The New York herald., 1921-07-14
TILDEN HOME, WILL
TAKE NEEDED REST
Tennis Champion Insists He Is
Feeling Fine'-ShimidZu
Arrives With Him.
BY SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.

In every respect but one the Bill TIL
den that arrived here yesterday on
board the steamship from England was
the same Tiden that began the most
arduous campaign in tennis history
more than fourteen months ago-cheer-
ference was in the matter OF his physi-
cal condition. Ones judgment of his
condition may have been influenced by
the frequent reports from England and
France on the subject recently but he
did look like q tired athlete, and it was
not difficult to understand how one Of
the British critics. in commenting On
the British tennis challenge round. came
to refer TO the worlds champions CON
valescent" appearance.
Tilden did not care to go into any de-
tails about his condition, and after as
surfing his friends that he was feeling
fine" changed the subject ~ am ex-
trelnely glad to be home" he said, "and
needless to say I greatly appreciate the
kindly interest of my fellow Americans
in my playing abroad" He was refer
ring to the numerous congratulatory
kilograms and letters that were handed
to him. The tennis champion. however,
had confidential chat with Samuel
Hardy. the Davis cup team captain.
after his other friends had left. and
Hardy said later that Tilden realized he
needed a rest. and that while he would
appear in several tournaments before
the Davis cup challenge round he would
limit his activity considerably.
''The fact is that Tilden was not in
good condition during most Of the trip"
said Hardy, although he would be the
last to advance that as an alibi. He
was afflicted with boils in France to the
extent that he had to undergo a slight
operation that laid him up for few
days. Naturally 1t affected his play
considerably, and under the circum-
stances he deserves great credit for de-
Tending his British championship sue
cessfully and for winning the world s
hard court title 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 surprised
his hearers by declaring that 1t would
not surprise him If the team represent
ing India proved TO be the winner over
the French squad. "As a matter of
fact" he explained, Jacob who is the
best M on the Indian team, appears to
be reasonably sure of both his singles
matches. He is playing fine tennis.
Tilden was accompanied by Zenzo
Shimidzu, the Japanese tennis star,
whom he defeated a year ago in the final
at Wimbledon after a sharp tussle, and
who is here to play in the Davis cup
series. The Nipponese. n quiet little
fellow, who looks athletic despite his
slight physique. speaks Il fair English.
but he preferred to do no talking at all
yesterday. Tilden and Shimidzu, as we'll
as the latter's Davis cup teammates.
Ichiya Kumagae and Sefichiro Kashio,
were rendered dinner by the Davis
cup committee of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association at the Yale
Club last night.