Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1926, Page 36

36 SPORTS.’ THE Lenglen Developed Her Tennis by Constantly Playing Against Men in LEARNS ALL OF STROKES AND THEN PERFECTS THEM Spends Most Time on Ones on Which ¢ Foe Who Is Steady, Rather Than Brilliant, Is Desirable for Training. BY CHARLES LE Her Father and Sole Tri TRAINED SUZANNE. | 1HL.—HOW | HO was the tramer o How W me. trainer and any and simple excly greatest care too many cooks spoil the broth. many one can follow my A< for her professors. they consisted of every mal appealed ta me, willing and kind enough to help me was spent in watching these players, for that i itself is an excellent les on. and is often worth more than playing lessons with professional teach- although excellent trainers, oiten show but slight apti ers. These latte vour daughter? times these and similar qu I am going to answer them very briéfy. 1 methods, In the first place. | was very carciul to keep her under my e dircction and 1 laid ont a pr " \ No one else had a hand in her training, as L believe that | | NGLEN | Who was her professor? tions have heen put to was her sole which, T helieve, are direet b b | ogram which we followed with the A great deal of time | tude or inclination when it comes to the demenstration of the different strokes. From the Suzanne alwa the amateur than she did from the professional. It the fournament plav that develaps tactical technlque and professionals rarely havea chance tn compete in tournaments. Played Against Men. Tn her actual always plaved against that the women's game amount of hard praciice for her. 1 made her learn stroke in the game. without exception. and she practiced particularly those strokes upon which she showed weakness. This was done the day when tactical point of learned maore from Suzanne felt the practice men. ax 1 lacked nece: every the henrs there were few people an the couris, as we wanted ae littie disturbance possible. 1 was a hard task-master, and although myv advice was alwayvs well inten flaned, my criticisms were at times severe and occasionally intemperate rofitable training the essential in an adversary is steadiness and vegularity rather than brilliance. The often the ball is sent back and the better. 1 may add that an adversary was not alw casy to secure. Each vlaver in order tn better his game seeks a stronger opponent and on the other hand i only mnatural for the good plave 0 avold the weaker nnes. This reminds me of an sing little incident which goes prove that this spivit exists even among the most veritable tyros, as well as among < whose distinction gives t 1o pick and choose their durinz af am apponents. When Su: he was still small and frail for her age. and her tastes. habits and behavior were those of a very little girl. It was in the month of August. 1914. a few months after she had won (he hard couris championship of the world. at Nt Cloud. Driven from our home in the north hy the German invasion, we had just arrived at Rovan. a seaside resort near Bordeaux, where we had ne acquaintance: Barred From Game. Suzanne used to play alane on the heach, but she found her game lone some and monotonous. Seeinz_some tennis nets stretched on the beach. <he approached the vounz plavers Foping to be permitted to plav with them. When she had made her pur pose known they adopted a high and view | ary | | Does she ever come to the heach | play T | Oh. ves. she simply sand pies.” * “Have vou ever plaved “Certainiy.” answered Suzanne: “she never plavs without me.’ At that moment I came upon scene. “Are von coming home, Suzanne’”| Then the young people understood “Then vou are really Suzanne Leng len?" they asked. astonished. I veplied for her, and we left them | to consider their refusal of the day | hefore, to adores making with he the to Risk Defeat. was looking for practice for Suzanne 1 sometimes i people who were afraid to play with her hecause they were too prond to risk heing beaten by a littie girl. The excuses they gave were A constant source of amuse ment tn me. 1 well remember one of them whom Suzanne had beaten several times telling his svmpathetic admirers that he never wanted to play inst hev again. as playing against a woman spoiled his tech inue. I am naw zoing to treat of the phy sical training of Suzanne and the methnd T made her follow. | recom.