Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1926, Page 38

N\ g ® SPORTS. Suzanne Lenglen Was Taught Tennis Tactics in Early Slages of Her SOON LEARNED TO FIND WEAK POINTS OF RIVALS Instructed by Father to Use Warm-Up Sessions to Discover Vulnerable Spots in Foe’s Game. Tells of Some of Her Tricks. BY CHARLES LENGLEN Her Father and Sole Trainer. iX.—ON TACTICS. is the soul of the game of tennis—the combination of all er has learned, and all that he can do, to beat. his oppo- nent. There are no hard and fast rules that can be laid down to govern tacti he intelligence and the experience of the player alone can indicate to him which methods he ought to employ either to better resist, it his opponent is clearly his superior, or to outwit him if he feels sure that the opponent’s game is of about the same strength. Not only must tactical ability be employed to present the greatest amount of opposition to an opponent, but to offset his plan of attack to nullify his own tactics, to seek out his weaknesses and to harass him into Josing his control. his wind or his courage. When Suzinne first hegan to par-. A qui on of drives to ticipate in tournaments she was hard- | the base line followed by a change of v strons enough physically to with- | pace and a drop shot to the net is wtand the hard, driving game of most | another of Ler favorite tricks. Nor “of her opponents. We therefore had does she forget the importance of a ‘to remedy this inferiority and employ | few lobs at the end of a long rally. convenient methods to substitute for | It gives her time to rest. to catch her lack of strength and to re-estab- |her breath and to get into position dish an equilibrium which her physi- | for a finishing stroke. I have taught cal weakness had destroyed. This | Suzanne never to talk to her op- avas done by tactics. {ponent or to the people who are Suzanne's perfec | watching her play during a match. S Eilatity of her | A1l her thoughts and all her attention dittie hopeful of are concentrated on the task before measure in spite of 3 lack of musen endurance. T} worked on the basis that although a fine game was an appreciable asset, in + wse it would be | niuch better if she devoted herself en- O HE AR tirely to keeping her opponent from specially, I have pointed out to| playing well. In other wonis, 1 made | her the folly of preparatory motions her adopt o solely defensive game. | during tournament play. Some play- ers brandish their racquets as if they were threatening thelr opponents; Results showed that 1 was right. others contort their bodies into all | Her defense consisted of u play di- sorts of fantastic positions before rected against the weak points of her 'serving and waste more energy in so | opponents, waiting patiently for er- | doing than in actuai play. One woman | vors and returning the ball in such a | player on the Riviern cannot serve manner as to prevent them from |Without trying to make her head dis- J<inz the strokes at which they were | appear between her shoulders. An- especially good, and which were the | other bends So far back before she strength of their game. serves that she looks as if she were | 1e used to keep working | doubling up like a jack-knife. | rt of her opponent’s game | Praised by Meyers. | which was the weakest, sending epd-| ) ess numbers of balls in that dire Wallis Mevers, the great English | Hon and trving not so much to win | SPorting writer and critic, wrote the | the point as to make her opponent | following about Suzanne In the maga- | ose 1t. To the lover of fast balls, |zine Tennis et Golf of March. 1920. | e hit slow ones. To the one who | Suzanne was then 21, liiked high bounding balls she ,,(..“F t is a fact that Mile. Lenslen is drives which slid along the ground | a cless by herseif, but there is a nd hardly bounded at all. To a player | reagon why this little French artist with a weak backhand she sent a Wins so regularly and v th so much perfect ckhand shots and | facility. ~Her style is a mixture of | Waited for the one that ease and elegance. She has Jearned | didn’t come back. [to impart the maximumG amount of Rivals Lose Nerve. ACTICS that a 1 execution and the rokes made me a y a certatn | her vouth and | P€" % T have never permitted her to her game or to become ov lLecause of a good lead ws the value of conserving and she rarely indulges in S movements useless ges- Seeks Foe's Weaknesses. {to impart the maximum amount of | leffort. While others tle themselves | cten lost thelr | into knots to execute difficult strokes, e o et | Suzanne performs them in a most | NOLONOUS | fatural manner and without any an- od for them | Parent effort. aiied for them ! “Mile. Lenglen possesses every ¢ play. Her opponents verve face of t and even thi known varlety of stroke. and