Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1926, Page 46

46 { JOHNSTON “GIVEN CHANCE” TO REGAIN TENNIS CROWN By the Associated Press. OREST HILLS, N. Y., September 15.—Tittle Bill Johnston has a good chance to regain the national tennis heights which he last held I in 1919. Fver since then the diminutive, sandy-haired Californian has been turned back with monotonous regularity by Big Bill Tilden. = _ Now Johnston has returned to old-time form. as evidenced in his winning Davis Cup battles, and Tilden has an injured knee. Thl: Bills cannot meet before the final of the national championship now under way because they are seeded in opposite halves of the draw. Little Bill's main opposition in his fight to gain the final ix expected to | come from Jean Borotra, the Wimble don champlon, and Vincent Richards Rene Lacoste of France looms in Til- den’s path. While his chief rivals have had com paratively smooth sailing, Tilden has been hard pressed in his fist two matches. Tilden was lracketed for the third round today with Arnold W. Jones of Providence, R. L. and Johnston with Edward Jacobs of Baltimore. * Leading match ay follow: Fdward Jncques . Tilden, 2d, vs. Arnold Hunter vs. Henri Manuel Alonso vs. Rene Lacoste. Edward Chandler vs. Jean Bo- rotra. Yesterday | 1 W Feibleman. 6— Jomts. 1. ¥—8. 6—2: Manuel Alonso de feated Hugh Kelieher. 6—2. 62 8—6 Reng l.acoate defeated Malcoln) T, i, 6—0 8. 6— TOWER HALF. —Vincent Richards defeated ir.. 6—0. 6—2, i—8, 6—4 Geieated Kennsth Appel. 6—1 Dr,. George King_defeaied Ta- hi Harada. 6—1 8—8. 8—8: Jacques Lang. 11— My st ard Jacobs defeated ohrizon, 11—8. 6—3. 1—6. 1—8 {Gward Chandler defeated Lewis N. G—4 Jean_Borotra de- hite. 3 2 feated Warson M. Washburn. 7—9. 6—4 6—3, 6 WOMEN IN SPORT BY CORINNE FRAZIER ———8 —— > method of creating all-around interest in sports will be in- ted this <on by the Metropolitan Athletic Club and will be outlined at the first Fall session of the organization to be held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the clubrooms, 934 F street northwest. Members wiill be rated by a point system during the months of formal ivitiecs—so many points to be given for participation in each sport with ter number for outstanding excellence in any one. the close of the season the girls with the highest number of points totaled will be_ awarded a suitable trophy as the “alliound sportswom- an’’ of the Metropolitans. Tennis, hik- in basket ball, swimming a track will be among the point-making ities in which the girls Candidates for membership will be expected to qualify In 2 series of hikes and other outdoor activities hefore their membership fs passed upon by the club, according *o » plan outlined briefly last night by the new presi dent. Margaret Cole. Ali members and candidates for elec tion are urged to be present tomorrow night to hear the details of the new eystem and the prog activities to be disc Club swimmers will 7 o'clock in the Y. A, fank for their weekly swim- ming practice. Members of the team are especially urged to bs present to prepare for the swim nival to be held 8 1y night in conjunction with the \Washingtc noe Club and the American Red Cross Life-Suving Corps. Garfield pl pund racketers, suc- ceeding vesterday where they had failed tasi yvear. hrought home to the <outheast ground the interplayground girls' met championship when Teresa Breen and own scored in straight sets over Emily Harrington ind Berth f—4. G- Using their sinerior exp the upper hand throughout the match. but were pressed so closely by their plucky vounz opponents that they were forced 1o keep on their toes con stantly lest the match slip from their grasp Miss Harrington, pastug tn her first sectional tournament ularly fine showing. shots well and supported consistently But the deep court drives from Miss Drown's racket were too swift for the RBloomingdale tean to handle veadily und they were forced to bow to her telling shots combined with superior teamwork Mrs. Scsie Root Rhodes was in the large gallery which witnessed the con- test and personally presented the win ners witt the gold medals offered by the plagground department. The run- | ners up we e eacn awarded a box of candy as - d for their excellent of Bloowmingdale on | the latte £ Tne score was | nee to! good purposs the Garfield palr kept | performance in battling their way to the final round of the playground lassic, in which more than 300 girls had competed. Maude Parker, director of girls’ ac tivities, refereed the match. | Logan playground track stars com peted for honors in their annual track and field meet yesterday, which re- sulted in some close individual point | scoring. Marie Jackson, high-point | winner of the 115-pound class, and Agnes Bwler, who won first honors n the 100-pound class, each collected .6 points. In the 83-pound class Sarah Dunnigan accounted for 15 tallies, and | Hallie Jones won 12 points to-top the | card in the 70 pound class. . } Summaries | second Cajdwell & "Phrow for diatance—Won b wecond. Juumita Lucas: th Shor H Hallie Jouex: | . Ehizabeth ag stope race—Won by Ruth Cald. ud. abeth Shorter: third. Hallie | 80-vard