Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
BRITISH RACQUETS
STAR ARRIVES HERE
Charles Williams Hopes to Re.
gain Crown When He
Meets Soutar
TO PLAY DECEMBER

Charles williams. British profes.
sional racquet star, who lost his
worlds open championship to Jock
Soutar. the clever ''pro" Of the Phila.
delphia Racquet Club in 1914 and who
is now seeking to regain his crown. Is
spending the week. lend in this city.
Williams. who meets Soutnr in the
first half Of their return match ut the
local Racquet Club Saturday. December
=. Is here to try out the court on which,
they will play and discuss some final
details Of the coming scrap.
Whether Williams will engage In q
regular match with one OF tine Racquet
Club experts or just test the court Uy
himself today. has not been decided.
Soutnr and Williams nre having n
hard time finding suitable sparring
partners. SO to spenk. There are only
few mon In this country capable Of
giving either Of them really hard
with their regular duties ~ the clubs
which employ them TO be abic TO spnrc
tho time t" bring the championship
contenders 10 razor edge.
Soutar Works Out In n. Y.
Sou,ar tricks over to New York two
days each week and practices at the
New York Tennis and Racquet Club.
George Standing. one Of the clevereSt
professional cxronents Of the game in
this country. but who has devoted his
time more to teaching than to playing
for the last decade or so. has been
giving Jock some hclpful !:ints. which
he has tried out on Stanley Mortimer.
tho amateur champion OF Americn. and
on &. e. Poll. the lattrr's doubles
partner.
Williams has not been so fortunate
in obtaining expert coaching and has
not been aisle 80 get nearly ns much
stiff opposition sine" his arrival In this
country two weeks ago rs he needs TO
put him in shape. lie is trying to
persuade Jimmy Mullcns. former Pitts.
burch "pro." now ut the Boston Ath'
letic Club, to come to New York for q
week, but so far has been unsuccessful.
While the first half of the Williams.
Scutar argument will be staged Mt the
local Racquet Club. the final half will
he played at the New York Tennis and
Racquet Club the following week.
ri" struggle as a result Of which
Soutur annexed the world title was also
raycd in two sections. one hnlf in Eng
land. the other at the Philadelphia
Racquet Club. Jock lost abroad but
not by very large margin and then
overwhelmed Williams in the deciding
snmcs here.
The Philadelphia Racquet Club. will
again put two teams in the lnterclub
Suuash Raruuc,s League race. STANLEY
w. Pearson. the national amateur
champion. will top one of them and
probably T.. NJ. lTcd) Edwards. former
Merton star. will head the other.
Most of the regulars will play again
this year while there are a number OF
new randidatr&. patiently developer
during the last year by Fred TOmpkins,
I, he head instructor. and his capable
assistants.
Jack Bell Out
One veteran will be missing. how.
ever. and his place will be hard to fill.
lie Is Jack Bell. son of former Attorney
General John &. Bell. and brother Of
Bert He'll. former Penn football cap.
tain. who has decided to drop out OF
intcrclub c0mpctitiOn this winter.
Sn0wden Samuel. Bells doubles
PARTNER, has paired off with W. II. T..
Mitchell. the Merton crack. who f. also
n member Of the Racquet Club. They
have issued an open challenge to all
r0mrrs at catch weights.
There are rumOrs that q team y being
carefully groomcd by Jim Tully and
whitley" the Merton "prOs" with the
express intent Of taking tho measure Of
the Samuel VI itrhcll combination and
that Il match between them will be put
Oh early next month.