The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1928-06-23
seek To MATCH T|LDEN WITH THOMPSON in NET PLAY
Quinn Chapel Deals Defeat Brilliant
Pyle Asked To Stage Mixed Tennis
Match, Visions Dark Days, Refuses
By Edward Collins

New York, June l6-Mr. Cleveland
Cincinnati Pyle is not interested in the
promotion of tennis matches between
players of different races. He said SO
himself this morning in answer to a
proposition made him by some of Har-
LENS tennis enthusiasts.
1t was figured that if Mr.. Pyle could
be brought into the promotion, tennis u
be brought into the promotion tennis
usually attended by hundreds would
attract thousands, but Mr. Cleveland
Cincinnatoi not being especially inter-
ested in air castles shrugged his Shout
derS and turned the matter down.
1t was quite evident that Mr.. Pyle
recalled the dark days he had expert
enced in tennis even while offering
Miss Lenglen and Mr.. Vincent Richards
as attractions and this is believed to
have brought about his unWillingness
to listen to the inducement offered.
Would Mitch Stars
1t was the plan of the optimists of
color to have Mr.. Pyle match Ted
Thompson, Ayers Saitch and other
stars with Tilden and the best play
ers available for several matches to be
played in New York, Boston and other
eastern cities. To Harlem's sport fol-
lowers it appeared to be quite a chance
to get away as promoters say but to
Cincinnati Cleveland Pyle it was SIM
ply the beinning of dark days made
darker by the advent of colored play
ers into the plan.
A strange thing about the Harlem
ties They do not believe their Mr.
Saitch can be beaten even though there
fingers that memory of the whipping
the New York player took at the hands
OF Ted Thompson not longer than last
summer.
AS proof OF their belief they are an
xious to have Ayers matched with
either Vincent, Richards, Tilden or
Lott Jus how they figure Ayers to
be in the match after the starting SER
vice am at loss to understand. Or
better yet, would be If did not know
New Workers so we'll.
Among the women they actually be-
! lieve Misses Ballard or Channels would
| furnishquite a bit Of opportunity OF
Miss Wills orMiss Lenglen or Miss NAL
lory
Miss Lenglen or Miss Mallory.
Thompson Confident of Repeating
Ted Thompson, national single
champion is confident of his ability u
repeat his victory of the past year. TIE
. figures his one barrier as Saitch an
feels that he can beat the New Yor
players just as he did last season
Thompson fiures that his youth an
the fact that Saitch is the same play
er will prove the turning point and i
laboring to otohat end as the time TO
the nationals draws near.
! True Ted has an advantage owe
the winter while ngaging in gym worl
at Wherefore. A back board wa
erected in the gym and Ted has beater
the board into a near pulp with hi.
drives and those witnessing his work
say he has improved wonderfully.
But thanks to common sense Thomp-
son is not among those who figure us
ready to tackle the players of the big
loop, Tilden Lott, and Richards at this
early date. All of which goes to
prove that young Thompson has moth
ing in common with the Workers ex-
cept desire to win out when the ma
tionals start next August.
/ Another situation within situation
is the announcement that Edgar
Brown may return to the game after
an absence of few years. Edgar is
still quite a player and should furnish
quite bit of competition for either
Thompson or Saitch. But Brown does
not boast Of his chances and for that
reason few will know of his plans un-
til the actual battle is under way and
then you may look out for Edgar Trow-
bridge Brown.