| mend this method to any young | plaver. o P'r When 1 opponents across | the | defanlt | University U, S. GIRL TO PLAY SUZANNE IN:FINAL Rs the Assoriated Press. PARIS, pitted against | of the women's singles international «hamplonship tain of the American Wightman Cup | Alice Mavo, wh of the [set at 57, team and United States. Miss Brow of the tourn in striving honor of her the other win thel By illness Browne has tennls circle: > June he Is Weak. | peertess Suzanne Lengien will have | thrice to do s An way through. and the forced | tories Helen Wills because of | Eillen ‘There ix no doubt 10. -~ The hitherto her Friday court tennis Browne, cap hard Mary K. champion e looms as the hervine ament bacause of country aft fean ¢ - failure estanis that Miss won many friends in | The American girl won her way to | the final vesterday hy defeating Mile. Suzanne ot | pionship roun Hittle English i Ohservers o 1omorvow Mi Suzanne with the French girl work does in _her helieve the American varied brands is so adept ponent across Miss Bry pr | Suzanne vesterday line play may len. and i1 | will carry the is helieved le player whose play | Bouman of Holland, 8—§. 62, her place in the cham d by winning from the star, Joan Fry, §-2, f the game expect that ax Rrowne will tackle a spirit that will make as she rarely matches. The experts Suzanne will not be able to ir- [ timidate Miss Browne, and will meet glr of tennix at « vollevs with the which she in serving up to an op the nei. roved in her match with that careful base win games from lLeng- Miss Browne fight 10 the French girl with ardor on Friday. NEBRASKA WANTS MEET. LINCOLN. of host te the N 1. track and field meet in 19: Schulte of the univers and will extend the invitation at “hicago tomorrow. Henry meet al WILL REFEREE REGATTA. Tl?m'!:n;v of Syracuse ITHACA, George H . has heen st Cornell-California Lake tomorrow ot athletics at ager versity. June 10 (), ska wants to he attonal Collegiate A, A Coach ty sald the June 10 S elected as referee of the regatia on Cayuga He is graduate man Syraense Uni Tennis training is divided into two | When in the pink of physical condi Aistinet pa fully <. at both of which 1 care- | made Suzanne work. They are: | “The physical training. | The technical development the strokes. The practice of these two hranches is equally necessary and should even say indispensable. in order to attain the height of physical condition, gond wind. speed and execution. A healthy mind in a healthy hody is the fivst essential. Suzanne's train ing was alwavs profitable hecause <he kept fit physically and mentally 1 cannot stress this point sufficientiy. Indeed. 1 know of no great plaver who is not fit in these ways. The hesi of players when not in | first-clase physical condition imme diately hezins te show evidence of it | in his game. For a time technical ability will ecarry a player throngh. but ineVitably the strain of the came will begin tn tell an a debilitated physical condition, and slowly hut surely the game will sink to a mediocre level. Suzanne has mever shown hersell 1o advantaze except of | tion, Frequently complain that for some cient energy librium fo strokes unaccountabie | game i« not up to his usual | Nine times out of ten that is simply {a sign of physical unfitness resulting |in the inability 1o summon up suffi a player is heard to he is “off form.” that reason hix ndard or the necessary equi ect timing and good uick thinking ve quired for the tactical game of today | falls off under such conditions. (Next—On Training.) COMPLETE LINE GOODSYEAR | With Service TIRES “MID-WASHINGTON" North 3686 1602 14th Nt N.W. KV ENING the | struight sheer grit she is pPutLIng nto her work | semi-finals xhe scored over rething for the | gy angant, 62, 6 | vound | she nosed out ar 7 7 Ilm- Wassinan. whe faced her in the | semi finals | and seemed on the point of breaking | gipja | when Miss Wassman rallied and taok | 1he | -2 | E in the final | smpetidon in | STAR. WASHINGTON, D. ¢, T WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER STHER ESHELMAN, a junic High School, defeating in the title match. cat Tech Catherine English, 61,611 Miss Eshelman® was estended to three sets only triumphal march Adter Moomaw, 6--3. 