Evening star., 1922-09-13

UnlItc StlS Ill IT'S utdulS WOl n DIT lIit
While, naturally, there were many
differences of opinion. the consensus
seemed to be that Watson Washburn
Ichiya kumagae, S. Howard Nosnell
and Nathaniel w. Niles, who were at
numbers ). :. S and 10 last year.
would be missing from the chosen ten
when the selections were ansounced
Lawrence Rice, who was No. last
season. it is believed. may stick, but
If he does ii will he in the hnat
rung.
Kumagae Certain to Drop.
Kumagae is certain not To be in the
list, as he went home to Japan before
any of the big events were run on.
Washburn has not been playing hrS'-
ten tennis at any time this season.
Voshell has done nothing really no
table all season and was annihllat'"
by Manuel Alfonso. the spanish ace
Monday: Niles. who had done nothing
SXceptional previously this year, Was
nut out in the first round here ny
Willis Davis, " ho was not among the
chosen in 1921. Rice. though, 'arnt"
his chance of sticking by sending
Francis T. Hunter five sets in thlrd
round encounter here Monday.
Hunter is one OF the players VINO
seems sure to get in the honorcd see
ton this year He has been gong
we'll all season. his most notable per
formance being his victory over Ger
aid Patterson. the AuStrallah' at
Seabright in stragh sets. lncldeh-
tally. Patterson is figuring on even
ing nm the score with Hunter this
afternoon.
Zenzo ShfrniZu the Japanese star
will be ore of the newcomers 70 'i'.
list. and the Kinsey Brothers, Hoptrt
and Howard. are due to be promo -
The kinseys got close last year, Hop
nj cd =
one notch lower
II both the Klnseys are placed in the
leading ten this year 1t viii be tht
fourth case, in American tennis nlstora %
in which brothers have been ranked
with the elect at the same time ana
The first occurrence in the last thirteen
seasons r. u. and G. l.. Nrenn' I.
were one and six, respectively, IN i>'"
and 1897 Z. q and /. G. Wright Were
at two and nine in 1907 and W. ~ an"
T.. y. Larned were first and ninth III
1909
Kinseys Sure of Honor.
Last year the kinseys were at NO. E"
in the doubles, and at the worst theH
will hold this standing with the pos
sibiIity that they will go up to NO =
rTi1den and Richards. the champions
will again be at No. in the doubles
INT there will be a very dcbatabie
question offered the ranking commit
ice as to whether Norris llllamS
y
No. 3 position to the kinseys. In any
event, these two teams will I'LL Nos. :
and beNhs.
Opponents of the seeded draw have
been won over by the manner in
which the plan has worked out in
the present title tourney. Twenty
three PLAYERS were seeded when the
draw was made by the otciais OF the
national association. Four OF these
H.
mated, so that fourteen of the sixteen
that remain were arbitrarily placed
in the bracket. Only three of the
favored players were put out by the
rank and file.
'Tove"fs taboo among the majority
n or the umpires in the matches here
II is significant of hght being
made by the umpireS association to
eradicate the word as indicating the
zero Under the new system. they
say. "15 Tilden'' or 80 Johnston, as
the case may be. instead of rs love
or go love-" In counting games
80 nothing IS used. There has been
a constantly growing objection TO
love" in tennis as a word not being
compatible with the vigorousness of
the game. but all previous efforts to
root 1t out have been overcome at
last.
pion. has been paid many compli-
ments by the local writers. Here is
one from the pen of observer" in
the Evening Public Ledger:
when your spirit is low. and you
believe the breaks are going against
YOU, ponder moment on your fel-
low citizens who are handicapped
physically and yet are successful.
Take. as an example. G. NJ. Charest
Of Washington, the tennis player VINO
carried Watson Washburn, man
of international reputation, to four
sets before he would admit defeat.
He is a star and there are others
like him. and here you are, Mr. Aver
age Man. with two arms and two
legs and a sound heart, and you don,
exercise enough to get up a sood
sweat
Manuel Alfonso. the Spanish player.
is a great admirer of tennis. as played
by the American stars. From the
game he has shown here. y might
he incidentally mentioned that Alfonso
must have absorbed some American
Ideas He carries the game to the
other fellow and with great effec-
tiveneSs.
IT has been generally regretted that
Roland Roberts of California and
Marshall Allen of Seattle did not
come east this year Roberts, who
was ranked next to Bill Johnston in
the California district last year,
surely would have gained a place
Among the first ten. and Allen, who
is Pacific northwest champion and
regarded as one of the most brilliant
youngsters in the game, also might
have made the grade He made
distinct impression here last year.
Looking ahead to the inevitable
passing of Johnston and Tilden. the
Two outstanding players of the world
today no American outlook for men