Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-22 | Page 31 | Tennis Again in Spotlight Davis Cup is Big Net Event

f 1 TENNIS AGAIN IN SPOTLIGHT SPOTLIGHT O-O O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DAVIS CUP IS BIG NET EVENT By Dr WALTER CUlP CUIP Copyright 1923 1 23 by Tho Stand Stand- ard Examiner NEW YORK July 21 With 21 With th the open gOlf Bolt championship out of the way for another year tennis has ha stepped back Into the tho spotlight And a rare trot treat is In store for tor the spectators at tho the courts The new nc tennis enclosure at ot Forest lUlls hills erected by the th Vest West Side Tennis club will be bo in first-class first order and for tor the first time timo in m the his his- history history tory tor of the game came ton will willbe willbe be eclipsed as the tho tennis center of othe the world The international match between the tho pick of the women ers of Gnat Britain and the United States s will serve o 0 dedIcate ho Forest orest Hills stadium It Is the pity that the ranking ran woman playa player or er of he world Mile Suzanne Len Len- Lenglen Lenglen glen will Ill not be among those to inaugurate play piny at what is un- un undoubtedly Undoubtedly the tho most elaborate tn I ten tennis structure in any country But Dut Buthe the best beat in Great Britain and ond our own country should furnish matches of Intense Interest The team matches will tako take place August 10 and 11 just prior to the th start of oC play In the women's championship 1 begins August 13 and should 1 give a fairly accurate line lino on the tho pro of tIle the prominent n en- entrants entrants trants in the latter lutter e ent The reports from England are aro that Miss Kathleen Mrs Mr Geraldino R B Beamish and Miss CIa the ton the the latter the covered courts champion am aro coming across ucross tho the Atlantic to take tako part Again that Miss Ellzabeth liza- liza both beth Ryan will vilt not be bo one of ot the European party porty but her absence will be bo made mado up for tor in part by the tho opportunity to see tho the two young girls who promise very shortly to tobe tobe tibe be the backbone of women'S tennis namely Miss Mis Evelyn L Collyer and Miss Joan W Austin MAY INTER They are ore expected to arrise arrhe In time to participate In the women's women T championship BoUt Both are ore of o the thi type American tennis tennia enthusIasts enthusiast lov by to see They Thy arc are not stolid stoll persevering getters cotters but posses posses- possessed sed by dynamic personalities be- be In carrying the attack to t their opponents and are arc ar perfectly willing to bet act tho pace S will wilt give rive tennis tans fans tan their first sight of Miss McKane Mrs Beamish and Miss Claton CIa Cla ton In inaction li for or they are entered In the tho th Invitation tournament there July 30 women America may rosy be b ex- ex ex to put up against thorn ar are l Mra Molla Mallory Miss Mary Mar Browne Brawne and Miss Helen Heien Wills VIlIs If these thes three are fit tit fit there thero should be bea bea a b battle royal Meanwhile lle the tho Interest In our melts mens tournaments Is 11 growing dally daily ourI I in the varied play of the thi and In the Davit Davis cup CD matches It is strange but true cupI I that two opposite fac- fac factors fac tors are oro accountable for this One On Is the falling failing off oft in the play of ot Dill Tilden and the other is the th Im- Im improvement provement in the th play of those who will sill try aid ad a d snatch the cham cham- crown cron from him hint this year especially Little Bill Johnston Then R It Norris orris Williams Francis T Hunter aol and nd Vincent Richards Richard era ara showing better beUr form than everand ever everand eve and will Ill make mak the field that Til- Til Tilden den roust must taco raco a formIdable one TO T 0 DIG BIG STES RS Of course our in the Davis Da vis Cup matches wll I be b and Johnston bar bar- barring barring bar rine ring some tome totally unexpected do- do de But our committee Is lanot not at all asleep to the fact that e o were vre not strong in doubles double last year and ond that Tilden and ond Richards were defeated The result of ot this I Is that the two of ot Cali Call California California fornia havo been summoned cast It looks look therefore as os If not only the and ond Williams and Washburn but a 0 new combInation comprising Richards and Hunter would be in the running Final se- se selection se selection lection of ot our doubles representatives representatives I tives therefore Is fairly airly tar far off