The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-17
ny ROBERT EDGREN.

MIG IsFnBlent inc famous tennis
champion OF Europe. has so COM
pletely broken down in health that
she will never be seen on a tennis
court again. Her heart. doctors say.
has been weakened by strenuous
competition
This would be alarming but for
another report over the same cable
on the same day to the effect that
Mile. Lenglen Is fairly aching to re-
turn to America and show up the
people. who criticized her for with
drawi9 from contests on her tour
last summer and that next year she
will astonish the world with her
brilliant Victories which will be
more dramatic than her late down
fan"
Thls-vor perhaps. ia better say.
these--being the case, Wen await
Mile. Lenglen's next appearance be-
fore deciding whether she's through
or not. In any case the French
woman champion will have n chance
to show what she can do. IL she
wants to. for Mrs. Mallory plans 60
ing abroad next season 10 compete
In both the English and the French
championships.
He's Going to Work.
big Bill" Tilden Ia likely TO be
missing when the British tennis
championships are contested for
again. Tilden--only foreigner who
ever turned the trlck--has won the
British title twice. He says he will
not defend 1t In 1929. as he intends
to buckle down TO business.
Tllden's real reason for staying
at home may be the defense of the
Davis cup. Tilden and Johnston are
the outstanding American singles
stars. Tllden will be as good next
year as he was last season. All he
needs Is rest. Johnston has
slipped back a bit and Is thinking
OF retiring. Tilden played so many
championship matches and Travelled
so much last season that he was
stale and below his best form at the
end.
The real menace TO United States
tennis supremacy will come from
| Australia, where the veteran Nor
man Brookes is concentrating his
efforts In developing cup winning
combination,
He brought out young j. o. An
| derson, who reached the semifinals
at Morton. losing only after bitter
struggle with Wallace Johnson.
Brookes is also grooming Gerald
| Patterson. former holder OF the Brit
ish trophy. Not satisfied with de-
veloping young stars, Brookes Is pre-
pairing TO invade this country again
himself.
Now over 40 years of age. Brookes
will not go through the strain OF
the singles competition. but will uti-
llze his cunning In the doubles
where Americans have not shown sc
we'll For many years Norman
Brookes has been one of the won
ders OF the tennis world. and Tllden
wants to stay al home and save him
self for the task of repulsing the in
vasion from the antipodes.
A "Safc" Match.
There's talk in France OF match
Ing .Rattling Sikh" Senegales'
boxer, with Georges Carpenter. six
outpointed Paul--5ournce and CAV
him i5-round beating withou
being able To knock him out
Journee was Carpenters sparrtni
partner when Georges was training
to fight Dempsey. Shortly befor'
the CarpentiersD Dempsey fight Jour
nee- met Charlie Weinert, whit
knocked the tall French heavy
weight for a goal with little loss o
! time. so completely outclassing hin
that there was practically no con
, test.
! France Is naturally anxious 4
r see Carpenter I'm action again, n
3 he has done little fighting at hom
D since the war Matching him will
= a man who couldn't knock GU
l Journee In IS rounds is a perfsctt
! safe proceeding, so far as Carpen
! tier Is concerned,
; Stalking out Claims.
Lew Tender claims the light
! weight championship on the pie
I that Benny Leonard refuses to de
. fend II, although offered good purse
d, or percentages 10 fight Tender
/, Rocky Kansas claims the title OF
the ground that no recently took
! l5-round decision over Tender Il
New York
! A Tribute.
don't often write about athlete
Z who have gone over the range" 10
r several reasons.
: The world isn't such a merry oil
. Iplace that it's good 10 dwell on tn
Y things that sadden. Still. now an
! then names flash through the new,
r for the last time and can hardl
: 'be passed BY, II gave me a shocl