Evening star., 1921-04-24

tion of Johnston and William I. I'll
Haggett is in Washington on
Snort visit prior to going to Chicago
in connection with his work as a
tennis professional. Tie Mas tutor at
the West Side Club of New York in
1919. and prepared Maurice McLough-
lin, r. Norris Williams and Harold
Haggett. who came 10 this countr! in
in which the Americans beat AUS
tralia and Germany in the prelim-
inaries and Great Britain in the
challenge round.
COnqucrs Many stars.
While Haggett was getting TINS
trio of Americans in condition for
the international competition he de-
feated them in practice matches,
merely continuing his wonderful
work on the courts begun in l9o2.
In that year. when only nineteen
years of age. he defeated Rurke. the
great English pro. and after that
won from Ritchie, Gore. the Doher-
ty brothers and other satellites
Haggett took up the professional
end OF the game almost from tho
time he got into the tennis lime
light He served at clubs IN Eng
land. Austria. Sweden and Germany
He also trained the international
teams of Germany. Denmark. sweden.
Russia. Poland. Rumania and Soutn
Africa. He recently had an offer to
train the Australian team LOT tne
coming Davis cup contests
Haggett has tutored twenty-seEen
royal families in tennis. among MS
pupils being kings, queens. princess
princesses. dukes, duchesses ana
other titled folk. His time now is
taken up with private tennis work.
Father Noted Player.
He gets his tennis by rights, as ms
father was a noted player hiie
the spring of 1913. generally Is re-
ferred to as Briton. he says his
father is an American and his mother
an EnElishwoman. His father, how
ever. went to England in his youtn.
An English critic. in speaking OF
Hagget's game and his success on the
courts. said:
His service is of the modern break
p and-swerve variety. 1t is so manipu-
lated as to get an opponent out Of
position at the very first stroke.
have seen no one who can put more
top on the ball. Haggett. of course. is
a splendid volleyer and with his Won-
derfuf reach can gather drives OUTSIDE
the court. His beautiful balance. due;
no doubt, to correct management OF
the feet, also is a great factor in the:
success that invariably attends his
Efforts
Holds Americans Supreme.
Having given the historical facts to
demonstrate that Haggett should
know whereof he speaks, we will con-
tinue to give his views on topical
tennis.
Il am confident America, with john
ston and Tilden. of course, as it's rep
resentatiyes. will retain the Davis cup
in the match with whatever team
reaches the challenge round" Haegett
said. While l rate Johnston above
Tilden as far as pure tennis ability
is concerned. 1 am not saying that the
tall Philadelphian is not great
player. He is all OF that, but 1t is his
superior physical assets that enable
him to conquer the phenomenal little
Californian.
You will notice that. early in the
season when these two great racket
ers meet that Johnston is the winner.
He is fresh then. but he hasn't the
stand up under the strain OF hard
campaign.
I am sure that Tilden again will
be successful in his invasion of
Europe. but l am equally certain that
Mrs. MoIla Bjurstedt again will fail.
Wnr.an's tennis in America is not as
highly developed as it is in England
and France. and the Morse girl is not
good enough a player to defeat Mrs.
Chambers of Great Britain. let alone
Nine. Lenglen. the French girl, who
easily is the best feminine racketer in
the world.
Says Williams Too Inconsistent.
'I notice that Norris Williams is get
ting in shape to make a bid for the
championship tennis bowl. on which
he has two legs. along with Johnston
and Mclaughlin. I do not believe he
i'll succeed and that the famous tro-
ply eventually will go to Tilden or
Johnston, who. / am confident. will
fight it out again this year for the
national title. II Johnston, who is
not going abroad this year. conseryes
himself for the Davis cup play and the
national tourney. ] feel that he will take
the bowl to San Francisco. Williams
has Wonderful strokes. but cannot
control them with the consistency es-
sentiar to wading through the present
champi onship field
Warrington has some claim on Hag-
geet, as he married Miss Virginia Owen,
daughter of J. ]. Owen of this city
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