Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-01

VOU won't see better tennis matches
L at a national championship than
you'll have chance to see at the final
action today for the indoor Middle
States championship.
The stage is the Commercial Museum,
Thirty fourth and Pine streets. and 1t =
a beauty. The great windows and sky =
lights, which are aided and abetted by
n generous twinkling Of electric lights,
shed almost IN outdoor illuminatioIs on
the cement floors. from which that ten :
mis- ball in fattened obloid adds more
speed and zip to the play than Is ever
possible on the green lawn courts out.
doors.
Banks of seats all around provide
plenty of parking space for the specta :
tors, and the stars themselves insert
the last touch. Champions Of all sorts
are competing and they'll all be in there
on this the final day, as the result of the
seeded draw which brings them finally
together today.
Great Matches
The play was fast and furious yes.
terday. The proceeds Of the tourney
20 toward boosting junior tennis here
abouts, and 1t might have been called
Junior day" yesterday. Young tennis
near citizens of Philadelphia were scat
tered literally through the ranks Of the
spectators.
Early in the day they were evident
everywhere. chasing balls or taking an
oppOsite court to one OF the stars who
was warming up. It's a feast for them,
these matches between the great OF ten =
nisdom. and the youngsters are 'eating
it up"
, Also not n few of them were entered
and all Of them made n good impression.
SANDY" Weiner. the Germantown
Academy fourteen -year.old lad, who
is Tildcn's latest progeny. was stacked
up against Lawrence Rice. the giant
cave man from Providence who has
busted of both Tilden and Vincent
Richards in his day.
Boys Style
"Sandy" does a boys version of an
overhead smash on his service that had
not Il little pace.
He takes them either side with nban-
don and when his wrists strengthen up
n bit he promises to have something.
His Great game tickled the audience
and it ticklcd his tutor. Tilden. to
pieces.
THAT'S the greatest match I ever
saw a kid Of his age put on snid the
worlds champion when it was over.
"IIe handled himself in great shape
and I am here to predict that In a few
years he'll make dent in any tennis
court.
"But my bet" Tilden continued. "is
Arnold Jones. There's the boy that has
everything. l used to give him 20 and
beat him every time. Only lately I gave
him 10 and 1t was all ] could do to
win one lone set. That's how much he's
improved. Mark my words he has
Jones will be seen In the first match
today when he plays Vincent Richards
only n yOungster, but cr0wding at thu
ton of .the ranking list. Richards is u,
| calm young man and takes the gam
with n fine sense OF humor.
As the very best young player in thu
business he was asked his advice fol
the youth of the land to rise to the ten
mis- heights.
"My Idea Is This"
Richards pushed back his blon
locks, wrinkled his brow and finall!
said seriously:
The best game ! know is to pla,
a short lob, and rush to the net
"Bnt u kid won't get away witt
that"
sure he will. if" Richard
grinned, she tukes the baselinc wit
him."
Richards is strong for Lawrenc
Rice. lie thinks Rice will dust then
off this summer and at the start q
the tournament Rice was his favOrit
to come through.
The big New Highlander came throug
in fine shape and speedily yesterday 1
the first three rounds. After hastil
slowing away Andy Morgan, Penn
Rice took on Weiner. to whom he fe
them, and allowed the youngster I
show at his best.
Late in the afternoon Rice playe
Carl Fischer, one Of the best loca
bets, and Rice won, G-l, G-3. Thi
was one Of the best matches OF tn
dHv.
Tilden, Gibbons. Richards and other
In the gallery were alike In praisin
the great shots pulled OF by Rice
lie has d world OF speed and handle
every ball that comes across wit
graceful expertness. You have to ear
the p0ints 70 gst them against hin
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