Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-14
.II[DEN PLANS TO
| TAKE NEEDED REST
wilI Limit Tennis Activity Con-
siderabIy Before Davis Cup
Challenge Round
aoosTs INDIAN NET PLAYERS

Nam York. July 14.--In every respect
a., ono the Bill Tilden that arrived
49,. 49, on board the steamship from Eng
,.rd was the same Tilden that began
A.. most arduous campaign in tennis
s,.,orv more than fourteen months ago
cheerful, boyish, effervescent.
The only difference was in the mat
A.. of his physical condition. ones
..a.nsnt of his condition may have
s..o influenced by the frequent reports
trom England and France on the SUB
,.o, recently, but he did not look like
,,red athlete, and It was not difficult
J, understand how one Of the British
..;,,cs in commenting on the British
..,ris challenge round. came to refer to
~. worlds champions "convalescent
appearance, - On into any
astails about his condition, ana aIter
s.suring his friends that he was Iee..
;ns fne" changed the subJect. I am
extremely glad to be heme, ne salG'
land needless to say i greatly appreci-
otc the kindly interest OF my tei'o"
Americans in my playing abroad.
He was referring to the numerous
eongratulatory kilograms and letters
that were handed to him. Inc tennlS
champion, however, had a conndehtlal
} chat with Samuel Hardy, the Davis
Gun team captain, after ms G.ter
friends had left, and Hardy ssiu ihteI
that Tilden realized he needed resi-
.nd .ud that. while he would appear In
s.u s.verol tournaments before the Davis
Gnn challenge round he would limit his
activity considerably.
I. nTbs fact is that Tilden was not in
,ood condition during most of the trip,
AID Hardy, although he would be the
last TO advance such an alibi. He was
sfajcted with boils in France to the
srtent that he had to undergo n slight
oneration that laid him up for a few
days Naturally it affected his play
considerably, and under the circum-
stances he deserves great credit for de-
Tending his British championship sue
eessfuily and for winning the world s
hard court tile at st. Cloud.
Asked about his reception in France,
where he had played for the first time
in his career, Tilden said that the
French public was perfectly splendid.
They gave Mrs. Mallory and the other
players from the United States the
warmest possible greeting, and big
crowds attended the matches in Paris.
Their attitude was SO fine that we all
strove to do our best
Referring to frances chances in the
coming Davis Cup series. Tilden sur
prised his hearers by declaring that it
would not surprise him if the team rep
resenting India proved to be the win
ner over the French squad. ''As a
matter Of fact" he explained. Jacob.
who Is the best man on the Indian team
appears to be reasonably sure of both
bis singles matches.
"He is playing fine tennis. Andre
Colbert, regarded as Frances tennis
ace, Is nursing a bad ankle and will
scarcely be able to do himself justice.
The French Government, however, has
advanced a sum of money toward the
expenses Of its team, believing that it
would be desirable thing from the
standpoint of international relations t.
have the French team here this sum
mer. When l left France the under
standing was that they would come
whether they won or lost against
India"
Tilden gave b. l. c. Norton credit
for a splendid exhibition of tennis in the
challenge round at Wimbledon and add :
ed that he was indeed lucky to have
overcome the South Africans long lead
and TO have won after being within a
stroke Of defeat.
He declared that he and Norton are
warm friends and that he hoped to see
him In this country next season. TIL