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The Blindfold Cigarette Test • * * a ’ A--_ . ¦ : “ ~ 26 SPORTS." THE EVENING STAG. TrASHTNfiTON. TV. 'C. TTESP'AT. ATOUST 21' 1*1282 svonr&r Veterans Star in Womens Tennis : Richards at Last to Gain by Turning Pro hunter with a gun in a gameless MANY IN TRACK MEET. REFORM country. Pyle did not make enough GERMAN GIRL TENNIS STRONG, OLYMPIC money to encourage him to promote Approximately 2.000 athletes were to FRENCH NET TEAM MATCHES another tour and none of the other ; compete in the annual city interplav- WIN EASILY URGED BY WILSON KOZELUH star playqrs would consider the idea STARS IN SQUABBLE ground bojat' championship track THREE of turning What with get professional. which was to under way early today ¦* “ EVEN WITHOUT LACOStE - newspaper writing and other pursuits on Plaza Field. J * plans By th* Press. in which their were furthered bv Associated By Assorlated Press. I the their tennis reputations, there was no BERLIN. August 21. —German ten- . CHICAGO. August 21 .—ls America SUM good why they FAIR should. MAY nis interest has been transferred for NET reason United AT NATIONAL NETS BY VINCENT RICHARDS. I The late tennis season in the ‘ !'s to make a better showing in future of activity its the moment from the playing courts to * American Professional Tennis Champion. I State? should be chock-full ij Olympic games, it must select team Richards Leaded at Chanre. the law courts, where Frau Aussem, j with so many foreign player? taking onlv on the basis of past performances cool, deliberate playing of In Popularity Likely to So Vincent’s activities were confined mother of the German woman tennis Rene will be mussed this part in the various championships. and not from special tryout events. Czech’s to writing for the papers, wherein he Be Among Favorites Lacoste i players there champion, Cecile Aussem. and Frau von Brass Would French Wilson, athletic Tack year at Forest Hills. The Wim- jaddition to the R, L "Tug” director enjoyed no advantage over any simon- Reznlcek. couqueror of Fraulein Aussem ! will be Englsih ana Australian teams. of Northwestern University, believes. S. bledon titleholder has twice won Jack are just, returned from Make Job Good for U. pure amateur. When the American in recent matches, are in litigation. for Title With Helen THEthe United States national sin- I Gerald Patterson and Hawkes Wilson, who has Davis cup team went abroad Richards The legal actions grew out of Frau follow- recent; games at Amster- gles He needed only one jof course well known to tennis the Olympic left, this barren field and went with Aussem’s charge that Frau von Reznl- Talks on championship. Put most of American track and field victory (o have his name inscribed ers in the United States. j | dam, said the Racketer. them in his capacity as writer. And oek employed hypnotic influence to de- Wills Left Out. more English team are athletes, vccrc tired and stale a on the historic bowl, along with those I the members of the < ; especially, when the opportunity of barnstorming feat her daughter. Frau von Reznlcek I the who making their first visit here, : from their strenuous efforts in the try- retraction of the charge of other immortals of game and couldn't have with Kozeluh opened up, he remained demanded a have been fortunate enough to gain j Young Austin is considered the best j jout in this country BY LAWRENCE PERRY. on the other side. and when this was refused she soundly DlillerTires Rv (hr Press. only: better. GEARCD-TO-TWE-POAO Associated three triumphs in this championship jof the English players, There is i done anv havp a There is ather a pathetic side to boxed Frau Aussem’s ears Frau Aus- hills, n y.. August 21 reaching i "i believe our boys would done YORK. August 21— After : Lacoste's reason for not. coming to | one drawback to his pro | Richards' abandonment, of amateurism. sem thekeupon entered suit, for “insult- —They may talk about Jack he is He ran-the! | twice as well if it hadn't been for those year or two as a tennis ; assault” Reznicek America this year is simply that heights, and that is physical. j energy Vincent | Today, without any question, he would ing and Frau von re- Britton in boxing and Old Jack father's business, and so i match, and j trvouts.” he said. "Their was player, in which time taliated with action for of I going into his j not stand a hard five-set j eagerness to make the has had no oppor- be the leading tennis player in the “defamation Quinn in base ball, but tennis from now on will not be able to give : unless I intss my guess this