Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-03
|Lenglen and Tilden
at Top Of List in
Tennis Title Records

i 3 Now YORK. Dec. l.--(By A. P)--Mlle.
suzanne Lenslen and William r. Til
den. III stand at the top Of women's
and mems tennis ranks for 1898. comps
lation, Of the seasons ehatnpionshtp
records reveals. The French star holds
or shares In. five worlds titles, while
ridden has four American national
championships to his credit, though he
Also proved his superiority over the
holders Of so-called worlds crowns.
Lenglen swept through all opposition
abroad, including an invading Ameri-
can party headed by Mrs. Molla NAL
| Tory. Her only rival for honors APP
pears to be Helen Wills. the youthful
! Californian. who dethroned Mrs. NAL
Tory as American titlehclder after the
iatter's seven.year reign at the top.
Sut as the western girls accomplish
ments were confined to this country, no
real measure OF comparison is possible.
critics point out, however, that Miss
Wills trtumphed over members Of the
invading English Women's team, as
! Wen as over Mrs. Mallory, quite as de-
cisively as Mile. Langlen had done
, abroad.
Tilden's pre.eminent place is un-
questioned. Big Biil'' conquered
decisively william n. Johnston. his
California rival. who had won the
worlds hard and turf court titles
i abroad, and won the national all
; Corners singles for the fourth sue
cessive year. In addition, Tilden
vanquished in the Davis Cup chal-
] lenge round James o. Anderson, the
Australian ace, who, in the opening
match. had defeated Johnston.
| The Davis Cup contest, attracting
a record entry list of II nations,
proved one of the most interesting
in the history of the trophy, winding
| up with a sensational title round in
which the United States defeated
Australia after u hard battle. four
matches to one.
A comparison of the list of nation
al and worlds champions for 1923
with that OF 1922 reveals many
names new to title laurels. The list
follows:
Worlds champior ship, rurf---Team
Davis Cup, 1922 United States; mems
singles. w. T. Tilden, End. U. S. A.;
women's singles, Mile Lenglcn,
France: mems doubles, r. Lycett
England, j. o. Anderson. Australia I;
Women's doubles. Mile. Lengfen;
France and Miss r. Ryan. U. s. A.;
mixed doubles. p. o. Fl. Wood, Aus
tralia and Mile. Lenglen. France;
1923. United States: w. M. Johnston,
y. s. A.: Mile. Lenglen, France: R
Lycett. England and l.. A. Godfree
England: Mile. Lenglen, France and
Miss Ryan, u. s. A.; r. Lycett, Eng
land and Mile. I4englen, France.
Worlds Championships - Clay
France: w. M. Johnston, USA !;
Women's singles. Mile. Lenglen,
France; Mile. Lenglen, France;
Mems doubles; H. Cochet and J.
Eorotra. France: J. Brugnon and
M. Dupont, Women's doubles
Mile. Lenglen, France. Miss Ryan
USA; Miss K. Kane. Eng and Mrs.
H. Cochet, France. and Mile. Leng
len,France: H. Cochet, France, and
Mile. Lenglen. France.
| National Champions--Turf--M s
singles, w. T. Tilden. End; w. T.
! Tilden, End; Womens singles. Mrs.
Molla Mallory: Miss Helen Wills:
Mems doubles. w. T. Tilden, End, and
1 Vincent Richards; w. T. Tilden. End.
, and b.. I. C. Norton. So. Africa
Women's doubles, Mrs. ]. B. Jessup
and Miss Helen Wills: Miss K. Kane,
Eng. and Mrs. Beamish, Eng; Mixed
doubles. w. T. Tilden. End, and Mrs.
Molla Mallory; w. r. Tilden. End.
and Mrs. Molla Mallory; Intercol-
legiate singles, l.. B. Williams
(Yale): C. N. Fischer college of
/ Osteopathy. Phila).; intercollegiate
] doubles. Davies & Neer Iceland
} Stanford; White & Thalheimer,
| UNIV. of Texas).
] National Champions, Indoor
! Mems singles, Francis T. Hunter,
| Vincent Richards: Mems doubles. S.
H. Voshell and Frank Anderson,
J Richards and Hunter: Women's
singles, Mrs. Molla =. Mallory. Mrs
| Marion Jessup and Mrs. f.. H. God
! frey, Mrs. Cole and Mrs. Godfrey:
J., Mixed doubles, w. r. Tilden and
! Mrs. Mallory, Mrs. Hazel H. Wight
man and B. N. Dell.
| National Champions, Clay Court
| Mems singles. w. T. Tilden, w. T.
| Tilden; Women's singles. Mrs. Harry
Bickle (Canada), Mayme Macdonald.