The Washington herald., 1921-08-08

BY ROBERT EDGREN.
Big Bill" TiIden reached home
the other day after a long stay in
Europe. where he won the worlds
hard court tennis title in France.
and the English singles champion
ship for the second time in two
years.
Mr.. Tilden says tennis has grown
wonderfully in favor in France.
Boys and girls are keen for the
game everywhere. 1t will be only
matter of a short time before
France will be turning out a lot OF
frst-class stars. Tennis is a game
peculiarly suited to the dashing
French spirit. Tilden thinks.
While were mentioning French
tennis 1 may say that all the French
writers and sportsmen who came
here to see Carpenter box were
enthusiastic in describing the ten
mis- playing ability of Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen, who is so famous for her
tennis court victories in Europe
that she is called "the Lengien."
Mile. Lenglen. they said. is as
great an athlete as any man. She
has beaten all the best woman play
ers abroad SO decisively that sne
is in a class all by herself. She
wins by astounding scores. The
Frenchmen say she never tires. ana
that her strength of arm is more
like mans than a woman's. Also
she has a certain grim determine
tiOn to win that makes hI- invinci-
BILE.
Tilden has been playing a LOT
OF tennis this year. and he intends
Ito take a good rest before competing
National Championships IN Septem-
her. He has been in constant train
ing since May. 1920. Having made
two victorious tours through Eu-
rope and one through Australia.
RaSing phenomenal tennis every
where. he feels entitled to a lay
III
who Can TelI.-
Capt. Mallet thinks Dempsey
would have gone down il Carpen-
tieF had been able to fight with the
four-ounce gloves he is accustomed
to.
That was the thing overlooked
in the match making" says the cap
tain. Il never would have sane
toned putting Georges into the ring
with Dempsey with eight-ounce
gloves on. and the fight never woufo
have gone to New Jersey il I'd
known in time that New Jersey law
With four-ounce gloves the ad-
vantage would have been with the
lighter man. and l don't think even
Dempsey could have taken Georges
sight on the chin and stayed on his
feet
1T was the FIRST time Georges
ever hit anyone flush on the chin
without dropping him. Georges
could and did hit Dempsey on the
point of the chin. With four-ounce
gloves there might have been a diff
fsTent story. Not wishing to detracl
LHr-any way from Dempsey's glory.
NJ course He is a magnificent box
or and a real champion"
This will be the point on which
any future match between Dempsey
and Carpenter will be made. ].
they ever meet again. in England.
FOR instance, four-ounce gloves will
BE used
But even Dempsey's punches
might have more sting with a four
ounce glove on his husky mitt.
In skin-tIght Gloves.
When London prize ring rules
were waning many fights were
fought with skin-tight gloves. and
boxers learned that a harder blow
could be struck with a well-covered
hand than with the bare fist. Not
such a damaging blow. of course.
for the thicker the glove the less
it would cut the skin but a more
stunning blow. When Jim Corbett
fought Joe Choynski on a barge in
San Francisco Bay n was found
that only one pair OF four-ounce
gloves had been provided. Some
one offered a pair of ordinary driv-
ing gloves. Corbett took the pad
ded gloves and Choynski the driv-
ing gloves, which were not padded
at all. Choynski always said Cor
bert had the better gloves. as he
could hit with full force and not
injure his hands.
why Promote MedIoerIty!
The governor of Michigan has an
! nounced that no more bouts IN
which one OF the contestants is a
champion will be allowed in Michi-
gan.
II boxing. why not the best box
fnge
Champions are men who have
reached the highest point of per-
fection in their line of sport. They
ars the most skilled contestants and
rhe, most interesting in action. II
takes clean living and exceptional
ability to reach the top nowadays.
The champions:
Bantamweight Pete Herman,
one of the best boxers in his class
since George Dixon's time. Clean
and sportsmanlike.
Z Flyweight - Johnny Buff. very
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