Her success at her early age should prove a great boom to girls'
tennis all over America.
Vincent Richards passes from the junior ranks this year but
leaves a successor who is worthy to wear his mantle in the person
of Arnold W. Jones of Providence. Jones should outclass the field
in 1922, by as wide a margin as did Richards this year.
Arnold Jones has had a remarkable record. He won the boys'
championship of America in 1919. In 1920 he carried Richards to a
close match in the National junior Singles, taking one set. He
was ranked "two" for the year.
This year Arnold had his greatest year of his brief career. He
journeyed to France and England, as the official junior
representative of America, recognized by the National Tennis
Association. He played splendidly in France, defeating A. Cousin
in the hard court championship of the world and forced Tegner,
the Danish Davis Cup star, to a close battle before admitting
defeat. His sensational play in the doubles was a great aid in
carrying him and me to the semi-final ground, where we lost to
Gobert and Laurentz after five terrific sets. In England young
Jones played Jacob, Captain of the Indian Davis Cup team, a
splendid match.
On his return to America he carved his niche in the Hall of
Junior Tennis fame by defeating Harold Godshall of California, W.
W. Ingraham of Providence and Morgan Bernstein of New York on
successive days in the junior championship.
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