Evening star., 1923-08-12

big crowds.
This year we shall sec some really
fine tennis in the woman's champion
ship. for all the elements are present
that should attract large audiences to
Forest Hills throughout the week.
best woman players-Miss McKane,
Mrs. Beamish, Mrs. Covell and Mrs.
CIayton-whO so recently played
against a team of the four best avail
able Americans, Is certain to insure
many good matches during the week
and thrilling struggle for the
Championship at the finish. provided
England and America oppose each
other In the final, as expected.
The results Of the team matches
must not be considered final, and
look to see several upsets during the
championship itself There every re-
source at our command will be op-
posed by the invaders. for while we
may regret the loss Of team match,
our disappointment would be infinite
ly greater We're the American cham
pionship carried away 10 foreign
country, even though that country be
our stanch ally in the war. England
What then. are our chances of retain
ing the cup?
Invaders Face Handicap.
The outstanding ngure or the in
vading team is as every one knows,
Miss McIiane, who played in the
Wimbledon finals this year against
Mile. Lenglen. She has the strokes,
the youth and the sound physique so
essential to championship play. and
she has. besides, the assurance that
comes from the winning Of many
hard-fouEht contests Furthermore,
Miss McKane has an ideal tempera-
ment for match play, which is III it
self a tremendous asset. In any long
in, cf~ Srle
Will save her many steps and thus
conserve her energy. for good form
in tennis means merely that one
strokes the ball without undue strain
on the muscles.
In the face of the failure of our
best players abroad. l may seem TOO
optimistic when / say that / believe
that several Of our players who were
defeated abroad will avenge them
selves on this side OF the water. for
over here conditions favor them, just
as the playing conditions in France
and England put all our players at
disadvantage. The visitors will have
only ten days in which to acClimatize
themselves, to become Injured to the
humidity of an August at Forest
Hills, TO the different food and to the
high bounding American ball.
1t usually requires at least a month
for a player 10 adjust himself or her
self 10 foreign playing conditions. and
l cannot see how our visitors can
play anywhere near their top form
told me on his return from England
that he was handicapped greatly by
having only a week in London before
playing at Wimbledon. and the reason
Australia gave for refusing to play
their tie against the Hawaiian Islands
at Honolulu was that they wished to
spend two months in America in or
der thoroughly to acclimatiZe them
selves.
Conditions Favor Yankees.
Our best players will all be playing
under conditions favorable to them.
and those who went abroad this year
Mrs Mallory. Miss Bancroft. Miss
Goss and Miss Bayard-all will be
keen 10 wipe out their defeats in
Europe Mrs Mallory always is at
club. all who witnessed her match
with Mile. Lenglen will testify. The
American champion unquestfonably
has had d bad year, but she now is
playing at home. is again In splendid
condition and is sure TO draw freely
upon her splendid resources of energy
rather than surrender her title to
any one, particularly to foreign
player.
Miss Helen Wills is expected by
many to win the championship this
year. She has practiced all winter
long against men on the asphalt
courts of California. and the improve
ment IN her game since last season is
said to be remarka BILE, as was her
phenomenal advancement in 1922 from
her 1921 form. Mrs. WiEhtman. who
has spent the winter in California
where she had frequent opportunity