New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
Tilden Stands
SupremeAmOng
Net Champions
u. s. Holds Tennis Laurels
Safely Against the World,
LengIen Glass Of Women
By Fred Hawthorne

during the year Of 1879, the United
States held 10 its place 80 the champion
lawn tennis nation Of the world BY de-
featlng Australasia In the cnsllsngs
round Of the Davis Cup Watches,
played on the trrf AZ Forest Hilis IN
September. This marked the third sue.
eesslve victory for our players in the
international contest Of the courts, and
on this occasion after the greatest field
Of competing nations that ever en-
tered the llsts had tried 10 carry on
the honors.
Playing a. a member Of the doubles
team, william 7. Tilden "a a. his
partner, was Vincent Richards OF
Yonkers, one Of the youngest players
who ever represented the United States
IN Davis Cup competition. Although
they were defeated BY the Australia
slams, Gerald Patterson and Pat O'HAra
Wood. Richards had previously i'm
pressed the whole world Of lawn ten
mis- by his skill with the racquet, and
indicated that In 1923 he will be hard
70 beat, no matter who his opponent
may be.
Gerald Patterson won the so-eallsd
mems worlds singles championship By
winning the tournament AZ Wimble-
don, England, In June; but the big
AustrAlasian never accepted these
honora seriously and stated that " de-
feated By Tilden In our national cham
pionship tournament In September he
would consider the American the loei-
cal holder OF the title. Tilden, win.
ming the national singles for the third
year IN succession, won permanent
possession OF the championehip trophy,
and also defeated Patterson and An
derson In the Davis Cup matches.
While no official worlds title can Dc
bestowed upon the tall PhiladelphiAn
because Of these triumphs over all op-
ponents, there Is no particle OF doubt
that "Big Bill" is the greatest OF al
players, either here or abroad.
Davis Cup Triumph Most Important
This winning Of the national honots
By Tilden was second In importance IN
American tennis only 10 the retenion
of the Davis Cup BY our players. When
Tilden reached the hnai round Of the
national singles on the courts OF the
Germantown Cricket Club, Of Phiadel-
phia, II was only after he had cut
his path through one-half Of the great
est entry list that was ever seen In tbs
holding OF the historic tourney. most
Of the visiting players Of the foreign
Davis Cup teams we're In the draw, a.
we'll as the greatest Of our own men
and the man who faced Big Bill IN
the final test was none other than WI
liam NJ. Johnston, Of California, vac
had won the honors In 1918 and lsls.
The struggle for the ehamPlon.hp
was we'll worthy Of the occasion, ~
den eventually winning sfter nVe pi,'
terly contested sets, during vnlen
Johnston was more than once slInln
undoubtedly the most stirring maten
| az A long season Of brilliant play, and
| Johnston, although defeated, proved
that he was only a shade below Ttldsn
in point OF skin. Lack OF stamina
alone prevented the little Californian
| from winning.
Paired with Tilden In the national
doubles championship tournament AZ
LonRwood, earlier In the season, Vin-
cent RiehArde won the honors, defeat
! ing O'Hara Wood and Patterson 10 the
course OF the week Of play. Tiden
also won the national clay court singles
( title.
national indoor singles, played at the
7th Regiment Armory In this city, ana
i the doubles honors were taken ~
Frank T. Anderson and s. Howard
Yoshell, Of Brooklyn.
I Even more outstanding than Tildens
position az the top Of the men players
! OF this country was that OF Mrs. Holla
/ BIurstedt Mallory, Of New York, among
the women. By defeating Miss Helen
wills, the sixteen-year-old California
schoolgirl. in the hnal round Of the
Z turf court championship tourney &C
Forest Hills, in August, Mrs. Mallory
/ won permanent possession Of the cham
pionship trophy, besides marking her
seventh victory In this hxture In sikht
years Of competition, record never
before approached BY woman player
In this country, and only sxeeiled ~
national titleholdsr, who won the
honors for seven years in succession.
/ AZ was the case IN 1921, Mrs. Mall
lory went through a gruelling season
Of play without once suffering dsfeat
on American courts. Besides this
great accomplishment she reached ths
final round Of the worlds champion
ship At Wimbledon, there 10 be de-
feated again By Mile. Suzanne Lenglen,
Of France, the defending worlds eham-
pion among the women.
Mile. Lenglen q Real Champion
Mile. Lenglen firmly established her
right 10 be regarded as the Greatest
woman player In the world by this
victory, winning at Wimbledon for the
fourth year In succession.
J Next 20 Mrs. Mallory among women
4 players Of the United States during
the season Of 1922 came Miss Helen
Wills, who, besides finishing - run
ner-up for the womsn's turf eours
tltle. gave Mrs. Mallory her hardest
struggles every time they met. The
californIa sehooIsirl also won the
girls' national singles for the second
wear In succession and 20 easily - %
leave no lingering doubt as 70 her
overwhelming superiority. Miss Wills
h certain 20 win the national honors
among the women players within the
near future and should rank with the
greatest racquet wielders ever pro-
/ dueed In this country.
Arnold W. Jones, OF Providence, won
the Junior outdoor singles honors.
making his way through a fine field
with scarcely ad effort and prCyine
himself No successor Is champion q
Vincent Richards. who had preceded
him In the holding Of the title. Jones
has every promise Of developing into
A future national mems champion.
Aside from the individual perform.
ances Of the various champions lawn
tennis continued 10 grow a. q world
sport, with more than a dozen nations
entered IN the Davis Cup matches.
Senior National