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HELEN IVILLS, NEW METEOR OF
Sixteen- Year-Old Wonder Girl Gravely
Applies Philosophy of Mature Years
te Improve Her Game and Carry Her
te Championship
DOLLS DULL IN 'KID' DAYS;
SEWING TOO MONOTONOUS
1 FOR DISCIPLE OF ACTION
Still in High Scheel and Lengs fei
Reopening of Classes Is Preparing
for Art is tic Career
Course
WTHE pirl's a penius!"
r mm inc priuciui snane 01
trnn of many a tennis battle pnzed
HBsnctt across tne sunnt tun.
As he watched, one fipure leaped
backward and upward; there was a
swirl of snowy skirt and the flash of
a hiph-swunp racquet, and the
crackling applause of an enthusiastic
gallery.
"Loek at that shot!" invited the
V vetcrnn, admiringly, slappinp hi3
knee.
"Sixteen years old net out of i
cehoel yet, mind you and she can
kill a lob like McLeuphlin in his
palmy days!"
It was of Helen Wills that he (
spoke, the California schoolgirl who
has nstenished the tennis world with I
her phenomenal feats. I
Out of the Wet she has come '
demure but redoubtable, te carry her
"attack te the threshold of the na-i
tienal championship itself! j
Through the lanks of the great
nnd near-great women tennis play-,
ers she has flashed her meteoric j
way, disposing of the .stoutest oppe-1
8itien with apparent ease, meeting
skill with skill, pitting speed against
Bpeed, and matching the craft of ex
perience with strategy of her own
devising. !
" It took the national women' j
'champion, Mella Bjurstedt Mallery ,
te beat her. And yet, three years
airn she had never bnlrl n vnrnnut in
t v i . , e .eager 1" please.
her hand, nor in tne brief span of u, ,
1 l S I linu I1I1M.K tl A.
her tennis career has she ever known
the tutelage of a professional in
structor. Psychological Side
of Victory Important i
These things these deed if
which a grown woman might well
be proud have received well-merited
acclaim.
But few knew of the intellectual
and psychological background, the
high mental reserve, which forms
., , , .. , , . , ,
the base and the foundation of her
athletic accomplishments.
Fer it is no crude physical knack
which has made this clear-eyed girl
one el the nest tennis players in the
world in the very morning of her
life. Her ability is, rather, the fiuit
of an exceptionally keen faculty for
observation, nn indomitable will and
an innate sense of the esthetic,
t whether in the graceful swing of a
racquet or the nicely blended shad
ings of a pastel.
When one learns that the second
great interest of her life is art, it
becomes easier te understand why
ahd hew this untutored tennis tyro
has been able te acquire a finish
and positive assurance in her game
that astonishes the critic.
Geed tennis, it Is ndtrltted. Is
founded upon n masterv of form, and
form In stroking the hall depends (n
turn, upon gran- and fitu n- of anion.
Ileie, t'lin. Is the iinsuerOii part:
-Helen Will", Mainline empty h.ludeil at
the gatewaj nf i In tennw world, was
able through lur Instinctive i-cn'-e of
the esthetically inrtect te wield her
racquet In the rasj , graceful manner
Which form dictates.
1 This mental aptitude for grace In
motion, which latter Is one of the most
pronounced charact eristics of hpr plnv,
has a powerful ally In n natural ability
te observe, whlA she nurtures by con
tinual practice.
Watches Older Players
And Improves Own Game
"I always watch geed plajers
''closely," she sajs, "and try te make
up my mind what their Ix-st points
are. When I htue decided, I remember
these things l'e seen and go off and
,. practice them until I can de them.
; . "That is the best way of learning
i". n JOUUTII JllllO UIU i it" a lll'iir lug
ft r . . . ...
Sf philosophy of thirty.
