The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 18, 1926, Page 4

“PAGE FOUR SUZANNE LENGLEN SAYS HELEN WILLS IS GOOD SPORT FRENCH TENNIS PLAYER PRE- FERS AMERICAN STAR AS CONQUEROR TO ALL OTHER OPPONENTS (By Associated Press) NICE, Feb. 18.—Suzanne Lenglen would prefer Helen Wills as a con-' queror to anybody else. She _ re- gards Helen as a good sport. Suzanne expressed these views to a caller yesterday while resting af- ter her triumph at Cannes. “Why shouldn’t I be nervous?” Mile. Lenglen asked as she reclined in her cozy little Lotis XV_ style room. “Do you think I am made of wood? Mullet-headed prize fight- ers—I don’t mean to include Jack Dempsey in that class—without nerves and stolid, even lose sleep on the eve of a great fight. Was there ever a match advertised as much as mine with Miss Wills? Were we not treated like two prize fight- ers, from the cinema right down to: the bill posters?” Asked why she had Dempsey, Suzanne replied: “I had lunch with Dempsey and his wife. while they were in Paris. He is a gentleman, and she a lady.” Surrounded by gold and silver trophies she has won in her tennis matches and by hundreds of tele- grams and other messages of con- gratulation, Suzanne asked how Miss Wills will be feeling. When that Helen, too, was resting and had obtained a postponement of her singles match at Beaulieu Suzanne said, with much sympathy in her “Poor little girl. excepted I know how it | AT WINTER PARK | AT ST. AUGUSTINE TAKE | | PART IN CONTESTS | (By Associated Press) j | WINTERPARK, Fla., Feb. 18.— | Individual stars of the women’s na-}| } tional A. A. U. swimming contests at | St. Augustine last week, continuing | their splashings in Florida pools, ex-! hibited their strokes here yesterday, | , and will appear at Tampa Saturday. : The chill waters of Lake Virginia,! the Rollins College water course, and high winds, however, prevented ex- ceptional records yesterday. world records fell at the St. / tine meet and any new marks the exhibition tour will stand, since the contests are held under the aus- pices of the National Amateur Union. First place honors were divided yesterday, Miss Marichen Wehselau of Honolulu taking the first win her arrival in Florida, when she gotiated the 100 meter free swim in 1-5, leaving Miss F wardina Kranich, Detroit, in second place. Miss Carin Nillson, New York, crowned national 300 yeard medley champion last week, was first in the; 100 meter breast stroke. Her time was 1:52 2-5. Again demonstrating her ability at the long distance swim, Miss Martha Norelius, New York, winner of the 220 yard swim at St. Augustine, forged to win the 300 meter free style event, while Miss Ethel Lackie ond place in the 50 yard free style swim. H Miss Eleanor Garatti, San Rafael, _ Cal., was able to retain her title as 50 yard free style champion last week, ADOPT POLICY ON APPOINTMENT OF FOOTBALL COACHES (By Associatea Presa) PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 17.— The Princeton faculty committee on athletics has adopted a policy pro- hibiting the appointment as football | coach at the university of any manj| who has been associated with pro- fessional football. Head Coach Roper expressed himself as in favor of the move. se eereseeesesetesse * * * * See reeesreeseseseeesese CALENDAR OF SPORTS Racing—Meeting at Jefferson Park, New Orleans. Meeting of Miami Jockey Club, at Miami, Fla. Meeting of West Coast Jockey Club opens at Tampa. Meeting of Tia Juana Jockey Club, at Tia Juana. Meeting of Havana-American Jockey Club, at 2 Havana. Dog Race—E: Dog Derby start: tern International t Quebec. Cycling—Fourth day of Interna- tional six-day race in Chicago. Bowling — International Bowling Association tournament, at St. Paul. Basketball—Cotton scholastic tournament, Ala. States inter- at Auburn, Golf—Florida women’s champion’ at Belleair, Fla. Ormond Beach Annual Spring tournament at: St. Augustine, Fla. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1926. = F. H. SOLOMON | On and after March 15th, 1926, as |‘ the scale of wages of Union Painters censtes on Sheer meat Bert j of Local No. 384, will be $1.00 per |v. @ K AUTOMATIC PUMPEEG ‘ hour. OUTFITS i FINANCIAL SECRETARY. - 722 CAROLINE ST. "SUZANNE LENGLEN _— PLANNEW MATCH 1 jan 28 1 month Next te Peaces'’s Heréwere Stere Let the Artman Press print it. = ne | AMERICAN. AND FRENCH sTars| CONTEMPLATE PARTICIPAT-} ING IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT | _ IN MARCH i Tonight and All Week Key West Fire Dept. Mid-Winter Festival Presenting (By Associated Press) CANNES, Feb. 17.—Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen are to meet J) | again on the Riviera. Both the Am- ff) erican and French tennis champions have announced that they will play ‘in the second Nice tournament which will run from March 8 to March 15. Suzanne has entered the singles of her home town club, and Miss Wills will fulfill the schedule she mapped. out when she came to Europe and will also participate in the play. After the stirring battle between the two champions yesterday, in which the French girl given a hard task to defeat the Californian, 6-3, 8-6, the betting odds have -drop- ped greatly. Miss Wills is now quoted as even money to defeat Suzanne at St. Cloud and Wimble- don. All the Riviera is still resounding with praise for the work of the Am- erican girl against the French cham- pion in the final of the Carlton Club singles yesterday. Miss Wills was far above her usual game, while! Mile. Lenglen at times seemed to be rent by emotions. While care \and caution dominated the play for! | which the greater part was from told' Chicago, easily left Miss Lilly Bow- ship tournament, at Palm Beach. |the base lines, there was times when mer May, Santa Monica, Cal., in sec-! Washington’s Birthday tournament, each girl put every ounce of her |force on the racquet in sending the | championship, at Ormond Beach, Fla. ball across the net to the territory of her vis-a-vis. ! Fifty years ago the longest tele- feels. Look at me. I’ve stayed in put she lost to Miss Dorothy Colter, | Wrestling—lowa high school cham- phone call that could be made was! bed all day. But, I’m getting to be Detroit, national junior penthalon’ pionships, at Ames, Ia. | over a line two miles long in Boston. | an old woman, while she’s a mere' title holder, in the 50 yard back: | Today a call can be made from Cali-! child. I will be 27 next May.” ‘stroke yesterday. Miss Colter’s time! Boxing—Middle States amateur fornia to Cuba, a distance of more’ { Papa Lenglen cautioned her not’ was 40 2-5 seconds. championships, at Gary, Ind. j than 5,000 miles. to get excited. Then as tears well-| Si ed in her eyes he begged her not to ery. “You're a good little girl; you! “are ‘all right,” ‘declared’ the ‘devoted | father as he stroked Suzanne’s hair. | Suzanne declared that she was not | 80 conceited as to think she would not be beaten sometime. This seem- | ed to depress her somewhat, and | Lenglen pulled the coverlet up! mround her and told her she should! try to get a little sleep. | M, Lenglen spoke of an offer of ; : American promoter for Suzanne to! __ play five matches as a professional | in the United States. He said he! would like to assure Suzanne’s fu-| ‘ture against want; the family was! comfortably fixed but not rich, and | he was getting old. { “Twenty thousand dollars is a lot | of francs, and it would be wealth for my little girl,” said M. Lenglen, “but | we cannot turn professional: tennis | is not boxing. Suzanne would not/ hear of it.” | Both Suzanne and Helen are en-| tered in a tournament, the final of which will be early next month. | ORGANIZATION OF ~ FOOTBALL CLUBS START IS MADE YESTERDAY) WITH MEMBERSHIP OF FOUR TEAMS v ivi t (By Associated Press) { CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—Organiza- tof the American League of pro- ional football clubs, started yes- | y with a membership of four | teams, continued today with the al-; Totment of franchises to complete | - made with P. A. on urns better mittee composed of two of the suc- | cessful applicants and C. C. Pyle, Red Grange’s manager, and pro-/ moter of the new circuit, were for! teams in New York, Philadelphia, | Milwaukee and Newark, N. J. Three} other clubs, in St. Louis, Cleveland | and Boston, are conditionally admit- ted pending financial decision today. | Bids are in for several cities with Chicago, Brooklyn and Detroit re-| garded as probable selections. 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