can, therefore, concentrate all her atten- tion on her strategy. The competence of Wallis Mevers corroborates the advice I gave my daughter. which she followed out to the best of her ability. Saves Her Strength. T have always insisted that Suzanne | take great care with her first servic in order to avoid the fatigue of serv- ing twice. She has been taught to vary her service as much 2a possible. id have, When she finds a service which seems see her play. Had I {to annoy her opponent she sticks to | things from their point of view, I am|it. I have never been a great believer cure that Suzanne would have been|in violent tennis, and 1 have tried to worn out and defeated before the make Suzanne see that it does not pay finish of most of her matches. | to_sacrifice precision for violence. I therefore smiled at their criticisms | She has often beaten her opponet by and bade Suzanne continue in the!prudent and defensive tactics. That is same manner. I had no_intention|certainly the best way to beat an over of changing my tactics untfl the day|audacious player. Sooner or later if came when 1 felt sure that Suzanne|he is given enough rope he hangs him- could resist the grueling effects of | Self. I must admit that the gallery is an attacking game. !always more impressed by the pyro- > { technics than by the shots executed Takes Up Attack. scientifically and with finesse. The How many players do I see daily gallery unfortunately knows very lit- hitting the ball without rhyme or| tle about the fine points of the ggme, reason, whacking it for all that they|and as a rule it is the lucky shot, the are worth, and thinking that a hard, fluke or the useless smash that re- stroke constitutes the maximum of|ceives the most applause. The well perfection in tennls. What a mistake | Placed, perfectly executed shots, as a that is. In ment competition | rule go by unnoticed except by the such players always beat themselves,|Vvery few who understand. Suzanne | has been taught to disregard the ap- aiitkly swears them out. |plause of the gallery entirely. As a ilked to | woods and irons alike—and it is the THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1926. from Buzanne. The gallery is always with her opponent, whose every earn- ed point will often bring a perfect storm of applause. This s only natu- ral; in any contest it usually 8 the under dog who gets the sympathy of the crowd. When Suzanne sees her opponent showing the slightest signs of fa- tigue she redoubles her efforts and speeds up the game. This is where the | physical training that T have made her go through stands her in such good i stead. Her splendid wind and endur- ing powers can double her effor | when those of her opponent are halved. 1 Even with the score against her| Suzanne does not lose courage. Sho | has pulled many a set out of the fire| by settling down to a steady, courage- | ous uphill clinb when everything seemed to point to defeat. To finish this chapter T would like to say a word about doubles. The play is very different irom singles and requires a very different sort of strategy. When Suzanne has to play doubles 1 always try to find her the | best possible partner. This precludes the possibility of her opponent: ing to the wealker player, makes a more interesting game, and prevents S zann from overtiring herself by t to take the burden of the attack and carrying along with her a weaker player. (Copyright. 10:6. |Next: Advice to Young Players). D. C. RACKETERS OUT OF MARYLAND EVENT BALTIMORE, Md., June 17.—Elim{- nation of Washington players from the Maryland State champlonship tournament was completed vesterday when Jack Dudley was defeated in the second round of singles by J. Olhousen, 6—3, 6—4, and two doubles teams dropped by the wayside in the | opening rounds. Dudley was paired with W. Carter im for the first round of doubles nd lost to I3 Chandler and Tom Stowe, 6-—1, C Thompson and Thad Benton drew a bve but fell | before L. 1% Turnbull and . N. Oates in the second round, 64, Eddie Jacobs, Baltimore cit. pion, winner over Phil Goldsborough vesterday. 