But It miiHt be icullzPil that Helen
Wills, Khoelglrl, Is the possessor of a
cnarncter fur In ailvuucp of nc tige
Ml. V.UMI-tW . ,1. mi. ...... i- ... ..... ..' I I.J! II
tl V.. ,,U .,f ,..,. hve lencneil te '"'" 'P ''I" "' ,ll0, "
Mst about them the calm eve of np- P'-Jf," , "10 bf0 "- ,nen '"' "
i i-Stsal, te prompt themselves te! "if J"" ' "" ?"" can keep the
teTiulal. the irtues nnd talents of ether prrsen guessing, and that . half
7v Others, te force themselves te the stern
ir;'.V . tnrnlni- flits nnnrnlsai 10 tier
itVI ...kftL.un,ti,t k wAflfv hniirn nt nrse
I (nVMIH WUUil, wj ,.,; ----- -. ,
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-, for all that,, she retains the
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USES PSYCHOLOGY TO
After College
inc ciuoneiise percn tnc trained vet
out upon two ripjurcs in white which
umpwlp'I !ifiiiiiihet(. nf veiitfc. red
I'lie.'ked, t'tiet, slender, retulv te millc.
v n- Uilil-14,)! '(."
of a clearness
.md brlllmnev tli.if cenim.mil the nt
'Mtlnii nt enre. Her whole per-ennllty
: in Ihem and in the delicate brown
'ii.it nivli upward and weep In clean
imi's te the temples. Thev tire
fni-mlly ejr. Intelligent nnd svmpi
thfiie. Hut when lie pbt there 1 n subtle
ihangn l'.ine.uli tde Inn- wl,te sen
NlMir wlueii vM w-enri en the) court her
'n take en Jin extremeK Intent, run
'iiUMte.l quality. There is that In
t'"'m remniNcent f nn old-time scout,
v'ing ' f,"m h""fh ,I,N '"' ' "
si-'iiu fir niM-ess t lip i am the nnraud-
ln ,,,,,, of
T,,ri. nmhins. lmnl or hn,MJ(, ,n
-bat leek; enlv the narrowing of the
.vtennen te the lulnp.s en hand, the
H'Puing or tne powers of body and
biam for the combat.
And when in action she betrays the
Mime rencentrnted vigor In her attack.
mtvc return lob return te the net
a swift exchange nt point -blank
range and there, in the majority of
eases n quick and effective coup de
grace.
1 She gives the impression of bounding
about, net awkwardly, but with the
i long, graceful gait of the running
! panther. She has a cat-like surcne.s
I of tread. And she is nlnn times out
of ten In the exact strategic spot where
bhe ought te be.
"My theeiy is te make your gnme
ns varied as possible, ' she says, when
this matter of tactics is uppermost
ist. 'T
that-
trekes,
I noticed thnt Mr. Tilden does
the battle
But for the rest, when she lays aside
ber racquet, removes the eyeehsde and
reveals the smooth' brew hair parted
ever her brew, he becomes Just a
y A. taBa
EVENING PUBLIC
young girl in n middy blouse with sun
tnnncil arms and red lips parted In a
linlf cmharrnsM'd smile.
Secluded Life Preceded
March Toward Victory
She talks composedly, but with the
n'llviifn tit lier ni-e Klin ling llveil n
cclmlee lif.. fee the mMt nnrf. rnnnn.l
'"-" -.".- . -.
enlv recently with n whirlwind excur
sion upon lipids as new, In the course
of which "lie litis done much nnd seen n
great deal in u very nliert time.
Small wonder, then, thnt her speech,
reluctant in the presence of strangers,
oft nnd low-pitched nnd mulenl, I
studded with the nnme of fnmeus men
nnil fnmniia -itneefl. tncntlnne.1 .t'ttlmt,
ostentation in terms of unstudied "',en wmr" snp lueus w,lu ,nver- llow llew
fnmill.iritv. k I Pvcr' fivp c'''u"' min yct e,nPe before
In it appear again and ngnin such!,,,,,, ,uch rn ,, )n fl '
words as Hide,,. Johnrten. Jdrrest T,,ero arc t,(ls0 ,, d f , h
Mills, l.ongweod, Mnllery, O Ilnra
Weed, Pnttmeii, I,cnglen, et nl., hut
ulwnjN with the correct prefix disdained i
I by a fend nnd familiar public, ns though
! "In innde the conscious concession of
youth te age.
