Evening star., 1924-06-22

Miss Wills, however. was plainly
playing below her best form in the
International matches this week Be
sides, she will not be called upon to
face either Miss McKane or Mrs. Co
veil at Wimbledon. Both of them
along with Suzanne and Miss Eliza
beth Ryan, are in the lower half OF
the draw. while the young califor-
nian is in the upper half.
There are 164 men hailing from
every continent of the earth entered
in the battle for the honor attained
at Wimbledon last year by the brill
liant Californian, William NJ John
ston. Little Bill" is not defending
his title, but among those in the'
chase for it are several of his coun-
trymen, including Vincent Richards,
whose match against Johnston at
Wimbledon last summer brought out
the most scintillating and thrilling
playing of the entire tournament;
and Francis T. Hunter, who met and
was beaten by Johnston in the final
round.
tennis delegation to the Olympic
games also will play at Wimbledon
They are r. Norris Williams, I'd, and
Watson Washburn. So, too, will the
American intercollegiate champion,
Carl H Fisher of Philadelphia.
Again this year there is posi-
bility = perhaps a probability OF
there being alI-Anerican finals. For
the first time since the Wimbledon
championships were instituted the
draw has been seeded. twelve nations
nominating players for this purpose.
Altogether forty names of the 164
were seeded in the draw, the placing
of the others being left TO luck. Thus
the chance of two star players from
the same country meeting each other
carly in the tourname ment has been
obviated. The change is considered q
happy one, financially and other
wise.
Last year the edge was taken off
the public's keen interest in the
championship when Richards and
Johnston met in the third round The
! stadium was packed every day after
! that, as the reserved seats had nearly
all been sold weeks in advance, but
everything that followed in the men's
climax.
Capacity Crowds Assured.
Capacity crowds in the stadium
every day for this years tournament
with thousands of others overfiowing
into the outside stands around the
string of auxiliary courts. already
seem assured. The reserved seats
were all booked long in advance and
the newspapers now are printing col
umnS of advertisements of people Of
fering f20 to $50 and more for
couple of seats for the fortnight of
play.
Miss Wills will have an easier row
TO hoe toward the finals than Mile
Ienglen. In the lower half the French
idol has Mrs. Covell and Miss Ryan
and either Miss McKane or Mrs.
Molla Mallory, her old rival, in all
probability in the other quarter
There is likelihood of Mrs. Mallory
meeting Miss McKane in the second
round.
Miss Wills, on the other hand,
would seem on the records of the
| players concerned, to have less diff
| ticult opposition ahead of her. Her
| first round match will be with Miss
! Lillian Scharman- and the only OF thcr
impressive names in the first half
are Mrs. Satterthwaite. Mrs Beamish
| and Miss Eleanor GosS. Miss Goss
meets Mrs. Satterthwaite in the first
American women in the tournament.
How Players Are Placed
| Hunter is in the first quarter of
the draw, Williams in the second
Richards in the third and Washburn
! in the fourth. Hunters division con-
talns such names to conjure with as
Manuel Alfonso of Spain. Rene La
round opponent, Okamoto of Japan !:
]. Brian Gilbert of England. J. Wash
er of Belgium and Norman E. Brook kes
| of Australia
are A. r. F. Kingscote of Great
Britain, S. NJ. Jacob of India, Rich
ardson of South Africa and Gerbault
| and Feret of France Among those
standing in Richards path to the
| semi finals are Mohamed Sleem of
India, Spence of South Africa Jean
Borotra of France, Max Woosnam of
Great Britain and Harada of Japan
] Washburn'S stiffest opposition is to
! come from j. ID. +. Wheatley and F..
r. l.. Crawford of England, Louis
Raymond of South Africa and Jacques
Brugnon of France.
Most of the first class talent gath
cred here will hurry to Paris as soon
| as the tournament has ended to pre-
pare for the Olympic tennis tourna-
| ment, beginning with only a week s
| interval after the finals at Wimble-
| don. In this time the players will
have to readjuSt their games from
England's turf courts to the hard
clay surface used in France.