.
1 Mallory and Miss Edith Sigourney.
Hard Court Mixed Doubles: Mrs
Mallory and Tilden; Miss Sigourney ana
MIR. Jones.
similar entcries viii be- made In the
lsrench turf championships which foi-
low and the team will also play IN the
British championships at Wimpieuon'
ENGLAND. late in juno but tho precise
order OF the entry has not as yet peeh
determined. short sketches OF some OF
the American players known IN VIII
mington are appended.
william 4. TIldeu, I'd. Philadelphia
William r. Tilden. Cd. Worlds Cham
pinn Lawn Tennis player. was born at
Germantown. Pa. February 10. 1888 he
was a student at the Germantown Acad-
amy and graduated from the univer-
sity Of PennsylVania- lie began play
inr tennis in 1900 and won his first
sins.lca and doubles junior tournament
the following year at Germantown he
A. tall and slim, standing six feet ana
one inch and weighing about 155 pounds.
Tlden won several titles, holding the
phnaaolphia championship from lsI
90 1917 and was the leading player In
many tournaments
Tnden Is probably the most versatile
tsnnis player OF recent years. combining
All forms OF strokes and court strategy
ia hts game. lie possesses n terrific ser
vice. control az cut and twist and varies
his strokes SO rapidly that an opponent
never knows whether TO expect a pow
erfuliy topped drive or puzzling un-
dercut chop. His great height and
reach aro helpful factors in remarkable
court covering. While several players
who hav, specialized on certain strokes
may exceed him in the brilliant execu-
ton Of theso, mono cxcels the World
champion In the high standard of all
round play and stroking.
MRS. Franklin 4. Mallory, New York.
Six wears ago, Mrs Franklin l. NAL
InFy, then Miss Moila BJurstedt. arriv-
"a the national woncn,s singles defeat
Ns-tv and started her American tennis
career by winning the wumen's indoor
ohampi0nship OF 1915. She repeated
thie performance In la1s and again IN
1915 and tins year. beginning with win
ming the national championship in 1915,
Miss Biurstedt held the title until 1918,
winning four times in succession, and
then AS Mrs Mallory. she again captur-
"a the national womcn's singles defeat
ms Miss Nj. Zinderstein OF West New
ton, Mass al Philadelphia last Septem-
ber Miss Eleanor Scars and she Were
the doubles champions of 1916 and 1917
and with j. c. Wright she was success
fui IN the mixed doubles national cham
pionship Of 1917 also.
flor main source OF strength is sound
driving In addition TO her ability to Gov
er court and her knowledge Of match
play. AZ all times she appears 10 bette,
sdvantage against strong opposition
rather than in easy matches
Miss Edith sigourney, Boston
Miss Edith Sigourney, OF Boston
came into prominence as runner-up IN
the National Women's indoor tenni:
Championship az the seventh Regimen
Armory, New York. and ranks in th.
arst ten. She is about % years old. il
riFht-handed and in her game shows
the effects Of careful coaching. Mis-
SiFourncy plays a back-court gam,
with good strokes and very fair speed
Although not particularly fast on he
feet. this young lady can volley wei
when the occasion offers.