I It is nlwnys "Mr. Johnsten." ".Mrs.
Mnllery." "Mile. I.englen." She sneak
U if ll rnUHfii't if t Ii it xn riPAnt ntinn nn
ci.brcd Rrl ..peaks of her ciders.
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Thnt, however, Is quite In keeping with la onether three years she will be na
her general demeanor, which Is tbnt of unjj champion!
'he lady In all ways, for which she has
te Mess her mother, who nocempa
her, and Jier father, whose ni
.duties keep him nt home,
Mrs. Wills, by the wny, Is the m
of lier daughter te any eve. Sh
the same erect carriage, the same
ci.i.1 ln.ntl..l n..,ccaW,n ,1... or......
i null iiiuitni'ii .iii.-iivii, mw fiiiui'
level gray e.ves. She speaks, as does
her daughter. In low tones, full of
cadences and surprising little inflec
'Ions. She Is taller, but her
step is
ughter.
he Heht. vigorous step of her dough
I.Ike her daughter, tee, she Is a person
, of unusually quick perception, with n
knnck of seeing a great deal in one
swwptng. all-inclusive glance.
J "Only one thing mother has net been
able te teach me at all. and that Is te
ew. says Helen smilingly.
, , , .
"I never would learn te sew. because
i simpiy can i .., , l K.- '',gn0(1 6hnpe te ploy, wouldn't It? And
nervous te sit still nnd jutf move the r kn(jw that o,je 0Rn,t ,n g0O, phap(j
ends of my fingers and think of nothing ',,,,., n,ntv of sll.. Thnf - .....
much.
Likes te Design, Net Sew
Her Own Costumes
"But I dp love te design my dresses.
I would rather weik out dpsigns than
de nn ether thing except tennis. I
I design ever.vthing I wenr, even if serae"?
body else does sew them.
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Teu see, I have nlwviys loved te
draw. I feel mere natural interest In
that than most anything. When I get
through at the University of California
I want te go te a great art school and
become a great artist Bat I suppose
I'd better start college before I think
I
A M
nbeut getting out of It. I have Anether
year at school yet, you knew."
Even in this, her avocation, this re-
markabie jeung lndy has reduced every -
thing te nn orderly relationship In her
own mind.
iiui ., t. .iiV . . .
"With these two things-tennis and
t t (I , In
occupied mean, sne says, "Because,
you see, i can ue one out 01 doers una I
one ut oers, se thnt when the sun shines
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I linvc something I leve te de, nnd
u.,n It mins 1 still hl- ,nm..l,l
In reserve."
Since she has been East the idea has
entered her mind of becoming n student
n ' nt tl10 I'eniislnnin Academy of the
, I Fine Arts in riilladelphla, n prospect
j ipen wiucn sne ioeks witu javer. Hew-
ever, five jenr? must yet elnps0 before
, hit ptinuuim; uui,iiii-i uumc te nn enti,
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"Yetl SCI '' MlR SHI'S. nilHlni- fnrtll
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'ler "'""d In the unconscious gesture
, which she uses when she Is very inter-
- esu'd, "out home we de net have syra
I'hen.v orchestras and really first-class
dramatic offerings. Ihe stars, I mean,
f the legitimate stnge de net play en
'he Teat; they stay In the East,
' "l have se wanted te go te concerts
nnd P'nys while I'm here, but I can't,
ca,,'T ' "lrap!,y hnTe ! be ln b,w,,by
10 ' vU'Sk ,thc IatPSt' ntl ihltt
- "PejH everyth ng.
