Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-11
AUSTRALIA TO BE AMERICAS
 srRnNGEsT RIVAL. FOR DAVIS C1

New York, May 10.-Australia will furnish the strongest competition against the United States in this years Davis cup tennis matches, in the opinion of Samuel Hardy, tennis expert, who return ed today with Mrs. Hardy on the Old North State after six months Tn Europe spent mostly along the French Riviera.
 It will occasion no Surprise in Europe, Mir Hardy said if the much anticipated macth between Mile Suzanne Lenglen and Mrs. Nolla Bjurstedt Mallory. French and American champions; never is held. Mrs. Mallory sails next week to compete in the worlds championship tournament at Wimbledon in which Mile. Lenglen Is en- tered, but this does not mean that clash between the stars Is inevitable.
 Mrs Mallory must of course, reach tht finals to play with the champion, but 1t is the Eurdpean consensus, MT. Hardy said, that Mile. Lenglen will avoid a meeting by playing only in the doubles and mixed doubles. Mile. LengIen is remaining out of the singles in the worlds hard court tournament at Brussels, MT. Hardy point ed out.
 The playing of Mile. Lenglen in the winter and spring tournaments in France has conviced critical observers, MT. Hardy said. that the spirit of the dashing star was permanently broken by the crushing defeat she received at Forest Hills N Y. las year at the hands of Mrs Nal lory Mile Lenglen has never recovered her s4lf-confdence, MT. Hardy said. He pointed out that in recent matches in which she failed to shine, Mile. Leng- len has given a succession of excuses similar to the one she offered when she defaulted to Mrs. Mallory. She now complains of her heart and 1t Is antici- tr 5oof ne aflU1anf cuse her from the singles matches al Wimbledon, MT. Hardy asserted.
 The French people, who are taking tc tennis enthusiastically, are not yet re | concifed to the default of their fayorite MT. Hardy said, adding that at Nice, he1 home city where he SAW her play, the | galleries were not cordial to her. Mile i Lenglen seems to sense this, he said, add | ing to her difficulties.
 l England will not afford us serioui Davis cup competition for quite few years to cone,' eaid MT. Hardy, bu watch out for Australasia. Gerald L
 Patterson Is in the best form of his ca | reer. He. with W. T. c. Norton an( ! MaueI Alonzo, a Spanish player. will haH' | 1t out for the Wimbledon championship | France is developing number Of young | men who are wonders"
 l MT Hardy lauded the playing of tn 1 Spaniards, Manuel Alonzo and De Gonar They both are extremely fleet of foot, h. said Alonzo Is expected to come to tn United States and may do so after tn 1 Wimbledon tournament Tennis dourishing in the Tberian peninsula. h said, but is not so popular as in Italy.
 Business depression has given so man,
 Englishmen leisure that 1t is necessary t
 curtail entries for tournaments in tn United Kingdom, MT. Hardy said. Tn
 Norwegian player, Nelson, Is desirous c
 competing in American tournaments an is organizing a Davis cup team but 1
 deterred by the late winter in Scandinavi
 which preciudes outside practice and ther are no indoor courts.
 Should the French build grass courts 1. there are only clay courts there now they will be consistently dangerous or ponents in the Davis cup matches, M ] Hardy sad. In national and interns