The New York herald., 1921-07-17
|COAST WOMEN IN
Tennis uMELlGnT
Keen Interest in Effort of
Mrs. Bundy and Miss
Browne to Come Back.
ARE DUE HERE THIS WEEK
William NJ. Johnston and
Willis Z. Davis May Team in
Doubles Championship.
By SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BRoOKMAN. 8
Out Of the West will come within 4
few days number Of tennis stars who
bid fair to play leading roles In the na-
tional and International championship
events fast approaching. They are COM
ing out Of California. the home OF some
Of our greatest tennis champions Of the
past, with a dual mission this time, the
first to bring back to the coast titles
now held In the East, the second to aid
in repelling the most formidable inva-
sion In years Of foreign aspirants to In
ternational tennis glory.
The entire California contingent IN the
East by the time the title tournaments
arrive will number probably ten or
twelve. but interest Is centred In three
William NJ Johnston. member Of the
triumphant Davis cup team and last
years national titleholder Mrs May
Sutton Bundy. the only American won,<
and Miss Mary X. Browne. who was
national champion before Mrs Franklin
I. Mallory made her bow on American
courts
Tennis fans everywhere take 1t as a
foregone conclusion that William NJ.
Johnston will be one of the defenders
of the international trophy he helped to
win last December in New Zealand and
they probably are right for year In.
year out since he came into prominence
the Californian probably has played the
most dependable tennis shown by an
American. Some Australian critics who
watched him In action at Auckland were
so bold as to predict that he would re-
gain the title he lost to William T. TIL
den I'd last year. Certain It is that at
the present time the chances are
strongly in favor of Tilden and john
ston shoulder.ng the tennis burden
again for the United States
Sure of Dill Johnston.
II those who follow tennis eoald be so
sure of Mrs. Bundy and Miss Mary
Browne as they are Of Billy Johnston
there would be sufficient cause for TIL
conviction that Mile. Suzanne Lenglen
Of France, worlds champion. would have
TO play tho best tennis Of her career to
larry off the American title next n,ontt.
Can either or both fash the sarie type
Of game that brought them to the top IL
American tennis rot so long ago? No
less Judge that Frederick B. Alexander.
the veteran irtcrnationaiist. who has
been sojourniny on the coast, is author
ity for the statement that both Mrs.
Bundy ard Miss Browne are playing as
we'll as ever before. II his judgment !.
correct there will be a surprise In store
for the French gir'. for the California
women are both II. command OF all thct
contributes to championship tennis
speed. skill. aggressivele-s, control, var
satility and perseverance,. Anyway, they
are coming mere determined to do their
rert in defending the wo mems national
title Critics will watch with interest
their first competitive efforts in the East.
They are due here on Wednesday. and
viii play in the New York State cham
pionship at the Crescent Athletic Club
beginning July %.
There are others to be reckoned with
In the coming national championships.
Here in the East tennis fans will be
surprised il Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt NAL
lory. Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup
and Miss Eleanor Goss do not prove as
formidable contenders as Mrs Bundy
and Miss Browne. OF the trio Miss
Goss is playing perhaps the most i'm
pressive tennis at present. Always an
effective type of game, Miss Goss's
tennis this season has been revelation
for It's speed. control and masculine ae-
gressiveness. and many of her friends
are predicting that this will be her
year"
Chances Favor Lenglen.
a victory for Mile. Lenglen IN the ma
tional championship. IL would be wrong
to consider her unbeatable. Mrs Nal
lory gave her much closer fight than
the score indicated In the hard cour.
title match at ST. Cloud. and IL will be
remembered that in the British cham
pionship round at Wimbledon two years
ago Mrs Lambert Chambers was very
close TO beating her One thing certain is
that she will have to be at her best 70
prevent defeat
Willis f. Davis former national clay
court champion. is coming East with
William ". Johnston. and as usual will
play In most OF the prominent grass
court tournaments. In the absence OF
Clarence j. Griffin. VINO shares the ma
tional doubles title with Johnston, Davis
proba bly, will team with the latter during
the rest of the season.
Announcements have been sent to lead
ing women players for the New York state
championship in singles and doubles
play for which begins at the Crescent
Athletic Club on Monday. July 2s. The
singles will be started at 10 80 A. NJ.
daylight time. and the doubles at ?
o'clock Monday afternoon. Entries must
be received by Thomas c. Trask, Cres-
cent Athletic Club, 12e Pierrepont street.
Brooklyn. ". Y. not later than July %
and must be accompanied by fee
At the same time the Crescent Athletic
Club will hold the mems New York sec
tional doubles championship Teams re-
siding In New York State or within the
metropolitan territory included In a
thirty-five mile radius from New York
city are eligible 10 compete. The win
ner will be qualified for the national
doubles championship at the Longwood
Cricket Club August %.