Evening star., 1923-06-24

Altogether there are eight Americans
entered, including the national wom-
an champion. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory. and William NJ Johnston and
respectively. in the male ranking;
Johnston. incidentally, also is ranked
only second to william T. Tilden In
the world. The others are Francis T..
Hunter. ranking number :. and Misses
Elenora Sears, Leslie Bancroft, Ell
eanor Goss and Isabella Mumford.
Americans nre Favored.
Either Johnston or Richards will, in
the opinion of most critics. win the
mems singles title, now held by Ger
aid L. Patterson of Australia. who is
not competing. No such confidence.
however, is entertained In the case of
quer in the feminine field has brought
her across the Atlantic four times.
A good many factors are thought to
stand between the American cham
all is Suzanne Lenglen. This French
whirlwind of the courts Is looked
upon as almost certain to repeat her
victories of 1921 and 1922. unless her
playing is affected BY one Of those no
mark her appearance against a
strong competitor.
Miss Kathleen McKane, first rank
ing British woman, has good OPP
portunity TO meet Mile. Lenglen in
the final. as they are in the opposite
sides of the draw. Mile. Lenglen and
Mrs. Mallory, If they meet again, will
face each other in the semi-tinals. as
both are in the upper half Of the
draw. but in separate quarters.
Had the draw been seeded. as in
America and France. Johnston and
Richards might have met to battle
out the final, but as it is they are
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one or the other must fall early next
week. Hunter. who reached the semi
finals at Wimbledon two years ago. is
in the lower half, so there is still a
possibility Of an all-American fnal.
There are no dashing Australians
entered this year. such as the VIM
bledon galleries have come to ad-
mtre in the past. but nearly every
other tenniS-piaytng land has sent It's
best racquet wielders.
Many Stars Listed
There are Davis cup players from
India, Spain and Argentina: B. I. c.
Norton of South Africa; La Coste, the
dazzling eighteen-year-old French
youth; Gentfen. the schoolboy cham
pion of France. who took set off
Johnston in Paris, and also Jean
Borotra of French Davis cup fame.
There are Larsen of Denmark. and
Jean Washer, the Belgian champion;
who is partnering with Mile. Lenglen
i'll the doubles. and all of the old
English veterans. both men and
women, with the cream Of the young
er British talent, such as J. B. Gill
bert. W. c. Crawley, F. G: Lowe and
Max Woosnam.
The Wimbledon tournament is
scheduled to stretch through two
weeks, but If the weather is as bad
as it was last year the event may last
longer. Already, and for weeks past.
every reserved seat has been claimed.
and those who cannot afford the high
prices demanded by the spectators
must seek places in the unreserved
section.
Some of those who got small allot-
ments of reservations at two guineas
a ticket weeks ago, when the sale
started now are taking much ad-
vertising space in newspapers offer
ing TO dispose of the. pasteboards at
sums ranging as high as 20 pounds
each.
The tickets for sale. however, are
relatively few. Wimbledon is to ten
mis- fans what st. Andrews Is to
golfers, and the great international
competitions which are held annually
within it's stadium, just outside Lon
don, have become rendezvous for
society as we'll as the mere lovers
of the sport.