The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
MAYSUTTON RETURNS
HEIR SUCCESS HAS RRgv0LUTrONIz-
 ED THE TWO CONTINENTS.
California Girls Colecffoa of Prizes, Silver and Plate, Calculated To Ex- cite the Suspicious of the Cus-
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New York World.

New York World.
 Miss May Sutton, the American girl who has rested from the Britons their most cherished lawn tennis trophies. returns to this country In few days the acknowledged worlds queen vf the courts.
 This 20-year-old California girl has brought about new era in lawn tennis for women here and abroad. In Amer lea the influence is shown in the in creasing number of women players that have turned out for the tournaments this year. On the other side 1t has made certain an invasion of the Unit ed states by the foremost English we- men to compete for the newly offered international challenge cup, the first ever hung up for women in any braeh of sport.
 With her Miss Sutton brings prizes. silver and plate, which may well cause the eyes of customs officials to bulge and make them imagine the diminutive girl has in some manner contriyed to secure, the stock of Piccadilly silver smith. Of the collection the magnff1- cent Welsh cup, valued at s60o has been won outright by Miss Sutton. Then there is the first prize for the All Eng fish championship. which is also her F -sonal property; and the All Eng land championship cup on which the AIlcTlEdU klTl ndo BOW WOn NWC tO5Ss the prize for the AL England mixed doubles. the Kent championship prize: the mixed doubles prize ar Beckenham. second prize at the Northern champion ship second prize in the Manchester doubles and Lord Bute's cup.
 This is a wonderful array. and in no other branch of sport has a player from this country ever approached the succesc, Miss Sutton has achieved on thfs her third thur abroad
 All England Sfarvels.
 In all England they have never seen such powerful driving as that of the American girl. She hits the bau with full arm sweep of the racquet and places so accurately that she soon has her opponents at disadvantage. Then Miss Sutton displays an amazing amc unt of energy and fs tireless in her foot work. There is secret about this which she fdfvulged while playing in the St. Nicholas Rink tour- nament in this city last April. before she sailed for England. Since her early schooldays Miss Sutton has been fond of long walks and running. Often she takes two and three mile cross- country runs so as to preserve her en- durance and sustain her wind"
 It was her abundant health and en- durance which made 1t possible for her to defeat Mrs. Chambers and Miss Tu- pie Lowther. The latter is rated as the most expert al1-around woman ath- lete in England, and 1t is expected that she will be a member of the invading team of ,Britons next year. Miss Low ther is a winner of championships at lawn tennis, at polo and fencing, and holds prizes as a boxer of no mean ability. The annals of laws tennis in England record her as having once se- verely chastised an impolite official of a tournament in which she was play ing, and having sent the man sprawling in the dirt.
 May Play at Southampton.
 Upon her arrival Miss Sutton is exs pected to participate in some of the women's events in the big tournament at Southampton, l.. T., on the courts of the Meadow Club. Then she will fol- low the crack players to Newport to witness the deciding of the national championships and also 70 take part in some of the informal matches which are always a feature of the gala week at the famous Casino. It is planned to have Miss Sutton meet Miss Evelyn Sears, of Boston. winner of the Amer ican championship this year, in a worlds championship match during the trf-state meeting at Cincinnati early next month Altogether Miss Sutton has worked wonders in setting a new and high standard for the American game of lawn tennis and inspiring a wholesome fondness for the sport