usopentennis1916

Ichiya Kumagae (of Japan) played in the national championships, according to NYT of Aug 22, 1916 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9907E3D81E3FE233A... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiya_Kumagae

He was eliminated in the second round that year.
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thanks for the additional information on Kumagae. We will add the information to the record at the next update.

Seems the US Open was as popular then as it is now.

The players would be Clarence Griffin, Bill Johnston (champions) and Maurice McLoughlin, Ward Dawson (runners-up)-- according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_Open_Men%27s_Doubles_cha...

See notes under

You could be right about the players. We'll check on this a little more before adding more information to the record. Thanks!

Definitely those four. An account of the match: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0DE3D61E3FE2...

NYT of June 30, 1916 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E01E5DA1131E733A... mentions H. Van Dyke Johns, a Californian tennis player.

The Times lineup for the U.S. Open in August, 1916 includes Johns, "of Leland Stanford."
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9907E3D81E3FE2...
He was eliminated by A.H. Man, Jr. in the first round on August 29, 1916.
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F0DE3D61E3FE2...

Elsewhere called Henry Van Dyke Johns, Jr. News of his wedding in 1922 to Betty Forbes is in a Stanford alumni publication. books.google.com/books?id=HsPmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA412&l...

swanq and art siegel: thanks for finding more information on Henry Van Dyke Johns. We will add more information to the record the next time we update.