I After coming all these thousands of
mpH J( weu)(, ,)0 tt,rHb,p no( (Q be ,
( meit important thing in keeping jour
' self in condition sleep nil you can and
'as early as jeu cnn. Don't go te bed
late nnd then make It up by sleeping
late In the morning.
"Seme day I'll come en East Just for
holiday and go te everything, but I
" lnnh'l IZ?
et, ns alie is te tell of herself and
hiielly ns she tellB it, the nmnzing sterv
' el Helen vvius provides oeuntinnt loeq
for ,10Ught te these who yearn nftcr
achievement.
Della Were Toe Stupid
Even in Her "Kid" Days
,"- ttvi'ria'BeTkeler, CaUli.," she
said when at last induced t speak of
LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, :
rr AW'VMflOnHiy .? ' r (vtK')' -,... W
lentils and art, then, are her major ... !-.... j. n , ., I hnclt.hnml tHiet nnd tnlte It en venrllnir nlie.-wl of t, i,ell .1..' -..
nles interests, but ilclen Wills Is one whee .... ., . . fnrchnml. lust because veu're nfrnl.l von ' where It ...111 fll
ed.cnl wind r-inges everywhere and takes iev , &""1. lu." m"..nu. ' mu., '"" "emP,M . ,, ".u ... I, v. ' " , a' a ... " T", ...... . . .
in mi,,.. p i ' in i . , I tennis plnyers mat it is confusing te """ ""- ........ . , ... mini mm urives sne puts her
in Mint it finds. She is eager te hear , ,, . r .. .,,. . J" , ,,i overhand, and let it beunce. shoulder lnte-it. ns n rm, ,!. .i,u.
nther Piou iiihmc and te attend geed plajs, . . mBM ... . . ' ,h..,. instead of taking it In the nir; never, Ing her welcht from the .,. V
e has ""'" '"" net nlwnys available in her," '" '". '.'. ' "'ite mnke n weak shot betnuse miu'iu the front .i, ........'
i , imiivn Vtnin or l"1' "uiir, , - , ,, . """i,i "vii'iiiik Hie
bright N""1' .Viltc. I nfrni. te trv a hard one. ball aeiess wth n rntv nf nn.. n,i
AID HER CLIMB TO
I her history, "My father Is a surgeon,
Dr. C. A. Wills. When I was a llttlu
,rl l hai J,,,8 but I d,(ln't llk them
1 much Af,er thy lmd bcen ftl- dressed
j ,,p nmI arranged nnd set about in a row
,hl'y J"" 8at tn,re antl looked at
i them nnd they looked at me. They were
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.......it BllipiU, X LUVUB..v, UV, TCfJf gUUM
companions.
leve dogs. Dogs are wonderful.
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ever the hills, and we always payed
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K.-r. ill.'!!, Ul-.... u l'Ur8 uK
I wfls thirteen then father started
te ntnv tcnnln with me. I III oil if nn
I niuci, tMat we played nil the time. t '
I Mtillt fflher hns never hnil th. leUi.re,
, t0 piny c0ugh tennis te become awfully
' g0O(i, se thut 1 seen get se that I could
. , . -1
Helen Wills in action
bent him. flew long did it take?
Well.
I think It was about half a yenr.
"Then I started te play with ether
people nt our tennis club. Yeu see. one
of the largest tennis clubs en the Coast
Is in Berkeley, se thcre were plenty te
piny with. I nlwnjs tried te piny with
somebody better than I, or at least some
te ntnv tennln with me. I Illml if nn - - Jfli l ft J vLA
ii iii ii idriifi 'iimb ii'tw ii ' . jmur , rtk.-.- . A
one whom I could hardly beat. I was wonder seniPtlmes whether she does net
trying hard te lenrn the game, and I ' waste some of It, but she knows tennis,
thought that the one way te de It was te nnd 'hat Is her style of game."
see hew th" geed ones did It." Further than this she would net say.
