Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28

Extension time for playing of post
poned matches ends tonight, accord
ing to Marjorie Wooden, presiden mt.
Final standing Of the teams will be
determined at the meeting tomorrow
afternoon and announcement of the
winning eight will follow.
Last season the Liberty team cap
tured the title and they are making
a strong bid for first place again this
the Bureau of Standards team was
running them a close race. with sew
eral others not far behind.
One of the hardest lessons to learn
in sportsmanship-one which most of
the ranking athletes of our country
rea lie the importance of observing
is to keep silence after a match or a
game is played. PLAY the game and
keep your mouth shut about how 1t
happened " is the slogan of exper-
fenced sportsmen.
After Mary X. Brownies first meet
ing with Suzanne Langlen the plucky
little American captain uttered not a
word to explain" her inability to
get more than one game from the
French wizard. although there were
many on the side lines who were Of
the opinion that under different con-
ditions she might have made a better
showing.
Her wisdom in remaining silent
was repaid in her second meeting
when on a dry court, which permit ed
her pressing a net attack and also
allowed her to move more freely to
meet the fierce offensive drives from
the racket of the French star. she
proved her ability to press the world
1Iov al nj
ried throughout the contest
incidentally she captured five games
and more than 40 points in this sec
ond encounter. How much more eff
fective was her silence combined with
a concrete demonstration, than alibis
and expla nations which at best would
have been unconvincing Ifs" at
tached.
Molla Mallory showed that she had
learned the value of Shown EN-"
rather than "tellin' EN-" after disas-
trous encounter, when she lost the
Swedish national championship to an
unknown racketer of her native land
and lost 1t under most humiliating
circumstances, while the King and
Queen, who had come to see her tri-
umph, watched her defeat. Mrs. NAL
lory said nothing to indicate that she
might have been off-form at this
meeting, but those who have watched
her progress dNring the French
tournament this week cannot help but
draw their own conclusions. Her de-
feat of Joan Fry of England was in
itself proof that Mrs. Mallory, at her
best. still Is one of the outstanding
players OF the world.
But the interesting part Of this ten
mis- game is that none of us. no mat
ter how great, can be always at her
hest. Even Suzanne has her ups and
downs. The greatest difference be-
tween Suzanne and the rest is that
when she has her downs" press
agents and fond parents take 1t upon
themselves to broadcast the fact that
she is off-form, even going to the
length Of having signed doctors GER
tificates offered in expla nation of her
slumps. while the. other stars simply
take the medicine. keep a closed
mouth and hope for better luck next
time.
In the recent doubles, in which Su.
zanne and Mile Did, Vlasto lost to
Mary K. Browne and Elizabeth Ryan,
the world knew without delay that
Suzanne had a cold. How much more
graceful had she bided her time until
she should meet the American pair
again. and then, with a. convincing