New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-10

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Tilden will be here this week, bent
upon avenging that defeat at the hands
of Richards, but Williams will not
compete, having decided to take mat
ters easily from now until the national
event: He will be about the only
prominent absentee among the men
players of the East.
While Tilden and Richards will natu-
rally rally be favored to fight their way
through the field and into the final
round, particularly now that the
seeded" draw is used, there will be
others in the lists who may work up
sets before the week is out Lawrence
b. Rice, of Boston, is one Of these.
Rice was ranked at No. last year,
and this winter and spring has shown
consistent improvement, having a vic
tory over Richards to his credit, as
we'll as a terrific fve-set struggle with
Tilden, which he lost by the narrowest
of margins. Rice has arrived at that
point where he is liable to defeat al
most any player in the country on &C.
casion.
Shimizu Appears Dangerous
Zenzo Shimizu, of Japan, and S. How
ard Voshell, of New York, are two
other contenders who will have to be
seriously considered at Agawam. Shi.
mizu has invariably forced Tilden to
the limit to win, while Voshell, ranked
at No. last season, gained distinction
by twice defeating the little Japanese,
once at Greenwich and the last time in
this same tournament at Agawam.
Philip Neer, Of California former
national intercollegiate champion; Lu-
Glen Williams, of Yale, present holder
OF that title; Wray Brown, J. M.
Davies and Richard Hinckley, the last
two from California, are among others
who will strive to win the Rhode ISL
and championship this week.
The women's events will also be dis
tinguished by the high quality of those
entered. Mrs. Marion zinderstein Jes-
sup, former national clay court title
holder and present holder of the Rhode
Island honors, will defend by playing
through, and Miss Leslie Bancroft,
rrunner-up last Saturday at Buffalo for
the clay court championship, appears
as Mrs. Jessup's most formidable rival
NJ Miss Martha Bayard, of Short Hills,
N. j.; Miss Ceres Baker, Connecticut
junior champion; Miss Florence Ballin.
Of New York; Mrs. Frank H. Godfrey,
OF Boston, and at least a dozen other
players of tournament prominence,
Will be on hand when play begins to-
morrow afternoon.
Being, as it is, the first Of the great
testing tournaments leading up to the
national championship singles tourney
at Germantown, in September, the
tourney on the splendid turf courts at
Agawam takes on unusual Importance
The form shown by the contenders here
this week may give line on what is
to transpire later, when the supreme
test comes.
The thirteenth annual open tourna-
ment for the championship of Berk-
shire County will begin on September
2, on the courts Of the Country Club
women's singles, doubles and mixed
doubles scheduled. Entries close on
Thursday, August 81, with W. T. Rice,
chairman Of the tournament committee
The womens singles will begin on Sep
TENDER l, and the other events on the
following day.
Herbert L. Bowman won the mems
singles title last year, defeating Fred
H. Harris in the final round in a great
iveset match. The club is locking
forward to an even larger entry in all
the events than was the case last year.
The Juniors will have their chance
this week to qualify for the nationa
juniors and boys championship tour
naments by competing in the oper
tournament Of the White Plains Club
at White Plains, Westchester County
Play will begin this morning at II
o'clock and continue throughout the
week. The courts are located on Mair
Street, next to the High School.
The annual open singles tournament
of the Orient Field Club, Of Hacken-
sack, N. j., will begin next Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and continue or
succeeding days, including Sundays
Competition will be for The Bergen
Evening Record" Cup, and entries
close next Thursday at 8 p. M, with
Norman Cross, ID Wall Street, or in
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