The New York herald., 1922-03-16
TILDEN TO COMPETE
In INDOOR DOUBLES
viii Play in Title Event With
Latest 1i-Year-Old Protege,
A!Ewiener.
ny SAMUEL >. BRooKMAN.

William r Tiiden's latest protege, Al
bert l.. Wiener of the Germantown
Cricket Club OF Philadelphia, will make
his first local appearance as doubles
partner OF the national champion In the
annual indoor title tournament which
opens March o5 on the courts OF the
Seventh Regiment Armory. The lad is
ony IA years of age. and his serious
4 tennis experience has been limited TO
single seasons play, yet he is said to
be astonishingly proficient with most OF
/ the strokes of the game, Is aggressive.
fast and has tennis sense" He is a
student at the Germantown School OF
Philadelphia.
The champion who Is also a resident
Of the Germantown district Of Philadel-
phia Is credited with discovering the
| tennis prodigy in schoolboy tourna-
ment. Noting at once the boys possi-
bilities, Tilden took him in hand and
found him an apt pupil. lie has come
along very fast in single year and
now Tilden predicts as great future
for young Wiener as he did for Vincent
Richards about five years ago
/ The doubles entry of Tilden and his
boy partner was tho second TO reach
w ID. Cunningham of the Seventh Regi-
ment Tennis Club for that division OF
the tournament. Tilden has not sent his
singles entry. however. as he has not
decided whether he will make another
1 bid for the championship he won In
1920. He holds one leg on the trophy
1 which also has the names of r. Lindley
4 Murray, Vincent Richards. S. Howard
| Voshell and Frank T. Anderson in
scribed upon it.
/ Among the early entrants in the sim
giles division Of the indoor title tourna-
ment is Edgar T. Appleby, the national
and international amateur billiard
champion, who has been quite active
in local tennis Journeys in the last four
I or five years. S. Howard Voshell.
holder of two legs on the championship
/ trophy Is another entrant, and so is
/ Frank T. Anderson. the present title
4 holder.
S. Howard Voshell reached the semi
4 final round of the Brooklyn indoor ten
mis- championship by a straight set vic
| tory over Valentine r. Havens. The
score was &c, 6--3. BY mutual agree
ment the match was decided not on the
courts Of the Fourteenth Regiment
| Armory. where the event began last Sat
| urday, but at the Heights Casino.
voshell was not extended With a
\ powerful weapon in his sizzling, sharp
\ twisting service the Brooklyn left
| handler was able to play along leisurely
\ and maintain comfortable lead. Like
4 the previous three who have faced
Voshell in the tournament. Havens was
| at a loss to handle the service success
fully. Many OF them slSidded past him
1 before he could decide how TO meet the
ball. Others glanced off his racquet
and Voshell took his games very easily.
When Havens was serving Voshell
had TO work much harder for his points.
4 Havens showed a fast, whplike fore
hand and pretty good control. but he
was no steadier than Voshel. and when
/ II came 10 carrying the attack to the
4 forward court Voshcl had a great ad-
vantage in his crisper, more decisive
volleying.
\ II Is fairly certain at this stage Of the
\ tournament that the finalists viii be
/ Voshell and Frank T. Anderson. national
\ indoor champion. and the result Of their
match should go a long way toward
| deciding their chances In the national
championship. which will come later in
4 the month. There are now seven sur
4 vivors in the Brooklyn tournament
\ which will be resumed next Saturday Al
the Brooklyn armory. The final will be
played on Sunday afternoon.