dash—Won by E ond, Adline Hazei: third Kuunine high jnmp—Won Hatlie Jones: " Stcond | Ruth' Smith: third. Mable Tenn i Runn Jad_ jump—WWon by Sarah Dun. wigan. s Lorene Harria. third. Ruth | | Htow far distance—Won by Sarah Dunni- | econd. Torene Harris: third. Mable Jen irierteezed raca—Won by Sarah Dunni- | n and Lorene Harris. second, Lucill» Har- | r.s ana Adline Haze i 100 POUND CLASS, ] 0-vard_ dash—Wen by Emma Grar: sec- ong. “gness Butler: third. Jennie William g high Jumne—Won by Agnese But- R oud." Jennie. Williama: third. Helen Tines eAiing broad jump—Won by Helen Kin- e, "Agnese Butler: third. Jennie Wilirams | TGS for distancawon by Helen Kin | et Meevond. deniie Williams: third. Emma b ce—Won by Amnese Butl Thiee-legzed T ee: secongl dennie Wil e | POUND CLASS. |60 yard —Won by Louise Shackel fort F MoKinsick: third. Marie Toch {® Won_ by Grocilla Lakes McKissick: third Pintien 2 | opiee Won by Marie Jack | third. Gracill | il Ee stance—Won by Marie Jack [ son: wecond lla Blakey: third. Irene Me- throw—Won by Willie Baskerville: Corrine Baskerville: third. Gracilla oy BIae o race—Won by Marie Jackson: sec- fond. G Tla Blakey: third. Trene McKissick Unc(mtmiied Temp erv Fatal ~ In Tennis, Says Helen Wills BY HELEN WILLS. Lesson IX.—Ideal Temperament for Tennis. is rather dangerous to claim that T know what makes state of anything, but I think that I do, or almost do, when it comes to tennis temperament. KNOW tha up an “idea After having action, import. tennis It you take the actual stroking, the footwer k. the running ability and the more 1nechunical side of ten is away, there remains an extiemely interest ing thing called temperament which s absoiute Iy indispensable to the game. Prom ising games have often been ruined by an unfortunate temperament sometimes less tractive stvles play have mphed be of th nore fol nate disposition of the plaver 1 am g plck out the points v | players ganm which 1 be. lieve to be the most Impressive and the most valu able. I shall feel more certain of my ground if 1 choose my material from the field of women's tennis, for it is thatsthat 1 know best. The new national champion. “Mrs. Franklin Mallory, has just finished impressing upon tennis followers that <he is & wonderful sportswoman. Coming up from behind, with the score at a stage where it would have discouraged almost any other player. she conquered an opponent who had been tonceded by nearly every ome to be the better player. 1 choote Mrs. Mallory's courage as belng a marvelous virtue and a qual- ity that ranks high when one is try- ing 1o form an ideal tennis tempera- ment. It takes courage to play with all one's speed and to mm for the lines unA corners when your upponent leads 40 in the tinal set in a cham- plonship match Determination is another factor which lifts the mechanical side of Mrs. Maflors’s play_to a higher level. Although we understand that Mlle. Lenglen is no longer counted among amateur plavers, she should be con sidered whenever good tennis s the subject for discussion, because she is, undenfably, such a master of the game. I imagine there will be some HELEN WILLS who will thilnk that my choice of | Mile. Lenglen is not a good one, for the impression 1= general that she is a very nervous player on the cour that it is merely the mechanical per- | fection of her strokes which carries her through. and that she usually plays under great mental strain. ceen all of the good tennis players of the world in there are certain things which stand out, to me, as being very ant and worth speaking of in connection with “temperament and | T think, on the contrary, that Mlie. | Lenglen is a great match player and | that she has, in actual match play, many of the qualities which are in- dispensable to the ideal tennis tem- perament Her greatest asset in match play is her ability to thiink in a cool and | level-headed fashion. She. is calculat- ing and confident as well. One is im- pressed by her serenity of purpose. | It 1s covered up by her natural vi- vet it is there, a cool, smooth There is an American plaver who | comes as near to having an ideal { temperament for tennis as any one possibly could. This is Mrs. George “Wightman, who was formerly Hazel Hotelkiss of California. She has not | taken part in strenuous singles play jately, but I have been her partner often’ in doubles. She can think guickly and easily in the dificult places. ller determination and cour- | age are uniimited. Her calm and se- | rene attitude while playing are a by- word with those she plays with. She combines with these a happy and sen- «‘ble feeling for the game, respect for | the tennis of her opponent and for jall_the ideals of sportsmanship. "An “allaround” temperament for tennis is hers. YOUTHFUL NETMEN IN CLOSE MATCHES | Seven survivors resumed play to- {@ay in the municipal playground de: i partment’s loys’ tennis tournament | Matches were to be decided on Plaza | | courts early, when Georgetown and | | Twin & champions were to face, |and at Bloomingdale at 3:30, when Bloomingdale and John Burroughs representatives were to clash. 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