will al- j | sapped by their Richards United States with all the honors and character." Forest and get that trip abroad, but they NEWtunity of working at his adopt- original has produced three women who ¦ so much time to tennis. He wanted to wavs hold him back.. Against Lacoste , team emoluments that accrue to an athletic Frau Aussem made the male athletes backed pretty well j j tried just as hard as any one could try. ed profession, a good job has opened in letter the of have | try just once more for the National ! at Wimbledon he played beautifully for; good ath- figure so prominent. In the opinion of charge a to president Then, too, there many . stamina that | for him. _ off the boards for defies title, felt should follow sight were up , . the German Tennis after j but he that he , three sets, only to be a pitiful in home, who had off days at Mr. Wightman of Boston it is possible Federation the vears. | jotes loft at He and Karel Koueluh of Czechoslo- outstanding her daughter's defeat in games on the 1 his father's wishes | the last set. The French title holder j tryouts like anv good up for a series for an amateur, such as, If it were not for the presence of However, by the the Harvard vakia have Just signed for Riviera and at. Breslau. Prior to these the team selected i ran him from side to side until at last j the future. I hope matches, of which will be instance. Tilden. to earn between Helen Wills, which makes the result of ; French Lawn Tennis to 1 whether the ref- athlete does. In of the first $15,000 and $20,000 a year as an ama- matches no German player had been Association it became a question j selects its Olympic team from Prague, the second in Lon- the present women's national cham- j come to the United States is mighty crec would have to make Austin stop America played in teur. whereas a professional In this able to conquer Cecile. pionship tennts tournament, almost a | oast performances of the year and not don and third In Berlin. If the tour The tennis federation has strong. even without Lacoste. In a state- playing. do if will | country is lucky if he earns $5,000. disquali- conclusion. Mrs. May Sutton | day said that from special tryouts. If must so is well supported, no doubt the two . ified Frau von Reznicek for six weeks, foregone meat the oher Lacoste boy only may j showing.’’ European | in listening to the siren voice of Bundy. Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory vic- The is 21 and overcome 1 it hopes to make a better carry their rivalry to other | it, pending Investigation of the affair. She i he fully expected to see the team condition during the next few : that several I Brother Pyle would appear that Vin- and Mrs Hatel Hotchkiss Wightman its American this Wilson denied imports centers of lawn tennis enthusiasm. shortsighted. pros- has appealed from this penalty on the torious in matches. In addition to skill with a of the track and i cent was Dazzled by would be among the favorites for the will, of course. years rack- J members American is very popular in England, ground that her pugilistic activity did Cochet and Borotra must be in perfect physical broke training rules. The Kozeluh jj pects of quick money he neglected to title. Yet it is 24 years since Mrs. Bundy ! carry the heaviest burden so far as the et. one field team He it, was who coached the leading j| consider the demonstrated economic not constitute a violation of the tennis won this same title, while Mrs. Wight- younger condition. One can easily understand track at Amsterdam was poor, but all; year, acrom- rules, but was an act of self-defense, singles are concerned. But the in I voung British players this | j fact that cash of the sort, very rarely man first gained the championship hack : members of the team. Landry, Brjgnon, this situation when we consider that athletes were handicapped that re-; pushing wonders with young Austin and from necessary to restore her honor. J spcct. he I I jcomes any enduring source. in 1909 and Mrs. Mallory rose to the Brossus and Debuzlet. must not be ¦ men like Tiltien and Lacoste train all explained. Higgs in particular. At the end of the ! j any his height? At rate those who admired in 1913. ! taken too lightly Each plays an ex-j; the year round and practice their j Wimbledon fortnight the Czech was i technical prowess on th» courts will TURF VETERAN DEAD. All three won their first-round cellently rounded game, and during the j 1 strokes every day. called to the official marquee and there wish him well in his European venture.
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