New-York tribune., 1922-02-08
Southern Circuit Tennis Play
Is Gaining Many Recruits
Journeys in Cuba, Palm
Beach and Pinehurst At
tract Many Champions
BY Fred Hawthorne

W ""'' ""tS Not holn muCil CHdlm
Tor the tennis player, being, az it is.
about the halfway point between the
WINTER indoor season in the North and
1he iIrst of the big tournaments in
'he Southland. The average player. of
course. must content himself or her
Sclf with the indoor variety of tennis.
put there arc some more fortunate
ones who are able to make the South
crn circuit embracing the Nassau
championships in tho Bahama lslands.
tnc Cuban title Journeys in Havana,
lhe FLORIDA championships at Palm
Beach, the North and South tourna-
mcnt at Plnohurst, \. c.. and the
annual Invitation event at White Sui
phur Springs, ". Va.
Inese tournaments are gaining new
ana more prominent recruits every
year, for the atmosphere Of thcse
southern resorts is delightful the
scenery welcome change from the
irigidlty Of the North, and the prac-
tlcc thus acquired serves to give the
players running start for the begin
nIng OF the outdoor season in the East.
Richard Norris Williams I'd is the
present holder OF the Floridn singles
Otie, succeeding Ichiya Kumagae. of
Japan, who held the honors in 1921
Miss Phyllis Walsh, Of PHILADELPHIA,
the present champion in the womcn's
division. has two legs on the magnifi-
cent gold challenge cup donated by the
late Mrs. Plant. and another victory
this month will give her permanent
possession of the trophy, The hand
somest prize it has been my fortune
TO sec in tcnuis competition. Edwin
Fuller Torrcy, late vice president Of
the u. s. l.. I. A., paired with Kumaeno, :,
holds the mems doubles title. but Ed
will have to annex a new partner this
year, with "ltchy" in his native Japan.
Florida Womcn's Tourney
The Florida womcn's championship
tournament in singles and doubles will
begin on the splendid clay courts Of
the Hotel Royal Poincana, at Palm
Beach, on February 20, and the mems
events on February 81. Howard Wing,
the secretary Of the Palm Beach Ten
mis- Club, and Torrey, chairman Of the
tennis committee. arc already receiving
entries from some OF the leading
players Of the East. and ali Indications
point to fields fully up to previous
standards.
The North and South championships
for men and women start on the clay
courts Of the Pinchurst Country Club
on Monday, April 10, continuing
through the week. The names Of
famous players, both men and women.
have been engraved on the challenge
cups in years gone by. Tlden having
been a titlc-holdcr in the singles ard
doubles end Mrs. Alolla Bjurstedt
Mallory. national champion, having
held the wofnen's honors
New York a:t Boston generally send
down strong field to compete at Pine
hurst and among the possibilities l
have already heard Of as entrants are
S. Howard Nosbell, former national in
door champion; Vincent Richards. ma
tional doubles titlc-hoder; Harold A.
Throck orton, former national inter
scholastic champions: Ralph L. Baggs,
former north Jersey coast champion;
Francis 7. Hunter semi-fnalist at
Wimbledon; Mrs. Spencer Fullerton
Weaver, formeS rational indoo,
doubles champion; Miss Edith Sigour-
ney. Miss leslie Bancroft and Mrs.
Frank II. Godfrey, Of Boston; Miss
Florence Bnlln, Mrs. G. Aubrey Adam
and Miss Bertha Sexton, of New YORK,
and Miss Anne b. Townsend. Miss
Phyllis Walsh and Miss Molly d.
Thaycr, of Philadelphia.