The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27

Ehey say r play in<IslS singles
before June it Is at my own risk
and under the protest Of my
physicians.
What else can do but abide
nv their decision?
II am playing In the doubles at
Mentcne next week with NJ. Cochet.
but i am afraid that viii be tne
end OF my play until st Cloud in
June.
"of course there is always the
chance that my health may i'm
prove. II / am a 100 per cent
better after Mentone. might recSn.
slider But aside from the question
Of my health there is the question
OF my being in condition,
Helen wis Il. the best player
! have ever met and L would
be folly for me 10 meet such .
, strong player again, unless was
In the pink Of condition. =
That seems to be Just that.
Suzanne Is undoubtedly in III health
and the battle she was given by
Helen Wills in their meeting a fort
night ago has given her tennis
temperament severe shock. Suz-
anne has sort of tennis shock. =
something akin to ''sneiI shock. =
Her supreme confidence, which has
been one Of her great strengths has
been shaken.
The psychological experts among
the tennis fans haze diagnosed her
case from the grandstands and they
optne that IL she were to meet
Helen Wills tomorrow she would
be beaten before she took the
courts. Suzanne knows OF this at.
tack Of tennis shock" and she
intends to regain her equilibrium
before she undergoes a barrage
from the Californian's racket again.
There are many who believe that
Suzanne viii not meet Miss Wills
again before Wimbledon. The Eng
lish grass courts are just to Su.
zanne's liking. They are generally
fairly heavy with the effects OF
rain. She understands them per.
fectly. Miss Wills in her last APP
pearance In England was unable to
get going on the Wimbledon courts.
Suzanne would have the advantage
II they met there.
SuZanne's announcement has
caused disappointment, but it has
not driven the tennis fans from
the Riviera. Helen Wills is still
here and she has become almost as
great attraction as Suzanne ever
was.
Mile. Lenglen made her reap.
peaTance on the courts today and
did not appear to be greatly out
Of form. With Mile. VIasbO she
played In the Beaumont Cup
doubles and defeated Miss Rad.
cliff and Miss PlafS, 6-S, Go.
Suzanne took the game easily.
however, and permitted Mile. Vlasto
to do the greater part of the work.
In the first set Miss Radcliffe and
Miss Plat won the first, third and
fourth games. Thereafter Nile.
Vlasto dominates the game and
continually ran up points with
smashing drives. Suzanne was APP
parently willing to permit her to
take alb of the honors.
Mile. Lenglen appeared to desire
that the audience should know that
she was not in good health, for her
signs were continually audible. She
had several fits Of coughing. and
during each spasm Of coughing she
put her racket upon the ground
for support.
Whenever she made a poor shot
she turned alphabetically to the
King of Sweden and the Duke OF
Connaught who were in the audi
ence, seeming to say, II am sorry
but you see I am ILL.,"
Miss Willis has herself decided t.
let up a little. in the terrific pace
which she has been going ever
since she arrived here. Today she
scratched from the Mentone doubles
next week and will play only in
the singles.