6 once during to the championship round. defcating ch she finally came through aiter dropping the sec The score was 01, 37, 6-3. In the third round the new cham: during the conquered Marlon Hlunt in | Annie Trenis, sets, 61, 6 2 and in the | companied Catherine | walks, 4. g ked tennls tean and Central high scl Saturday morning « street 1eservoir courts for mateh szerie and doubles. A picnic luncheon be served between the morning afternoon schedule. Central will he represented | Adeline Alexander, Kleanor | Doren. Iidith Mctulloch. Mary Hardesty, Helen Stevens v | Helen Loujse Duckett. | Western 'has not announced its .| team yet. hut it probablyv will i | Mary ‘Kvelyn Bowe Dorathy Carolvn Jansen iheth Garher Katherine Ber hollduy seasons al most pion iy i divector, them on of from Miss A nglish registered decisive vie over her first two opponents, | Frankenfield and Lou Toffoli. | but had a hard struggle in the third | with Kloise whon | Kather will Sargent took the first sef at 6-—4 thiough the second to score a vic cond and third braces at & Miss Kshelman will receive a minor | latter in recognition of her perform ance. ] St Joseph' ing Club at Tech will receive special | Bround league, walked off with emblems for covering 100 miles dur- | ttle vesterday. winning the second 'he emblem will | game of the two out of three final in a decisive manner. h school team registered an in vesterdayv's fracas. the initial contest, plaved Tuesday, «a one-point ing the school v he a maroon gray H. Welisa Jenkins. “dna Ruth Carr ave the three jong. | | distance trampers who will he hon | Joseph's had scored ) ored with these special awards at the | margin. Spring awa assembly to be held| The cham next Wednesday, June 16 of Frances (irosho Margaret Parsons, a fourth member | Morrison, Louise B af the hiking elub, also may recelve | Marie Kane. Rufin: the emblem for her performs Rackrell, Mary Principni. though her name has not heen repart- | O'Donohue, Helen d «d definitely by the committee. datte Dyer. & club has heen one of the most Bla active organizations of the school this | Anderson. eaptain: Virginia vear. Its 24 members enioved long | Louisa Princippi, Ksther Corbett. T vambles thiough the woods and parks | Effenback. Abigail Carroll. Ida around Washington each Saturday | iani. Jessie Cariton. P marning that weather permitted and ' and Filen Ilagzenmaker- ar. superimposed series from Bla T'he chuy and | 18 to 6 victory on a Hazel Smith ptain HURSDAY. JUNE . won the interclass tennis tournament sophomore, Grace in her initial encounter, she lad a long struggle with Mrs Western meet the Xixteenth friendly to include hoth singles k< o dodge ball team, plaving | 5 Three members of the Girls' Hik- | for the first time in the Plaza play- <hip team ix composed Atleen ¥ Gertrude Re was represented by Catherine Hanger. 10, | Play [trlet Women's pionships sult of Park conrts, thelr a r Henr: vived her | Er | %he wax unable to match was Dorothy uichen fgived of The iy was the nltjmate | struggle in" which | hibited nnusual st | was [ Doubles entrie: | additional day fat 6 oclock. . Al made throuzh {tournament | 2985 or on by | draw will he van| Play will Vir- | afternoon. and| Pairings follow v Yo Omatead xa. My v Walker Ol 245y, | 1745 bm Yesterday's results ond M. will and M and | tinez. A6 6 Mre. B Smith, Second Tourid- M the ST. THOMA William Ren the fnternational featire event of een. | rgt. Harvey Seatiand earning money eah 1926. REACH THIRD ROUND| vesterdavy All favorite prafminary | with the exception of the withdy | of Corinne Frazier, seaded No. 3. er defaulted to Cec e scheduled. Kingshury in Miss Vietor hoth inexs, were held open an and will close tonight entries lorence chairman, the courts. announced continie le Taylos Curran pom Hall ve Petce va. F. Kb First round—F. Patrie defeated H_Johnaon. | ¢ 4 f Hall defeated DL Kingbir deteated v RENICK CAPTURES