New-York tribune., 1922-09-01


Among tho 1913 players who will con-
tend for the title now held by William
T. Tilden I'd, Of Philadelphia, are the
greatest exponents Of the game in the
world, Australasia and Spain also being
represented by their Davis Cup men,
who have already proved themselves
the best Of the foreigners by playing
in the final round of the Davis Cup pre-
liminary matches at Germantown two
weeks ago.
All the other challenging nations
that began play. in the international
series were weeded out in the course
of the various preliminary matches,
until only Australasia and Spain sur
vived, and in the final round Austria
lasia won and thereby gained the right
to meet the United States defending
team in the challenge round matches
that begin at Forest Hills this after
noon,
According to the new process Of
seeding" sixteen Americans were ar
bitrarily placed in the draw and seven
foreigners, as follows: Tilden, Wa-
liam M Johnston, Vincent Richards, r.
Norris Williams I'd, Wallace f. John
son, Watson M. Washburn, Robert
Kinsey, Francis T. Hunter, Howard
Kinsey, N. w. Niles, Dean Mathey, s.
Howard Voshell, Phillip Neer. Frank T.
Anderson, Arnold w. Jones and Lucien
E. Williams. The foreign players seed
ed were Gerald l.. Patterson, James O.
Anderson, Patrick O'Hara Wood and
r. C. Wertheim, of Australia. and
Eenzo Shimizu, of Japan, and Manuel
and Jose Alfonso, of Spain.
The rules provide that the first two
seeded players selected by the commit
tee shall be drawn by lot, the first be-
ing placed at the top Of the upper half
and the second at the top Of the bot
tom half. This gave Johnston bye
in the first round. The same process
was followed in connection with all
the other seeded entries, with the re-
naming players drawn by lot and
placed in the order drawn.
A study of the draw shows that in
the top half with Johnston are Howard
Kinsey, Jose Alfonso, Washburn, Voshell
and Manuel Alfonso, all in the same
quarter, and in the second quarttr are
located Vincent Richards, Frank T. An
derson, R. G.. Wertheim, Robert Kin
sey, Lucien e. Williams and James o.
Anderson.
At Top of First Quarter
In the bottom half Tilden stands at
the top of the first quarter and in that
same section are Niles, O'Hara Wood,
Wallace Johnson, Dean Mathey and lit
tie Shimizu. In the last quarter will
be found Williams, at the top, followed
by Neer, Hunter, Jones and Gerald Pat
terson, who also has drawn a bye in
the first round.
If all the seeded men play up to
their standard we should find, when the
semi-final brackets are reached, john
ston in the top and either Richards or
Anderson, the Australasian, in the Sec
bracket of the lower half and Patter-
son, of Australia, in the last. Going
still further, Johnston and Tilden APP
pear the logical fnalists, on previous
performances, and when these two
mighty players meet-but that is far
enough in the way of prophecy.
No one of the foreigners entered in
| the national singles has as yet played
the tennis he is really capable of,
think, since arriving in this country.
Manuel Alfonso, at Germantown, in the
final round against the Australasian,
gave us flashes Of what might be ex-
pected from him when he becomes thor
oughly accustomed to conditions in
this country.
II was the tall Anderson's misfortune
to be taken i'll soon after reaching the