Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-29

Fond of Swimming, Can High
Jump Well and Is StickIer
for Physical Culture.
BY W. H. HOTEL.

Mile Suzanne Lenglen, the twenty
year-old French girl who is rated as
the best tennis player of her sex in
the world, lays her success to physi-
cal condition as well as to her PROV
esS with the racket. She says:
Some people wrongly imagine thJt
tennis is my only hobby. Far from 1t.
In fact. during the last few yeart I
have done almost as much swinging
and have high-jumped four AID
half feet. From my childhood Np L
have done great deal of phyAcal
culture. Many do not attach enough
Importance to rhythmic movements
which develop every part of the body.
A quarter of an hours practice every
day will preserve one in a state of
suppleness and freshness"
Charles S. Garland of/Pittsburgh.
who has played here Several times.
is called by many the /mystery of the
tennis courts" He iy rather frail in
physique. wears ol6-fashioned spec
mark. When you fi4st watch him play
tennis he appears less interested in
the game than any one present and it
is hard for some TO figure out why
he is rated among fhe ten best rack
eters of the country.
But he certainly is a corking good
player. Any racketer, who can take
two sets from this veteran Australian.
Norman Brookes, and come within
point of beating that master court
CRATER must be a star. There is no
Lrealzip to bis service, there appears
to be u lack of sting to his drives. he
is no wonder at volleying and y one
too strong at the net. But he wins
consistently.
ner-up for the national title this year.
it is Garland's amazing steadiness
coupled with an uncanny sII
| for accurate placing that makes MN
the great player that he is. Tllden IN
sfsts that Garland can control the
flight of a tennis ball as big league
pitcher controls a curve Garland can
actually drop a tennis ball within a
| few inches of where he wants 10 put
! it." saws Tilden, land when he is go
| ing right can cut the side lines win
| nassinp shots about eight times out
of ten, If an opponent tries to swap
drives with him Garland Will run
| that rash individual until his tongue
hangs out. If his opponent gets angry
and tries to smash he VIII nno nm
self making enough nets and outs 10
| give the imperturbable Garland the
victory. 1t may not be the most pril.
! liant brand of tennis. and II may Hot
thrill the gallery, as does tne siliash
| ing style of play. but 1t certain! rs
very efficient system Ior pfihs he
home the bacon"
tennis fan is out with the sugges-
| tion that a new plan be adopted lot
| eIig;hiIitv to enter the national SIN
J ples. He would have the hrst tWeh,y
| on the ranking list be maze elisiolI
| and then have a number or sectiotial
| tourneys. like those now played Ioi
title doubles qualification. Then, eA
| cepting any of the hrst tWen.y VIZ
might compete in the sectional events.
II would proportionately allow
| ne If the leading racketers from
| Zach section to make up a bracket
of 12s players.
| A. Charest, Baltimore's leaoihs
+annis nlayer. has only one arm. the
left having been amputated at tns
| aIhow He plays a very neat game VI
tennis. but is handicapped In COVE
ing court by the absence Oh s
loft arm. as it tends to throw MN
| off balance at times. When ne ser'eS
| Charest losses the pan III &c
nth his racket. hits it when IL Is
about a foot above his neaa anu nwift
los TO get in a surprisingly sw'
"a occurate shot 1t would be inter
astinp to see him and Al Howafu u
this CITY. who is similarly aniic.eu,
nIav each other. Howard, VINO olo ny
piay much during the past season;
30 for a number of years, ono OIL
nc hest racketers in Washington.
| A Fl Chaplin, the Springfield. MASS.
| youth. who was runner-up 10 Nlhee'
| richards for the national junior ten
| mis- title. is a freshman at Wiiia
| Tol,ege, He won the fall tournament
| there, defeating Frazer,
of the varsity team. in the nhai'