Further questioning elicited the fact, ! putting away with n flutter of her small
which shp had net Intended te mention. brown bands n suggestion thnt she dl
that within a year she steed en equal tourse further en the interesting sub
terms with most of the men of the club ject of recent international women's
and far outshone virtually nil of the matches,
women. I "But te finish whnt I was saying,"
"I don't knew why It Is, but the ' she pursued, "I made it n wle te pln
women haven't much Interest In the ! nt lenst twice a week, and practice nil
game out West," she remerked. naren-I tllP ,lme" whether playing or net. 1
thetically. "Perhnps it's because It's
an nil-year-round sport there; I don't
knew. At any rate, Western girls don't
tnke n tenth of the lnteren ln tennis1
Likes Eastern Courts
Better Than These in West
"Wn de net have turf eniirtu In ,.
Wti eIlher At home we pay
hat emtta whicn RrB net nenr, sn
hard as you'd Imagine, although harder
than turf or clay. We also have ce
ment courts, but I don't like them ; the)
ere tee hard en eyes and feet.
"What we need out home te develop
tennis is mere big events, some of the
larger tournaments. But, of course, we
are tee far away for that. California Ih
wonderful, but, of course, most of the
people de live In the East.
"In spite of that, we de have some
geed tennis players, as I think any ene
will admit."
There was no argument te that and
she continued :
"Mr. Johnsten, who is from the
Coast," she gave this Item of informa
tion with naive gravity, "Is the most
wonderful player In thp world, I think.
I have watched him many times, and
every time T nm surprised at what a
wonderful game he plays. I think he 'is
only beaten sometimes by greater speed,
bnt nobody can play as well an he,"
Inte the treacherous quicksands of'
comparisons, which she branded as
odious, ehe refused te venture. In such
matters she preserved ' golden silence,
SEPTEMBER 5, 1922
TENNIS WORLD,
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Jlf
rTreru:,. ,t, je
1 I Ml
", ?&& W ll cVh ?Z e"2 iw,s.
nor would she say anything dcrogaten
te any plover, holding te the theen
that If one cannot speak well of nnetlier1
It It better te held peace. Truly, here
Is wisjem t
She. had unstinted praise, however,
for Mile. I.englen.
"She Is n erj, very geed plajer,"
''he said earnestly. "I think the bet
woman player 1 have seen. She is vers
, , handles her racquet beautifully nnd
fights hard. Slip Is very graceful, tee.
I like te watch her piny. She plays se
very hard and uses se much energy 1
mean, jeu can practice in jour mind,
I eypn W,,PU 011'rc ""t en a court.
I "nut the KrPnt t,l,nK is ,,cver ,0 com"
Premise en n shot ; never te run nreunil
Here's Real Wonder Girl!
Really Likes Her Sclvoel
"Ml this time I was at school," sin
continued, "and that reminds me, I'll
he two weeks Inte for school when I go
back."
"You'll hate thnt, of cenrse?" wns
the Irenic comment.
"Oh, but I will, renlly," she pre
tested, "because I'll have te make up,
everv lit t le bit of work I'vp missed. I'd
much rnthpr tle it in the usunl wny, it's
much easier. Yeu sec, I hnve math nnd
English and chemistry and lets of things
which I must learn In order te get Inte
the University, nnd it's no excuse en u
college entrance exnm te sny that you've
been In the East playing tennis. I have
ene mere jear nt school, nnd then I'll be
n lowly freshman. I wonder what
it's like?"
She paused, nnd It was clear that her
mind was busied with these mysterious
terrors of the first year of college with
which rumor assails the bearding-school
seiler.
"I don't care, though," she said Im
pulsively, "I'll go through with it, nnd
I'll probably have lets of fun. I'll play
a let of tennts, and I'm going te spe
cialize In art, se that I'U be happy, I'm
sua..
