The Washington herald., 1922-05-02
MAIMAST SCORES MPRESSVEIY in PNfICOS FEATU
OF COAST
TEAM FOR TENNIS
EVENT UNDECIDED
Bill Johnston, However,
Is Sure to Be One of
Western Starters.

SAN FRANCISCO, May Though
East vs. West tennis championships
have been Played for years past IL
Is only within the last few years
that an Official championship Of this
sectional nature has been recognized
by the Lawn Tennis Association.
The tournament for 1929 is to be
played at Berkeley. Cal. May to
inclusive, this being the first time
the tournament has come TO the Pa
cidc Coast.
From 1880 TO 1906 the strongest
teams Of the East and West fought
for supremacy to determine which
team would meet the champions for
the national title. but this was not
an Last We. West tournament as IL
10 now known.
TIIden-Richards Enst's Team.
In the coming tournament wG.-
lam Tilden- and VinceLt Richards
will represent the East. while the
Western team is to be selected from
William Johnston. Willis Davis, Ro-
lane Roberts. John Strachan anc
Robert and Howard kinsey. Two
singles and a double match will be
played each day and the title de-
cided on :he number OF matches won
in tht three days.
To date, in tho recognized East
VS.. West events. the East has won
every series. In 1890 the Fast woH
four Of the six singles and won all
three doubles. In that tournament
c. s. Farland, W. r. johnson. Norris
Williams. Dean Mathey. Watson
Washburn. Bill Tilden represented
the East. while Bill Johnston, Beck
Griffin. Roland Roberts. W. T. Hayes
and Il. ~. Burdick represented the
West. Tho 1890 series was played
at the Germantown Cricket Club.
| Philadelphis. The year previous
Cincinnati waS the seat Of the con-
test and here again the East won
by six matches to three. Robert
Kinsey. Bill Johnston, Sam Hardy.
Ralph BurdIck. A. l.. Green. the lat
ter two OF Chicago the others from
San Francisco. represented the West.
and were defeated by Bill TiIden.
Vincent Richards. S. ". Noshell,
Ichiya Kumagae, II. l. Murray and
Wallace +. johnson represented the
East. Other series in 1916 and 1918
were also won by the Eastern
, players.
Johnston q Sure starter.
This year emily two players w:ll
/ represent the East. namely. Tilden
| and Richards. Just whether the
| West will use all the men ordered
I into training will not he settled
/ on until the arrival in California of
I the two Eastern stars. II is nat
Z urally certain that little Bill John
/ ston will be a sure starter and IL
Z is also pretty sure that Robert and
I Howard kinsey, the third ranking
i national doubles team. VIII play IN
I the doubles. but whether they play
all the three doubles matches is
| also undecided. Willis Davis. John
Strachsn. Roland Roberts are all
working. but none of them are yet
at their top form. and as far as
that is concerned IL is hardly likely
| that Tilden or Richards are any
better situated in this respect than
their Western opponents. Johnston
| has already been beaten by almost
an unknown" this year. but in the
last few weeks has been showing to
better advantage. lie is IL any
thing in better shape than any of
| the other Western representatives.
Tilden is well known on the Coast
and very popular. Richards is max
ing his first trip to the far West.
and with two such brilliant stars
representing East, coupled with the
popularity OF Bill Johnston and his
teammates. record breaking crowds
are anticipated for the three-day
series on MAY S the Pacific Coast
championships will open and both
Tilden and Richards are entered.