New-York tribune., 1921-03-20
Indoor Tennis
Tourney Opens
Here Saturday
Veteran Stars Will Contest
in Championship Events
and Then Fit South

The last Of the great indoor cham
pionship tournaments will begin here
on Saturday, in the 7th Regiment
Armory. when the mems annual ma
tional indoor championship lawn ten
mis- tournament will get under way and
run through the following week. Short
ly after this event has been finished
the more prominent men and women
players Of the country will fit south
to Pinehurst, N. c., to compete in the
annual North and South championship
tourney.
William T. Tilden I'd, Of Philadel-
phia, worlds singles champion, is the
present holder Of the indoor singles
and doubles titles, but there is doubs
whether he will defend them this year.
AT Longwood last week the champion
told the writer he did not believe he
would compete. It is possible he may
change his mind before the lists close
and it is to be hoped this will be the
case, for the Philadelphian, now a world
figure, would grace any tournament in
which he was q competitor.
But II Tilden does not enter there
are others who have proved their right
to contest for the highest honors on
the indoor courts, and among these
Vincent Richards, the eighteen-year-
Ola star from Fordham Prep School, a
former holder of the crown, appears to
have the greatest chance to come
through the field.
Stars 4rc Well Matched
One Of Richards's most formidable
rivals on the board courts. Frank T.
Anderson, Of Brooklyn, will renew his
battles over the nets with Richards
next week. In. their several meetings
in the 7th Regiment Armory Anderson
has almost invariably forced Richards
Of superiority so slight between them
as to keep the Ultimate result in doubt
until the last point had been decided.
Fred Anderson, Franks tall elder
brother, may. also take a prominent
part in Che singles before the title is
awarded. This winter he has been
steadier than is usual with him, which
means that he will be dangerous t3
any man he is liable to face in the
Armory.
Dean Mathey, who has placed some
OF his best tennis on the indoor sur
face. would be quite capable of making
sAOoOAo XVI oily Mau euteTeO, DuC i
was told only yesterday that his re-
cent accident, when he broke his shoul-
der, probably will keep Mathey out of
the competition, which is to be greatly
regretted.
voshell May Not Play
It is doubtful, too, whether Howard
Voshell will be able to return to the
courts so soon after his serious acci-
dent last month, but if he does, vo-
she'll, who has won the singles title
before. should come pretty close to
carrying off the honors.
Francis T. Hunter, who made such a
sweep Of local indoor tournaments last
season, and who has been showing well
indoors this winter. is another player
who must be reckoned with when IT
comes to possible contenders for Til.
den's title, and in the rest Of the
field there are other men who
may spring an upset or two. DR.. Will
liam Rosenbaum, a former indoor
doubles champion, is one Of these.
Besides the singles there will also
be championship doubles, with most of
the teams recruited from the singles
field. Altogether the week Of play is
liable to develop some really worth
while tennis