Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-18
NINE COUNTRIES
! IN TITLE TENNIS
1913 Entries Expected for Cham
pionship Matches at German
town Cricket Club
TICKETS ARE READY

x,,o countries will be represented In
A.. ITn;ted States lawn tennis cham
.,e,sbins on the courts of the German
p,on, pun Cricket Club starting September D
WI continuing for seven playing days.
am Tho United States will have the
~.natost number of entries. England,
tnstralnsa, Canada. Japan. France,
f1enmark and India following, lgnaclo
aoIlo Borbola. who is rated rs tne
uraatcst racquet wielder ever TO repre-
ssnt Mexico, is the lone man from across
tbe G Rio Grandc; lie has la not DeeA al
competition in the United states. 1.
,ea Lne hr The Japs as even better than
ggoSino goSpne' Enmaeae and Iezo Shimidzu,
i,nietes the Japanese fist. If kashio
eoI, hptter than his two compatriots, the
,c. entries are in for matches that
U.Il o;i, test every inch or their mettle:,
VIII, VIII, '0 1910 Kumagae was third in the
1-.;,od States ranking, and a year later
al hack one place. with Shimldnu
isn i-;ns brilliantly ever since his inva-
p,as of This country and the other two
spn hnrs coming anywhere near their
montotions. the American team VIII
ma Ire hands full in the finals OF the
Davis Cup championships
r,,,v List Closes August 96
On August 90 the entry list t9r s.od the
championship matches VIII oe .,n e tbe
snd Il Is expected that more than tne
sanuttsd sno 12S entries will be in by that
s.." In order to give tennis entnu-
s,. an.e, the best matches possible, the
ssnn,,n;ttee in charge of the schedule
iii eliminate all above the aliotteu
~,,bor VIZ whose ratings do not measure
,n to the standard set.
W ups;Utv. " four matches will be played on
.,o frst day and thirty two on tne
.ncond .ne which will give Saturoa!
sotobcs n great lure for the racquet
mn;oldinr fans. The best feature from
ths snectators' standpoint Is the pllnu
draw d that may bring. the Leading Con :
tandsrs together in the first few days
%uue,' %.t ,ourncv and make the prelimi-. :
ot oarr Wv matches highly interesting ana
exciting. .,o,,ots &c NOW
ing on Mt Gimbel's, Spalding' and
sowSS tSo Office of S. NJ. Peacock. chair
non a. ~" Of the Ticket Committee, In all;
eioo ao precious pastcboards will be placed
~ va saIe for the general public. Four
.honsand OH have been sold to members
of h the United States Lawn Tennis
Association. A season ticket. whicn
will entitle the holder to witness tne
matches every day, costs 500. lnni
yidual tickets will be placed on su,.
daily. providing that all the se"'o'
tickets are not sold.
What 1t Costs ;.
The cost of staging the matches If
,reoter than any sum previously eA
nendcd in this country for tennis
fEhirty thousand dollars will represent
the outlay for the courts. STANDS, palls
nets and other necessities for tenmaS
matches. The tennis balls alone %ov
dozen. cost S11O0, while the nets cosl
$500 and the poles on which the hets
hang S3oO. o;,,o a,OC
IN tho north and the same number IN
tbe south stands, and 1900 i'll the wcs'
stands with any overflow to be taKei
care of in standing room at corners o
The stands. In addition to the rescrVe'
seats nlncty-six boxes will be PLACED
In front of the three stands, ana als'
in the MARQUEE where the newspaper
men will be accommodated. The boXe
have been sold and among those wh'
have purchased boxes are Goverho
Sprou, Mayor Moore, Il. L. Stotcs
bury and the British Embassy at WASH
ington. Each box holds six persons.
At present the north stand IS com
plettu, Wnlle IHc Soutu o'aiu "A'
finished within week. The west stand
smaller than the other two, will b
erected within the next two weeks. .,
The turf on which the players WI
vie for supremacy is considered the bes
In the United States. The club is tift
years old, and during that time tn
ground has been changed for the bette
semi annually. George Bromhcad, VII
has looked after the grounds for man
years, is authority for the statemen
that the turf will be in better conditio
in September than it has ever beer
and that if the weather is favorable tn
. courts will be faster than IS customar
On the best of courses.
William y. Morice. the former Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania football stal
who has charge of the arrangements 10
motorcars, mncheons and refreshments
has announced that two large lots nca
the club have been secured for parkin
automobiles, and that final arrange
ments have been made for the feeding {
10000 persons.
Samuel II. Collam. chairman Of tn
Lawn Tennis Committee at the club,
the man responsible for bringing tn
championships to this city. He is us
sisted by Walter Rossmassler and s. NJ
Peacock, of the Ticket Committee
George White, grounds William Cook
man, building; Frank White, crowds
walter Allison, purchasing, and Harr
Homer, equipment.