New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Outdoor Tennis
To Get Flying
Start To-day
North and South Journeys
for Men and Women to
Open OH Pinehurst Courts
By Fred Hawthorne

The season Of outdoor lawn tennis on
the Atlantic seaboard will get off to
u flying start to-day with the begin
ming of the great annual North and
South championship tournament for
men and women on the clay courts of
hurst, n. G.
This tournament has been growing
in Importance and in the quality of its
entry every year, and when the field
takes the courts at Pinehurst this
morning many of the greatest players
in the country will be on hand. The
womens events are particularly we'll
represented by stars, Mrs. Molla Blur
stedt Mallory national turf court and
indoor champion, being the most ia
nous contender for the title now held
by Miss Marion Zinderstein, of the
Longwood Cricket Club, who will play
through in defense of her crown.
1t would be a hazardous thing to
make a positive prediction as to who
will win the women's singles this week
but the issue appears to lie squarely
between Mrs. Mallory and Miss Finder
stein.
OLHeT ENTRIES StrOny
The remainder of the singles entry
is unusually strong, with Miss Edith
Sigourney, Miss Florence Ballin, Miss
Leslie Bancroft, Miss Martha Bayard,
Mrs. Benjamin f. Cole, Mrs. Frank II.
Godfrey, Mrs. De Forest Candee and
Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver among
the prominent players entered.
| believe, however, that when it
comes down to the final round next
Saturday the national champion and
the runner-up will be fighting it out
for the chief honors. AS to which of
these two will earn the title, that is
a far more open question.
Many Fine Combinations
Many brilliant combinations will
start in the women's doubles and par
ticular interest in this event will at
tach to the playing of Mrs. Mallory
and Miss Sigourney, for they sail next
month for England to compete for the
worlds doubles championship at Vim
bledon.
With Tilden an absentee, the field
still presents an unusually strong en-
try, for lchiya Kumagae, of Japan,
ranked at No. 4, and S. Howard Voshell.
No. 13, will be among those who will
struggle for Tilden's North and South
title, not to mention Craig Biddle, of
Philadelphia; Harold A. Trockmorton,
Of New York; Francis T. Hunter, North
Side Westchester County champion and
indoor champion, and Wallace F. John
son, Of Philadelphia, the great chop
stroke player.
The draw for the mems singles was
made late this afternoon, thirty five
players being drawn in the struggle
for the title now held by Tilden, who
will not defend. Vincent Richards is
also to be an absentee, owing to his
approaching trip to England with
Tilden
As the fate of the draw decided. Har-
old A. Throckm orton and Kumagae are
in the top half, and Voshell, Wallace
Johnson and G. Carlton Shafer in the
lower section. The women's singles
will begin on Tuesday with remark
ably strong entry competing. The draw
in the mems singles follows:
First roqnd.Iiugh Bullock vs. r NJ.
Thompson vs.. Howard NosheN.
Second round tfirst round byes}-C. r.
Watson jr. Us. A. B. Smith. p. d. Fitz-
patrick vs. il. A. Throcknorton. Paul
Wheelwright ~. A. Merrluan. John Lat
vs. d. X Fraiser. Il. B. Bidwell vs. J. W.
Savage. II. 5. Prescott VS. winner of
Thompson -Voshell match. Ted Dahl vs..
John Prescott. X. X. simmons VS. Fred
Gus, II. p Cross II. c. Wick jr l.. r
corte vs. r. B. Weldon, r. W. seaburg
schaeffer, Wallace f. Johnson vs. Roy
Underwood