New-York tribune., 1922-02-27
Florida Tennis
Championships
Get Under Wav
Mems Singles Start To-day:
Doubles JOURNEYS to Fol
low Later in the Week
BY Fred Hawthorne

stago was set tonight for the start OF
the Florida state Lawn Tennis cham
Wonshp tournament in mems singles
and doubles and mixed doublcs play
beginning tomorrow. Only singles will
be played the first two days, with the
doubles scheduled to start Wednesday
and the mixed doubles Thursday.
Howard Wing. chairman of tho ten
ris committee, made the singles draw
this afternoon, with twenty-nine play
ers entered. The field was "sceded.o
IN compliance with the new ruling Of
the T. S. L. T. A.. this insurinc even
competition night through to tho final
round, providing, Of course, chat the
losica faVoritcs play up to their form
IN the ton hat of tho singles VIC find
fut1 Rastan. of Indianapolis, one Of
the most promising Of the younger gen
Grafton Of players ana ono whom am
inclined to name as the most dangerous
contender for the Ntlc now held bv
Richard Norris Williams ID, former
national champions Bastian has scored
nls most notable victories in doubles
competition, paired with John Ncnncs-
scY, but he is steadily improving. which
iesds me to believe him "A littlc better
than any other QUO man n the field.
Dr. Rosenbaum Entered
Others IN the top half include Dr.
William Rosonbaum, OF New York. who
hnlshod as runncr-up to c. Carlton
Shaior Saturday for the Bahama Isl
alds champlonship; Ralph l.. Bacgs. OF
New ork. soml-flnaiist at Nassau.
Edwin Fuller Torrey. Of Utica. preson,
doubles Champion of FLORIDA and for
merry vice president Of the national
ssoclation, and thirteen- ycar-old Oc-
den Phlpps one Of the now child prod
lglos Of the courts and a tennis pupil
OF George Aguttcr, tho West Side Ton
ms club and Palm Beach professional.
In the lower half arc Shafcr, now
Bahama Islands champion and ono OF
the crattest veterans in the game to
day, and Captain Guy Westmacott, of
inc british army, regarded as seri
GUS contender. Captain WeStmacoti
plays the typical English game. re
calling to mind Major r Gordon Lowe,
, OF last years British Isles Davis Cup
team, IN his smooth, graceful eXocu-
ton OF every shot. The Englishman is
shy on speed aud pace. however. and
TINS may count heavily against him
when he faces some Of the hard hitting
Americans.
Also in this section are Manfred
Goldman, former Bahama Islands cham
pion; William A. Larncd, holder OF tho
national singles titlc on seven occa-
sions, and Frank II. Godfrey, of Bos-
ton, who. along with S. $. Barnett and
GreGory Bryan. Of New York, drew
byc in the first round
Entire First Round To-day
Mr- Wing has scheduled tho cutise
first round to be played Tomorrow aud
with the eight clay courts of thc Royal
Ponc ana in use this should not be diff
ficuit.
Tho advance guard from the Bahamas
arrived at Palm Reach this afternoon.
and there was general get together"
meeting held in the hotel lobby Tho
day WAS vergine on what we congcalcd
lnhsbitants of thc North would call
"hottish,' and there was concerted
dash for the ocean bathing pavilion to
Joln the Palm Reach "foating popula-
tlon.' Tennis players, as rule, fight
shy OF salt water bathing during an
important tournaments but my obscrva-
ton during the last week leads me to
believe this rule is being as openly
violated as a certain other ono spou-
sored BY Mr.. Nolstead, of dry rcputc
Plan Flight to Rimini
A number Of the moro adventurous
players are planning to wing their way
overseas to Bimini Island, that haven
where "a man may have a thirst and
the stuff to drown it in, later in the
week The competition for seats in
the planes Of the Aero Marine Scrlicc
is most spirited.
The draw in the singles follows;
virst round-Fritz Bastien vs. PAU Bar-