Show National Champions on Deck for Annual Clash By Aa Associated Press NEW YORK Aug 15 Although Although the entry list Is smaller maller than In former y years ears ars the names names of a 3 majority of the leading tennis players of the country were drawn here for Cor the national p patriotic singles singles' tournament to be staged at the West Vest Side club Forest Hills Long Island next week elV The tourney which has been substituted sub sub- for COr the annual singles championship champion champlon- ship and the proceeds of ot which will be donated to the National Tennis as association association ocia- ocia tion ambulance fun fun drew entrants from all alt parts o of the country The names of oC the sixteen leading en entrants entrants en- en trants were equally divided between the upper kipper and lower halves and the remain remain- in mg st the blank spaces f selected lect on d at af-a af tWo life j card to tT This flit fill II Is Is' not considered a violation of ot the as as- as rules as the tournament Is not a a championship wi with either title or trophy at stal stake e. e More Alore than DO 50 O per cent e of t the r pr twenty r ranking h players er of 1916 were re en en- en In the upper half halt of ot the dra draw vi are John R. R Strachan of San Francisco D Douglas uglas Watters of New Orleans C. C S C Garland rland of ot Pittsburg S. S of Japan R R. L. L Murray formerly of ot California and anda now flow a resident of Niagara Falls while the Eastern experts Include Dean Mathey ot of Cranford N. N J. J Karl Behr of ot New mOI York Tork Craig Diddle BiddIe of Philadelphia and T. T Tr R. R Pell Poll of New Nework York I |