"When X iytfr eeDegt TO really
I . . . ... . . .. '"I1 lm llnH her feet under ncr nt all
be able te Btudy art nerieusiy. Teu
can't learn anything In school , of
course. They don't have god enough
lrstructers, for ene thing,
"Hut when I get into the nnlmrelty
I'll be able te go about It In the right
way. 1'hey have n very geed depart
ment therp, nnd I'll try nil the different
waya of drawing, ouch as oils nnd black
nnd whlte and pastel, and I'll find out
Just what suits me, Then I'll go ahead
and learn nil I can,
"Jiifct new I like design best, and I
knew just eneugh nbeut It te knew hew
much there"la te learn. I have alwnys
Waiting for her next match
loved te mike designs, and I design
everything 1 wear."
At that moment she had en aislmplp
green thing, fashioned of heavy lineji,
in se far ns the crude masculine per
ception could ascertain, but having nn
air of authenticity about It smacking
of vaguely remembered fashion plates.
The effect, in short, was pleasing and
altogether smart. Evidently, she is one
who can reeoncile her own Ideas with
the prevailing mode, without destroying
the individuality of either.
Leeks Younger en Court
Than Her Sixteen Years
On the courts the wears n mlddv
bhnisp and tie, and a short skirt, with
l her f.iee Imlf l.lil.l.m hv the. vtnr ur
smoothly patted hair gleaming in the
sun. Thus nttlred bhe leek's n great
deal mere jeuthftil than in her ether
habiliments, nnd this impression con
tributes,,, no doubt, te the nmnzpincnt
with which spectators watch her piny.
1 or It Is amazing, the spectacle of
this slight girl playing with nil the
"'' "" Power of a man, nnd n verj
"n01' mnn ut ''"' It 'i a mnn'.s game
,,ml s,,e P'ny8i learned nt the hands
of men, stamped with the power antl
speed of n man.
She holds her racquet easily but
firmly in her band, nnd she moves it
as part of herself. It leaps out en
the volley as naturally und smoothly ns
one would put out his hand te catch
n ball. It meets the speeding sphere
cleanly nnd decisively, with unfailing
accuracy. There is a small round spot
in the center of it. visible when the
sun shines upon it nt a certain angle
indisputable evidence of a geed eye.
She moves nbeut the court smoothly,
without these sudden bursts of agonized
. speed which come of being caught out
nf Pn,ili,n. She thinks as she gees,
anticipating her opponent s shots, mev
Unc
ommen eeme
By JOHN
"VTOUU physician will tell you that
I
jeu ought te .be "overhauled" nt
IcaBt once n year.
That mentis submitting te a physical
examination which will reveal whether
jour heart and lungs nnd digestive op-
Iinrntim tne attending properly te their
veiy important business,
Your dentist asks you te come te him
every six nieiths thnt he may lind out
if your teeth, which guaid the gateway
of your digestive tract, are In condition
for duty.
If the doctor's Inspection dlbcleses
anything wrong inside jeu, he has nn
nppertunl'y te cericct it before it be
comes serious.
Your dentist can check a raid bv mi
crobes en n toe'h and put It in shape
te work for jeu for many years longer.
fTUIAT leaves your mind, for which
jour organs and your teeth nre
merely helper, the only part of jour
cosmos whtth hns net regular Inspec
tion. It may be gathering the cobwebs of
prejudice and wrong Ideas..
it may be cultivating habits of
thought, which, If uncorrected, by and
by will make It utterly useless, t
It msy be even? functioning ln a wsy
FAME
times, and her footwork la phenem
cnally geed.
She piny s en aggrearre'ganw, etrrj v
Ing the battle te tne ether side, md
trying always te ecore en every hat.
At times she appears suddenly at the
net, having worked her way there
smoothly that she is en the spot and
In command of the situation before It
Is well realized that she hns deserted
the baseline.
Once there she cannot be forced away
by lobbing, for she will run back and
tnke the shoe en the overhead, still
moving backward, and If It be
turned, there she is again, en her teei
at the net, ready as before. It til
gives the Impression of a well temperctj,
steel spring, which flies back te in
former position as seen as the pressnn
Is removed.
