New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-01
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Tennis L Tourney
Starts To-day
81
Johnston Heads List From
Pacific Coast, While Til
den Leads Eastern Forces
By Fred Hawthorne

NEWPORT, Z. l., July 3i.-The an
nual invitation lawn tennis tournament
en- the historic turf Of the Newport
Casino will get under way tomorrow
morning with one Of the most repre-
sentative list of entries that has ap-
peared here in several wears. The
stars from the Pacific Coast will meas
ure their skill and speed against their
opponents of the East, and after the
finish of the final round match in the
singles it should be possible to get q
fair line on what is liable to happen
when the national championship starts
at Philadelphia in September.
William III. Johnston will head the
delegation from the Pacific Coast, and
backing him up will be Willis L. Davis,
Phil Neer. J. n. Davies, Robert and
Howard Kinsey, Edmund j. Levy and
the worlds singles champion, will lead
the Eastern forces, although he viii
confne his play to the doubles next
week, being wary lest he should go
stale.
Vincent Richards, who conquered
Tilden in decisive manner in she Rhode
Island state championship tourney a.
Providence this month, will be relied
upon rs one of the main bulwarks OF
defence against the annual crusade OF
the Cal.fornians. Richard Norris Will
liams ID, Watson NJ Washburn and S
Howard yoshell are among the other
high ranking players who viii struggle
for the chief honcrs
Japanese Stars Entered
Those two little wonder men from
Japan, Ichiya Kumagae and Zenzo
Shimidzu. who are working themselves
into shape to uphold the prestige OF
Japan in the Davis Cup matches, and
who won the Eastern doubles cham
pionship at Longwood last week, are
also entered in the Casino tourney,
Kumagae only in the doubles, but
Shimidzu in both events.
Craig Biddle, chairman Of the tour
nament committee, who has earned the
admiration of tournament players
from coast to coast through the
splendid manner in which he has con-
Quoted Newport's great invitation
tourney each year, completed the final
details tonight and all is now IN
readiness for the opening round o.
play
Immediately after the final round
match has been completed here. the
players will depart by boat, train CT
auto for Seabright \. j., where the
annual invitation tournaments for men
and women will begin week from to-
morrow. Yesterday l received letter
from Bernon S. Prentice, the old Har-
ward star, who is chairman Of the tour
nament committee at Seabright, en-
closing a list of entries. Prentice and
Holcombe Ward have always drawn the
best players of the country to the
tournament by the sea, and this year
there is no exception, as list Of some
of the more prominent will prove.
In the mems singles, among others,
there Will be: Tilden, Johnson, Rich
ards, Williams, Washburn, Willis
Davis, Kumagae and Shimidzu, Vosh-
ell, Prentice. Hall. Hugh Kelleher, Lee
Roy, the Kinsey brothers. Neer and
Davies. Karl r. Behr. Dwight f Davis,
Holcombe Ward and l!athey viii ap-
pear in the doubles only.
List OF Champions
Among the leading women stars who
will play, and the list forms by far the
most brilliant assemhlage that has ap-
peared in 4 tournament this season. are,
Mrs. Molla + jursted Mallory, national
champion; Miss Mary K browne and
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Of California;
Mrs. Marion Zindersten Jessup, winner
of the challenge cup last year; Miss
Eleanor Goss. Mrs. Benjamin E. Cole.
Miss Martha Bayard Miss Helen Wills,
Miss Ceres Baker. Miss Florence BALM,
Miss Leslie Bancroft, Miss Edith Sig
quincy. Mrs. Robert LIE Roy, Miss
Helen Gileaudeau, Miss Grace Bristed.
Miss Phyllis Walsh, Mrs. Edward Whit
man, Mrs. Louise Fl Williams, Mrs. L.
V. Lynch and Miss Edith Handy.
The Starlight bowls in mems singles
and doupies, and in the women's SIN