SHOOT. Ontario. June 10 (#). of Detroit, captured handicap veaterday's shooting tonrnament her from the 17-vard mark, R e 96 clays out of a possible hundred. | In the women's division Burroughs shattered 90 to win. Burke of Inverness is walking around the world as a caddie on where and everywhere. SPORTS. in the singles event of the Dis. | Tennis reached the third round as League cham- | By the Assorfated Pres | HICAGO, June 10, pete in field the N pionships here Friday and Saturday. In the opinion of meet officials, none of the entries Charley Hofi's vault of 13 feet 11 13-16 inches De Hart jump of 23 fect 107 inches, hoth of which stand as world In all the other field events the | Smith of Texas. Wall sbot put, the dixcus, Javelin and ham- [and Xortheop of I mer throws and the high jump will the broad be tirted con sistenily with world records, Jahn Kuck of Kansas Teachers' and of Southern Only in the broad jump a on the sur enconnters watl Miss s her ents at ional Col le Taylor whe ¢ and Mrx. R the feature Kingsbhur after a I plavers ex The count ompetitors who liave CHE dune syvlvania ' alifornia are Jats capable of a new shotput Houser won the t at Jarvard and the Pacifie Coast Con ference games. hut second 10 Kuck at the Drake relays. Houser, already world disens throw hampion, will defend his title inst Kuék, Hoffman. Taylor of | xas, Richardson of Missouri and | Dayle of Michizan. Kuck, who lately threw the javelin 214 feet 27 inches. ahout 3 feet short f the world record. heid hy Myra of Finland, will try to better that dis tance in competition with Northrop Michigan, Kreuz of Wisconsin ook of Seuthern California, Dletrich Texas A. & M. and Cox of Okla former college champion. awking of Michigan leads the nmer throwers who will compete . having won at the Penn relays i the Western Conference meet. King of Stanford. crossing the high jump bar regularly in the vieinity of % feet and a half. will vie with Shep- 2 | pard of Texas, W. (.. Coggshall of “';V":"‘: Southern California, Anderson of Ok " jahoma, Burge of Chicago and Ansor ShootIng | o6 A fn that event. nick erack- {7 gyan tha TToff and Hubbard records {\will not b waived by the college ath letes. Rarnes of Southern California nolder of the American colleg) lord of 13 feet % inches, and of Calilfgma Tech. who tied Barnes for first at the last Olympies, will Jead an effort ateh Hoff's mark, while Ansan of Ohio, Lancaster of Missouri Houser deemed vecord. should be A in Poxston at Lincoln | "Fhe doubles tomorrow. singles this ame series with a8 team winning in ing SAS CITY T. Tilden chamption. has Missouri Valley Fleminz, & pom.: 4:45 pom.; Mre 5 nm. €. Cook | P. Maorehead plained that his new n P elphia_Ju R. Mar of ad defeated Mar : “raviat defeated | homa. Cook defeated V [ 10D Kingshu 5. 6t Mrs. E.V zelf 1333-37 14th St. e of Michigan Hmp e, v Colleg University of Arizona polo team a thiilling contest second defeat of the Westerners last TILDEN OUT OF TOURNEY. June 10 (#) national dennis sinzles withdrawn from tennis which opens here June 12 play Practice WOMAN RACKETERS WORLD MARKS IN DANGER IN NATIONAL TITLE MEET 1o surpass Hubl Hiinoix P. M. C. FOUR REPEATS 0 Penn defeated 1l It was t} M Saturday w tournamen Tilden ox i 10 open HAWKINS [NASH] ¢ B MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Main 5780 mighty air with her In"the first plare. “have you a racket”"” " she answered surprised them, hut they evi dently were sure that in any event she could not be an opponent weorthy of their steel, for one of them in a Yather haughty manner informed her that they could not he hothered with people who did not know hew te play Without insisting, Suzanne. amused in spite of the lump in her throat, left them The next day who had seen Suzanne Toyan Club recognized heach. “Look.” said he J.enzlen.” Tncredulous. they be him. but as he insisted. just to make “nre, one of these young people ap-| proached Suzanne and said to her ‘ Mademoiselle, can you play| (anni | Yes e answered. “but T am go- | inz 1o play at_the club.” | What good luck vou have. Do vou know Suzanne Lenglen?” We are inseparable. 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