Everything she does In action ll
graceful. There is no trace of thai
nwkwaedness which mars the games el
se marty, even of the best women
players. Thcre Is nn Indefinable polish
bout her strokes, a little air, if you
will, of savelr falre, which remlndl
ene of Xerrls Williams or Johnsten,
That she has been able te acquire thU
finished style In the space of thrM
years is the thing that makes the critics
gasp.
Philadelphia Tournament
Is Her Real Geal New
"My great concern new Is getting
through the junior championships n
Philadelphia," she says. "I'm gelni
te play my very best, and just as hard
as I knew hew. After all, that wai
the real reason I came East, and nil
these tournaments I'vt. been In se fst
have been rather In preparation fei
that.
"I'm going Inte the doubles, tee, wltl
Helen Hoeker, who Is certainly one e!
the best girl plnyers I ever saw.
"We're going te play some exhibition
matches, nlse. I den4t knew just wh,
will play, but I think it will be' Mr,
Tilden or Mr. Johnsten, or somebed
Uke that. T4ils will be n nw experi
ence for me ; I mean playing for the fun
of It. with net much depending or 4
whether we win.
"I'll like thnt, I knew, I never grt
nervous when I ploy, but I de feel till
strain nfterward, especially In the bl
mntches.
"After I hnd played Mrs. Mallery al
Ferest Hills, nnd we hnd stepped and
snt dew;n, I suddenly felt as tired nl
though I had plnyYd all morning. Thai
Isn't like me. because I am used te play-
lug long periods nt n time, and It doesn't .
tire me a bit, because I am prttt
strong,
"It was Just the nervous strain."
It is hardly te be wondered that I
sixteen-year-eld gill should feel seml
strain after bnttllng the rcdeubtabll
.Mella in the finals of rlie national worn
en's championship ; after plnylng through
an entire tournament against the flewel
of America'H women plnyers, and.aftel
defeating all she met, Including Ms)
Sutten Bundy !
It was the latter, by the way, whl
enmp East eighteen years age, nt th
same age sixteen yenrs nnd wen th(
championship; but It must be remem
beretl that conditions then were fai
different. Since these days the quality
of the competition has increased se fnl
that there nre fifty capable plnycri
striving for the crown new where enl
appealed before. '
Stronger Competition
Makes Hener Greater
Hnd thnt schoolgirl of former year)
been pitted against such a player al
Mella Bjurstedt Mallery, could shebaTl
carried off the highest award? It is ex
tremely doubtful, even In the face of th 'l
unquestioned excellence of performance
wiucn sue uispinys teuny. v
AH the mere honor, then, te Hele
Will, who took the first set from tM
great Norwegian nt I.ongweod, and suc
cumbed nt Ferest Hills only nfter I
brilliantly fought contest which brought
these ln the stnnds te their feet ngaU
nud ngnin. '
Never in the history of tennis haa i
girl of her years faced and conquered
such nn array of talent ; never ln tht
memory of the old-timers has a wemai
plnjer put up such a splendid battl
ngainst the long odds of superior ei
perletjce nnd strength.
And many there nre who are prenl
te ngree with the dictum of the grizzled
veteran, which, after all, Is the simples!
explanation of It nil :
"The girl's u genius."
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the sjstem or te spells of needless werrfl
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yr.T this Important and delicate ma-
chine which is Yeu, and upei
which depends your service te yeurse!
and te the world gees without any la
spcctlen whatever !
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pany, in'peace or war, holds a ininutl
dally inspection of his men nnd theli
arms and nminunltien and cquipine""
The captain of a ship gees dally eje
his vessel from the stokehold unil engii"
room te the idiot house und navigatlnj
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Leeking ever jour mentnl equlpmenj
every morning, finding out just hew fit
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nnd getting ready te get rid of themi
will keep you alert and en your tee-l
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a month or a week, there will be M.H
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