Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-08
.6REATEST tennis
FIELD DSEEKST|T
r.,r Countries Represented
Among 12s Entries After BIZ
1iIden's National Crown
rlus MATCHES ON TODAY
~ WILLIAM T. TILDEN. I'D,


" national Tennis 'Chnmpion z
..ur lawn tennis championship OF
.ho United states opens today at IL
49, on the courts of the Germantown
0ictet Club.
fr,,bt Of the first ten tennis players
, ,Se world, representing Australia.
s..,r Japan and America, Will start
Z,h, field of 1913 entries to produce the
100 champion in M event which really
..,,ies with it the worlds title.
v.,sr IN the history of the game has
N.onrnnment contained so many world
M national junior champion, Ar
w jones, meets his partner In
sOM Hl.r ioubles. w, w. lngrahnm, on
!sm,t n'rt /. Alex d. Thayer, the philadel-
NJ r.. e. star, plays me on Court =,
"a nirk Williams crosses shots With
IA" ~ eliminate, J. G. Wright, when play
4 called at 12 o'clock
| s,sded Draw -.
Ths seeded draw has worked wonders
A.r, Tho interest which the gallery will
nv t.va in the event. Every day finds ut
last . one feature match Of famous play
~ ann,snine day N. W., Niles meets W..
nayis. thus bringing the tenth and
J.vsnth rounding stars of last year In
s~rosition, vet none of the real con-
,spIsrs is eliminated before the middle
y nert week, should dope run true:
'Zenzo Shimizu plays Walter Wes-
h.ooL. the Detroit star, In the opening
rc,nd in another match that should
.rovide thrills aplenty, yet with little
~ chance of the elimination OF the
famous japanese star.
.Shimizu has a hard bracket, for he
s.ses Wesbrook, Mathey and, II con.
Mnnally successful, Wallace johnson,
ms and the winner of Williams and
patterson. This is the hardest bracket
h the tournament. .,-
The frst quarter holds In order Billy
Iobnston. Stanley Pearson, Howard
Xinsey. w. J. Clothier, Jose Alfonso,
Il Snain; Watson Washburn. s. H..
Vosbell and Manuel AlonzO, the won-
jerful star from Madrid. look to sec
Johnston and Manuel Alonzo meet IN
the last eight. 3d..
Klnsey Dark Horse
The second quarter finds Vincent
Richards, Charles s. (Chuck) Garland,
John Hennessy. Carl Fischer, Frank =.
Anderson. Robert Kinsey, Luke Will
liams and ]. o. Anderson, the Austria
lian ace, the outstanding figures, with
Richards and Anderson favOrites for the
round Of eight. Bob Kinsey is the dark
horse who may spill one or both OF
them.
The third quarter finds me at the top
with N. W. Niles. w. II. Davis, pat
0'Hara Wood. the great Australian
player; Wallace F. Johnson, Dean
Mathey. Walter Wesbrook and Aenzo
Chim!zu.
The last eight probably will find two
out Of Wood. Shimizu and myself as the
players in that bracket. ,
The final quarter holds II. n. VII,
liams. Cd, Philip Neer. Francis Il.
Hunter, Lawrence B. Rice. Arnold ".
Jonei and Gerald l.. Patterson, world $
champion and captain of the Australian
Davis Cup team. The final eight should
be completed with Williams and Patter'
on. ---f- f-..-.
Dazzling Eight J.
What n day Of tennis that. Last
eight will make! Billy Johnston.
Vincent Vincent Richards, America; ]. o.
Wood Na%sIS's, Australia Ant; ". L. Tildcn, ID.
America Zsnzo shimizu. Japan; r..
n. Williams, I'd, America G.. l.: Pat.
terson. Australia. A veritable league
Of nations in which the generous sports
nanship and good fellowship Of the
nisyors will cattlo Al oueatiOnS IN
eyeryone's liking.
Far be It from me to look further
into the future than the ''last eight" "
Any of the great stars who fight their
way to this round Is man who may
Prove great enough to win the title.
Never have ! seen Johnston In finer
form, yet Williams is primed for the
moment and also at his best.
tennis, while Anderson is again that
Alonzo is the greatest player of
Europe. ..
shimizu, the crafty little court gen.
ere! is again Mt his best.
Winnie Richards is out to. prove his
worth, and so 1t goes.
Tho Poor Champion
"A pleasant outlook for the poor
champion who must defend his title,
which totters every time he. looks at
!ae draw from such gathering of
nefciless stars. -' -... -. F.
80, the poor Indian has something
en me for comfort Of position.
AZ least. II one il due for licking,
which is to say the least n possibility
fnd many believe probability for me,
\ nave the satisfaction Of knowing that
y TOOK the greatest entry list in the
,noria, and that, no matter who wins,
.ae title goes to a great player, . true
VoiIsman and a good friend.
h Lay on, MacDuff. and damned be
~e VINO hrst cries, hold, enough z"
S'pvr'0hf. 1893. BY Public Ledger Com mpan,