The New York herald., 1922-09-01
2S SEEDED IN DRAW
OF NATIONAL TENNIS
One American and One For
eign Internationalist in
Each Quarter.

One hundred and twenty-three players
were drawn yesterday for the national
tennis singles championship which opens
a week from to-day al the Germantown
Cricket club of philadelphia. For the
frst time in the history of the event top
ranking players. American and foreign.
wore seeded Into the draw, 80 that the
strength has been distributed as evenly
as 1t is possible 10 divide Il. This VIII
insure sustained interest 70 the end by
bringing into the late rounds the men
who on ranking and past performances
igure as contenders IL VIII not be a
case OF one contender eliminating an
other in an early round AZ was the case
frequently wher the blind draw was In
eject
At the head or each quarter stands
one OF the four members Of the Ameri-
can Davis cup team. william NJ. john
sten. Vincent Richards. William II. tn
den and r. Norris williams. in the or
der named. and every one OF them VIII
have task on his hands 10 come
through to the semi-nnal. Richards. Tor
instan,e e, must work his way through
field that includes James q. ANDERSON
of Australia, Lucien Williams, national
intercollegiate champion Robert KIN
sey of California, Frank T. Anderson
and Charles S. Garland The youngest
member OF the Davis cup team win have
Garland as an opponent as early as the
second round OF the tournament ana II
Garland Is playing anywhere near the
form that earned him a place on the
American Davis cup team OF 1870 kich-
ards win have to be at his best to win.
In Tilden's Quarter.
The contenders in the same quarter
with Tilden, playing through cnsm-
pion are Zenzo Shimizu or Japan. rat
O'HSra Wood of Australia, wallace r.
Johnson of Philadelphia, runner UP -
Tilden In the national chamnlonshlp
wear ago: Willis Davis OF California
Tathanjel w Niles Of Boston and Dean
Mathey.
William Johnston. heading the top
quarter has both the Alonsos OF spain
Watson M. Washburn, Howard hinsey'
8 Howard yoshell and William j..
Clothier as his strongest company,
while r. Norris williams leads another
group that includes Gerald Patterson
Of Australia, Francis i. Hunter, con-
queror of Patterson at Seahrisht; Law
renee r. Rice of Boston and Philip
Neer williams is practically certain
~ a nlace I'm the round before the semi
final in which he is likely to meet
either Hunter or Patterson.
The draw follows
FIRST QUARTER.
SECOND ROUND.
william NJ Johnston, San Francisoo' '1.
Craig Biddie. Philadelphia.
FIRST ROUND.
T eonard Beekman, West Side Tennis Ciup'
- Charles s. Rogers. philadelphia.
r. a. Cravis Philadelphia, vs.. STANLEY W.
Pearson. Philadelphia.
Howard Kinsev, San Francisco. vs. arthur
l., Reed, Philadelphia - -
tshiiin Bsgby. Kansas City. VS.. Alex Iior,
west Side Tennis Club. n. \. ,,
William j. Clothier. Philadelphia, vs.. haroiu
T. Lane. Ardnore, Pa =
Fred c. Anderson, Seventh REGIMENT l. W
watson Washburn. West Side Tennis Club,
n, ~, w. Ralph l.. Bages, West Side Ten
MS Club, N. y.
A n. Chapii, Jr, Springfield. Mass. va.
Earle c. Bache. West Side Tennis ciuo'
NJ. Y. ,. -,
G. NJ. charest, Baltimore. vs.. Harold Col
born. Philadelphia.
William r. Camrteli. Philadelphia. vs. Jo-
scrh NJ Levin. Chicago.
g. Howard Ncshell. Brooklyn, vs.. Paul A.
Caaey, Philadelphia.
Louis g. DeLcpe, Philadelphia, vs. Watson
r. Knight. Philadelphia.
Robert LeFaoy, West side r. c.. N. Y, vs..
Armand Marion, Tacoma, Wash.
Robert W. Gilmore. West Side Tennis Club,
n. ", vs. Manual Alfonso, Spain.
SECOND QUARTER.