The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
LAWN TENNIS GOSSIP.
4. y. MiIdinE. New English Champion,
Dangerous Opponent for AmerIr ans.


4. y. WIIdinG. New English Champion.
Dangerous Opponent for American
Because he viii he one OF Americas most
dangerous opponents In the next Davis
cup matches IN December Anthony Fred
srick Widins. who has won the All England
singles. - one of the most important per-
sonAges in the tennis world Of to-day. His
defeat Of A. W Gore. holder OF the title in
1 the challenge round and his win over Beals
/ c. Wright in the final means that wilding
has improved hts game Of late. In 1905
when the American team went to Mel
/ bourne after the Davis cup Wright beat
wilding by three sets to one. the score then
being %. rs. Is al.
10 Il only natural that wilding should
beat Gore. for the New Zealander Is only
! ~ years OF age, while the Englishman IL ~.
With Wtlding 70 IL a case OF the game being
/ In the blood. for his father, Frederick Wild
ing. seven times made one OF the doubles
which won the New Zealand champion
ships In his early days Anthony was
coached by his father and when 10 won a
handicap singles at the New Zealand cham
pionship tourney. The following year he
won the championship OF Canterbury.
b Then he went TO CambridSs University and
PLAYED against oxford in 1904
In 1908 he won many prizes in open tour
nAments He won the Scottish champion
snip IN ltuf ana INC same year ne GuDt uTed
the singles at Reading. Shen1eld, EPSON
Shrewsbury. Eastbourne and Queens Au-
tumn meeting. at cannes. Barcelona. Paris,
Wie-blden, Homburg. Baden Baden and
nraRus In 1905 he won the South Of France
championship and all three-cornered courts
championships AZ The queens club With
Norman Brooks he won the doubles
championship at Wimbledon in 1907 and
with Major J q. Richie the doubles in
1908 a. Wimbledon. and the same year the
covered courts doubles. mixed doubles.
South Of France championship singles.
the Cannes cup. singles a. Mies baden.
Baden. Diepp@ and numerous other prizes
WildinR made one Of the doubles champions
Of Europ" A. IIomburg IN ISoS and with
Norman Brooks represented Australia
against America IN the Davis cup matches.
when he won the nth and deciding match
from Frederick Il Alexander
Nildlng also represented Australia in the
Davis cup matches OF 1905 and last year
ne won the championship Of New Zealand
Victoria last wear. defeating Norman y
bto2s~ MudinE Won The International
nIrrly Lieutenant IN the KING Colonials
snd along With being a good Crickcter i a
kesn Wotnrcycli>t
The actiVi'v Of the local PLAYERS ~ all
grade will De continued this week. no less
than three tournaments heing under wing
chester double. under the auspices 81 the
WeS''he-fer Country club. viii begin TO
morrow snd there viii he The opening rounds
Of the annual tournament 81 IN" Bronyville
Athletic Nsso"istion. ami ~ thi- latter
nNtur- has drawn good entry 4 j. sure to
store Tor the regular tournament follower
FOR they will have 80 tackle the hudson
River LAM Tennis Association event at the
in the Inc ~ . harpy 20 lucky sort n
arrsneenl@n' fer rlnulns ~ tournament
"a - a -
IN . lev 81 the matches VAS there n referee
and such breaches ~ the rules a. foot faults
the singles he match 20 draw the best
gallery ~ al was that bstvsen Wallace
Holden. ". 81 Vale tn I'VE n' Their.
Das NO referee and for half an hour nr
away for bare NE. and all the time the score
seated around wore shout so women
N" score ~ Who VAS leading Hardly ,
uNhndy knev Correctly eycep' the playsr-
he rr~s,fsn, nhd ,n to- 81 he 6sansa
J avn Tennis club al around and watched
score to those around Neither was there |
= referee Tor -" doubles mat y between !
Johnson and Lyle = Mahan. hut thew |
" backed away and made their own mental
speaking on how the physical condnIo
% tennis player - Of the irst importance !
an "Ng"rt has IN" fnlloNing - say
or perhaps PRIMARY importance 10 tho |
matter NJ one phy-iCal condition In .
tennis NOR. than IN any other game a high .
degree 81 health and vlgor - Indispensable /
requires any extraordinary amour ~
strength "r -ndnrancs but h"cau-e u dos
reru'r" Tor - he-t exposition a COordtna.
iion h"'Seen and command over the
mu~rl"~ - ~" body. witch can only ~
muSol~ are ~ the most healthful condition
ennis demands Jar greater amount q
mus ular CONTROL han baseball. football.
Lacrosse. ho"kev or other outdoor sports
one cannot hii the ball a. hard a. he likes
u must ne kept within hounds and ~ The
same time hu With sunrrieni force 10 make
zach s'rok. ~ effective a. pos-ihle This
calls for far fusr and morn eNaCiinK
eHp' MT 'ur" of energy than needed IN driv-
1r ia making . ten ward plunze through
a. 20 cnahl" him to sNeryiss psrf.-'t CON
troll over zach movement he makes and to
io each -'ruk" hi- strength and agility are
~ li'tl~ Use to him He must 10 able to
,,ar,. stop run hark. jump this way or thar
being ,augtt ont of position for his shot /,
" + evident then that IA addition 10
must possess a high degree Of mus ular
iei,er.iy "" must have legs. arms and
10 NAV h. in rsadinasS 10 make every
'tros" vrh the least possible Ices OF tim.
~ ennri To attain 'ht~ result any sort u
agility viii prove bcneh iai. and particu-
arlv 20 n such ever, i-- trains he eye a. we'll
~ ~" muscles Boxing and fencing are
NCell"ni aidS - this end. e-p~, tally ien"inC.
= hl D. j. splendid for the wrist skating
md -prtniinR arr also useful exercises. par
iCularlN u one j. inr lined 20 no slow on
~ feet OF to get oiIt Of breath qui' kly.
CERTAIN physical culture movements ~
ralur Inch tennis PLAYERS fln to appre-
ia" a. much a. they should are sI,e,'iAi
-err t-.s for strengt heniug the side, All
ioWinal. forearm and NTi~' muscles Wrist
Yer, i-.- are parti. ulnrly 10 10 r~yOm-
nsndeb, upon The strength and feNi-
Iiiitv of the wrist one - absolutely depend
M FOR successful volley and upon the
'oma"h and side mus les for ability to
"TNr strongly and hit hard overhead.
Many Meets for the srhOOIbOys.
Athletic games for boys will he giveniat
'igh'c"u different parks m New York city
o-morroN. According 70 q statement
total entry 81 A.osD has hn~n hand.i m.