The New York herald., 1922-06-30
BY STANLEY N. DOUsT,
Veteran 1nternationalist.

Veteran InterndttondHst
Special Gable to THE New YosK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, bv TIE NEW YORK HERALD
WIMBLEDON, England, June 29.-The
stage is now set for what I think will
be Mile. Lenglen's supreme test in
the British lawn tennis championship.
Tomorrow Suzanne must defeat Miss
Kathleen McKane, the greatest woman
player England has produced in many
years. 1t will be a strange clash be-
tween brilliant tennis and feminine
temperament. If the decision depends
on the first Mile. Lenglen should win
If on the second 1 think she will lose.
Mile. Lenglen knows Miss McKane,
but I think Miss McKane knows Mile.
Lenglen better.
expect Mile. Lenglen to play tennis
. for all she is worth. and she will have
to do so to beat her young rival. VIM
bledon is all agog over the prospect the
match holds out. went to the side
court to see Miss McKane win to-day.
She only yielded one game in two ssts
10 Miss Eleonora Sears of America and
was far steadier than usual
Miss McKane adopted tactics which
vshe will undoubtedly use again to-
morrow. She seems in excellent form
and is alive to the great situation she
Is facing.
Temperament Her Enemy.
Rarely have we seen such enthusiasm
over u sporting event between two
women. On form, record and skill Mile.
Lenglen certainly appears to be the
best woman tennis player in the world.
but Suzanne's worst enemy Is her tenn
perament. She has been so accustomed
to beating all opposition that when a
hard match does come she gets greatly
agitated and imagines all sorts of ter
rible things are going to happen to her.
Therefore IL is Miss McKane's policy
TO use every effort to secure an early
lead and she knows it.
If Miss Mckane obtains that lead I
fancy she will win. Otherwise Mile.
Lengen should be the visitor. for she is
more certain in streaks and more ver-
satile in general play. Miss Mc1<ane
1ust missed beating her in the hard
courts championship at Brussels. To-
morrow however 1t will be grass and
may be the Englishwoman' revenge.
Rain to-day slowed all the courts but
the center court where the feature
match is to be staged tomorrow. That
was protected by tarpaulin. and is in
excellent condition. reasonably fast.
III MISS Mchane falls there is mrs.
Mallory. She won her first round match
to-day from Mrs. Keays at 60. 6-2 and
seems to be in fine condition. She was
taking no chances OF letting UP in her
speed. 1 had long talk with her. She
won't discuss prospects. but seems very
cross over alleged interviews with her
published in American papers. She told
me she hasn't given any interviews here
and hasn't talked at all. She doesn't in
tend to either. she very sportingly says
talk doesn't win tennis matches.
She asked me to deny through THE
HERALD that she has been talking. She
wants her friends In America to know
that all such reports are untrue.
Mnthey and Gamer Win.
Dean Mathey of New York succeeded
IN defeating Washer of Belgium to-day.
The Belgian won the first set at love,
but this is often fatal as il makes one
overconfident and too daring In trying
for shots This partly explains ', ash
ers defeat. lie started brilliantly. but
Mathey was more perturbed over his
racquet than over his opponents brill
lance. He started using a steel framed
racquet. but that didn't suit him. Then
he tried another, and finaly discarded
II for the ordinary ash frame. Mathey
rallied splendidly after the first set and
won quite handily, aided by Washers
errors.
@. Colket Gamer OF Boston is still
improving. In Craig he defeated ca
pable young Englishman to-day after
five hard sets Of sparkling tennis 1t