New-York tribune., 1919-10-28
Danes Display
Genuine Skill
With Rackets
Show Superiority Over
Swedes. Firms and Norwe.
gians; Champion l. 40
BY Fred Hawthorne

The growth III lawn tegnis Is world
VIDE. Countries and peoples that we
have never associated III our minds
with the great game are taking it up
with increasing vigor and enthusiasm.
This seems to be particularly true in
the scandinavian countries. 1t re-
requires no great stretch of the imagi-
nation to picture Sweden, Denmark,
Finland and Norway taking leading
mart in international matches Of the
future.
\ day or two ago Erik Paiin, sport
sag editor Of the Stockholm Dagblad, ="
:ae leading ne~spaper of Sweden. called
en me. intent uDon gathering certain
data about tennis in this country, our
greatest players and such other matters
as might prove useful in the campa gn
Sweden $ launching to bring the game
TO the fore in that part of the world.
According TO Mr.. Pullin there are
seYera really fine players in Sweden,
one of whom. {. Setterwall, ranks as
the best in that country. although he is
now abou- forty years old. Setterwall.
paired with Mrs. Sigfrid Flick. finished
AS runners-uD IN the mixed doubles in
tne last Olympic games IN Stockholm
anG the lady in gues ton, Mrs. Flick, is
herself the leading feminine exponent
of the courts IN NWeCen. She tempo
4arily retired after The outbreak OF the
VA and was succeed ed as champion br
Mss Stromberg. new and promising
player Last season, however, Mrs.
isick returned to the game and again
won the national title.
Back-court Players
Mr.. Palm declared that there are
severa' other men players on the other
SIDE who are rapidly approaching Set
terwaits class, among these being T.
Gronfors. L Anderson, E. Benckert, A
Weunergren aud {. kempe, the last Of
whom paired with Setterwall, reached
1he seml-nnal round Of the men 5
doubles in The Olympic games at
Stockholm.
F Ae S@edisu players are mainly back
T0aFt PLAYERS. 1t seems, but some Of
the younger men and women are rapid
.g acquiring the technique Of the net
anu overhead game. and Mr.. Paliin de
clarss they are very good" Stockholm
Is the great tennis centre in Sweden,
but there are several large tennis clubs
along the coast line. and there are turf
rs we'll as clay courts.
The Danes. too, according TO Mr. Pal
lin, are taking to the game famously
In fact, IN recent international matches
between Sweden, Denmark and Finland
the honors were about evenly divided
with the Danes wee bit superior.
Short Outdoor Season
Each year in Sweden there are two
national chang plonship tournaments, the
ssvered court and the outdoor court
events. Most OF the play takes place
intacr, however. owing to the very
short outdoor eason-from June to
September.
Mr.. Pailin was exceedingly interested
n the great Development of lawn tennis
in the Jaiged States and was particu-
larly anxious TO see men like Johns tor
and Tilden, Williams and Murray, in
action. Pictures of Mrs. Franklin l.
Mallory, the former Miss Molla Bur
stedt OF Norway; Miss Mary x. Browne,
Mrs. George W. Wightnan, Miss Mar
ion Zinderstein and Miss Eleanor Goss
caused the Swedish sporting editor to
exclain; lis II not possible to see
these ladies play now"
Mr Palm expects 20 be in this coun-
Try until the END of December, and in
'he interval viii travel extensively
visiting different tennis centres and
getting acquainted with conditions over
here