The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23
MISS SUTTON WILL
PLAY IN ALL EVENTS
Reaches Liverpool in the Best
of Health and Spirits,
Ready for Battle.
WOMEN MAY ARRANGE
INTERNATIONAL MATCHES
Wishes TO Meet Mrs. Chambers
Again: Considered the Best
English Player.
.rrihnne snacial SnortInr service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
LONDON, June 22.-Miss' May SUIT
ton, the American tennis player, reached
Liverpool on the last trip of the White
Star liner Cedric in the best of health
ard spirits She said: II shall certain
" 10 my best 10 reverse last season S
result in the English lawn tennis cham
pionship. At The same time, | have
not q ghost of an idea as to what my
prospects of success are. You see, |
have not been playing on grass in
America. and although / carried off the
honors in the indoor tournaments over
there, the form OF the American girl
tennis PLAYERS is really not quite up TO
that of the girls in this country,
"Bave ! improved since my last
visit3 Well, ] guess | haVe-st least
| think l have. My play with the back:
hand stroke is considerably better. lt
l succeed in getting through the rounds
in the English championship tourna-
ment, I shall be delighted TO meet once
again Mrs. Chambers (Miss D. X. Doug
las), but ] would not suggest that you
should, as the sporting people say, back
me. Mrs. Chambers is everIastingly
steady in her play. She is fine, and well
deserves the honor of being the English
lady champion
Miss Sutton expressed her intention
of competing in all the principal tennis
tournaments. She regretted that the
American championships were played
for at the same time as the English
ones, consequently preventing her re-
gaining the title of American lady lawn
tennis champion, which was hers two
years, and went to another lady last
year during Miss Sutton s visit to Eng
land. During Miss Sutton s stay in
England she will be the guest of Mrs.
George Hillyard, at Thorpe Satchill.
Leicester. In order TO fit herself for the
AllEngiand championship at Wimble
don on June,25, Miss Sutton will defend
her title 10 the Welsh championship at
the cup twice. 4 third win VIII give
her possession Of the trophy.
Talk of the series of international
matches between the women of America
: and OF Great Britain is renewed. and
assurances are given that definite ar
rangements viii be made to hold the
first match in America some time III
August Of next year. Edwin Sheafe.
president Of the Longwood Cricket club,
Boston, announced his intention of pre-
senting a cup TO the English and United
States lawn tennis associations, 1t is
said that New York lady prominent
in tennis circles is also willing TO offer
a cup. Miss Sutton will consult with
her English friends regarding the inter
national matches. Miss Eastlake-Smith,
Miss Violet Trickney. Miss T. Lowther,
ana Miss c. Wilson would make d strong
team for England.
As Miss Douglas, Mrs. Chambers
went through the whole Of last season
without a single reverse. On her first
appearance in public as Mrs. Lambert
Chambers she sustained defeat. This
event happened at Surbiton in the final
Of the Surrey championship, and the
first lady to overcome the title-holder
since the autumn of 1905 was Mrs.
Sterry, the heroine of SO many battles
In the courts. Her victory by two sets
20 love az games to y was fully earned
on the relative form displayed Mrs.
Sterry played better tennis than her
rival. Her back k-handed returns along
the line were perfection, and her "lob.
bing" was the best of It's kind. In
service Mrs. Lambert Chambers was a
bit better than her rival, but She hardly
ever looked like winning.
The final of the gentlemen g cham
p1onship was between A. W. Gore and
J. 6. Ritchie. Both are past the youth
ful stage, but each amply demonstrated
that the good play Of former days had
not been forgotten. 1t was the best
Of five games, and Gore won three off
1ue Iesl, puJ IL WdS DY no means a
runaway, victory. Ritchie kept his man
going all the time, but superior placing
beat him. So close were some of the
games that deuce was called about a
dozen times before the result was
achieved. Nearly all the play was from
the back line, the men rarely approach
ing the net, and q smash was almost
an unknown quantity. The winning
figures were 6-3, 6-2l, 6-3. H. Pollard
and J. B: Ward won the open doubles.
beating the Australian pair, S. q, Doust
and G. G. Sharp, by three sets TO two
co., 6-3, Is, 2-6, 6.4). Mrs. Lambert
Chambers had some consolation for her
defeat in the championship, as with
Miss C. NJ Wilson for a partner, she
won the ladies' open doubles, the pair
defeating Miss Boothby and Miss
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