10—8, 6—4, meots E. O. Mather today, the winner of the match to play in the fourth round against Al Hobelmann, ranked No. 1 in the Middle Atlantic section last season. Inside Golf By Chester Horton. Probably the most popular of grip and one used with greal success by many golfers is the double V. When properly taken the forefinger and thumb of each hand form a V in the shaft to the club, as vou will note in Fig, 1 of the illustration. Tt is accomplished by grasping _the shaft rather firm- ly with the thumb and small joint of the forefinger of the left hand. Al low the other three fingers to find their natural resting place on and about the shaft. Then the right hand grasps the shaft below the left hand. The fingers, the thumb and forefinger form another V. That is the true finger grip, Fig. 2. It will give you the “feel” of your clubs— feel” of the club in your hands that ives you golf accuracy. The double "' grip permits one to play the Wallace Motor Co. NASH Sales and Service 1709 L Street N.W. Just East of Conn. Ave. When Suzanne played against an|Tule she gets very little, because peo- opponent that we. did mot- know 1|Ple have come to expect brilliant pla recommended that during the prac:| tice before the game she try out her opponent by sending over every shot in_her repertoire in order to find out which the opponent liked the least, As s Suzanne had de- tected a ss she began to ham- mer away at it with such unceasing regularity that her opponent was =oon at her mercy. The only way to this game 1s to go home and the tweakness is cor- Changes Her Tactics. This method of play served us well until Suzanne grew older and stronger. Finaily the day came when 1 felt that my little girl was strong enough for us to change our tactics, She then began to play along a well defined line of attack, with a rea- son for every stroke. As in chess, there were rarely any useless moves. She woulfi send her opponent to one side of the court and then put a sizzling drive down the opposite side line. She would try to bring her to the net with a drop shot and then either pass her with a well placed drive or an accurate lob to the base line. A weak back-hand (and, fortunately, too many players pos. sess one) is always legitimate prey for the brainy player. Suzanne plays steadily to the back-hand of such a player and when it is least expected <he suddenly changes her tactics and ~ends a surprise shot to the forehand, nets her the point the original non-chatter special Ford oil Main 7612 Sterling “Pacemaker” « « . sets the pace on smart thorofares Other Styles / $6 to $7.50 A splendid conservative type in Black or Tan Calf to put a man at his best anywhere. F Autoline Oll Wm. C. Robinson & Son Co. The oldest oil company ‘n America Established 1832 A Junfors and Seniors are tied for it —the_tennis being the deciding fac- tor. nounced in the award assembly. event and is walting to y Mary Evelyn Bowers and Katherine | Berrall will play the final match of the senjor tournament weather permits. quently will meet Mis which will mean more perhaps than | any Western. class honors for 1926 will depend upon the final decision. adviser to the rifle squad, presented | cups and monograms to the outstand- | ing markswomen of Western. Belle Corea, captain, received, in addi tion to her “W,” winning third place in the interhigh WOMEN IN SPORT W STERN HIGH SCHOOL crowned its queen of sports yesterday in the annual Spring awatrd assembly. Mary Evelyn Bowers, athletic supremacy cup,’ the highes a Westerner. tennis, track, basket ball and base ball star, was awarded the ndividual award that can be won by Attaining this trophy does not indicate merely supremacy in one branch of activity, or even in two or three. The fair athlete may not be the|school match for individual horors held May 27 at Eastern dnc a silver outstanding figure In any one sport, | (Uf MeY 2T at Hasters Anc & eHiCE but she must be one of the most scorer of the Westerners in that versutile athletes in the school. She |match. must be active in practically all of Lilllan Linsquist, manager, was the major sports and must qualify |awarded a star to add to the “W" she in good sportsmanship and leader- had already received In rifle and a ship as well. Miss Bowers has done'cup for making the highest average all of these things during her four score at Western during the entire vears at the Hilltop school. She interhigh school series. Her average i« at present in the final of the senfor was 92. Louise Olney, who averaged tennis event, was one of the leading (91, received a smaller cup and a track stars for her class and played | monogram. on both the base ball and basket| Dorothy White, also a major letter bull teams. winner, was presented with a cup for Miss Belle Meyers, physical direc- | the highest prone scoring during the tor, who presented the trophy, also |School year and for her excellent awarded monograms to three track | coaching. stars and the manager of the base, Ilelen Morrill, the only freshman to ball team. Miss Meyers announced receive her letter, made a perfect that no major letters would be prone score in the one match in which awarded individual members of the rticipated. base ball teams this year as the| ‘R'S” were awarded Betty Osgood, series was so short that it was im- | Florence Kincheloe and Lucille Miller. possible to pick the outstanding o Thirty-five track and fleld athletes players. Peggy Karr, manager, re- | will compete Saturday afternoon in ceived a “W" for her efficient work |the first local open track meet exclu- in_conducting the interclass series. | gvely for women, to bhe held at the Jennie Turnbull, track manager, | Central High School stadium under received a “W" ag did Althea Law-|the auspices of the P’rincess, Washing- ton and Alice Churchill, the twol|ion and Capitol Athletic Clubs. high point scorers in the interclass| Louise Grubb, chairman of the meet meet. committee, announces the following Elizabeth Conway was awarded a|participants in the 10 events carded: “T" and Peggy Lundy, numerals, for vard dash—Gayle Nickerson. Julia their performance on the track. | Aman. " Grayce | Homne. Elizabeth No tennis awards were made Alma Wiraler ' the interclass matches are not com- |7 plete. - A unique situation has arisen, | due to the forced postponement of || the tennis event, becuuse of rain. |Hormc Margaret Ozburn. The athletic cup, awarded anni ‘:?y’f.'vfi’{u. Helen Petrie. Randa to the class winning the most points | " T00:¥ard dash—M. Totten. M. Cecelia throughout the season, could not be | Frances Major. Julia ~ An ¥ presented at the assembly as the £ bigh Jump—cagherine _pray lern. J) Aman. Frances Major. Reid. Ruzicka, M. Hern. M Elizabeth ard e Whal Aln D. Payne Cacelia Grubb, Riinnin onive O Dorothy “Rinning _ broad izabeth” Beriha aret. Ozburn. jump—Frances Grabb, M Douglas. Hern Whichever class wins the tennis final will claim the trophy by one | point. This 1s the first time t | ihe winning class could not be ar Major. Cecelia Kro 7 an Standing broad jump—Olive O'Hern, Eliz- abeth Bertha, Frances Major. Dorothy Reid A. Totten Base ball Horne. M. Totten, J Hern 50-ya M it throw—Helen Totten Poole. Pyne, A. Totten, d low_hurdles—I. Grubb. J. Doug- 5 vne, Frankie Rose. Frances' Major. Grayce Horne. Gayle Nickerson. Catherine Helen Petrie. Olive O'Hern. Randall rup—Olive O'Hern. Grayce Bealer. Hazel Davig,~ lone Rowe. Elizabeth Shepley. Dorothy Reid. M. Tew. abeth Sheples. Helen Orburn. A. Totten. M. Pyne. J. Douglay, Cecelia, lone Whaler. Davie. Dolly Bealer Kronman. Randall Petrie Dorothy ) Grayce Reid E D. Pyne. E ook has won the junior ay the win- ner of the senior tourney for the title. soon as the The winner subse- Cook in a match | = tennis match ever staged at | Not only tennis honors, but | | Petrie "I "Grubh. 3 Totten. 1. Reld. J O-yard relas—M Alma Whaler, H Qlive O'Hern Watt Dolly Frankie lle’ Totten Mrs. Bertha Yoder Werthner, faculty India The new golf bag carried by Walter Hagen contains everything from clubs to a wind gauge, caddy whistle and book of rules. a bronze medal for TWO months ago, I would have fold you that I was pretty well satisfied with my smoking tobaccos I didn’t know Prince Albert then! Gee, what a lot of tricks 1 missed without even knowing it. Never mind. I’m making up for lost time now. 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Ewing ‘Watkins, Chattanooga, who tied with Emmet r, Memphis, for medalist honors, and Fred Lamprecht, national intercollegiate champion from New . were elimin:ted. had a representative in risman, the titieholder, who elimir Charles Cawthon, Mem- phis, Crisman today met Charlotte, the only sur from that ecity in the c division. Tampa, Fla., also had one golfer the championship flight in Gordon (¢ bons, paired” with Bill Tyne, Nash- ville's sole remainiug bid for the championship. Gibbons yesterday eliminated C. Lebourgeofs, jr., of New Orleans, 4 and 3. Birmingham, with Frank Nelson, whose playing furnished one of yester- day’s upsets, was belleved by the dope sters to have a good chance of going into the final rounds of the tourna- ment. Nelson begt Watkins vester- day in one of the three matches which went to the eighteenth green. The Birmingham player met Nelson Gid- dens, Memphis, today in the upper shelf of the lower bracket. J. T. Bybee, Knoxville's sole repre | sentative, was paired with the only re- maining Dallas golier in the first | fifght, ¥. L. Connor. Both participat- ed in 18-hole matches vesterday, By | bee putting out G. O. Waring, Mem- phis, and Connor downing Lawrence Eustls, another Bluff City bid for the title. New Orleans’ flight man, R. G. Bush. jr. P. Jones, another Memphis A. J. Heath, iving player hampionship lone remaining first- battled L. man, in and the last Atlantan, Moreland Smith, teed off with still another Memphis man, George Strickfadden. Smith beat W. S. Moughon, Birmingham, vester day in the only championship fiight match to go into extra holes. Memphis still has seven conteders for the title, at least one of whom was certain to reach the semi-finals, while Spicer-and Frank Dyer, former metro- politan champion, were expected to lead in the drive upon Crisman for the title: Spicer met W. C. 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