The Washington times., 1926-08-03
BY Harry FIory

& IR-MER, franse.
August 8. ''During the last Few
wears tennis has taken q new trend
and everybody wants e MAKE
money out OF IL; do think tnat
/ should have mine too.
Thus Mile Suzanne Lenglen ex-
planned to the international news
service today in an interview, her
reasons for deciding to turn pro-
fessional and make tour or the
North American continent.
suzanne, radiant and beamlng,
anneared IN high glee over the
contract which she has made with
q. G. pyle, American sports promo
Ter. and she was very frank In
her admission that she turned pro-
fessional because she felt that ten
mis-. to which she has devoted ner
life, owes her the wealth which
win provide for her IN the day
when her deadly aim. her driving
forearm, and her agile egs iail
her on the courts.
Suzanne has just one regret, she
SAYS, over this business OK turning
professional and that regret con-
Germs Helen Wills, American cnaln.
MIN. Suzanne feels that her VIZ
forv over Miss Wills on the Riviera
last winter was not quite decisive
enough. and she would like one
more match with the California; q.
In fact. the French ace cherishes
secret hope that perhaps the United
states Lawn Tennis Association
might waive its regulations long
enough to permit Miss Wills TO en-
gage in d battle with professional,
nrovidfng there is an arrangement
whereby the proceeds might 60 70
charity.
.Glad?'' uueried Suzanne when
che received the international News
Service correspondent today at her
villa here, her expressive lace
wreathed IN smiles. OF course,
am glad about the contract I have
signed.
Suzanne declared emphatically
that she would never accept an
engagement as b professional sor
4 tennis club.
II am doing this because ike
it, she said. 1T amuses me.
don't look upon It as work but
pleasure.
Mile. Lenglen hopes that q world
tour may materialize after her
American tour is over, as Pyle is
said to have an option on her
services ut the end CT their four
months contract.
II love travelling and hope to
20 everywhere, = she said, but I
win keep permanent residence n
France.
II hope win be well received
in America. I was well received
the last time, but badly managed.
I II desire particularly to visit
California and Florida and / am
dying to go to Mexico. It must
be more exciting than ever there
now
.Pere-father mean-is not very
much satisfied to see me leaving
France and the tennis which he has
lived Tor al OF his life, but he
didn't think that he dared to forbid
me to go.
turn professional. My friends have
often asked me why / didn't. I am
glad that ! have. \
Tennis has changed during the
last few years. Everybody wants
to make money out of it. ] do
think should have mine.
"I have had many offers to make
money in an undetermined fashion,
but / have spurned them. / loaths
underhandedness, !"
Asked IL she had twinges of re-
gret at leaving the amateur ranks,
Suzanne promptly responded. none
at all" Then she pondered.
Il certainly hope" she added,
chat the tennis regulations will be
revised so that may eventually
have another match with Helen
Wills. But. I don't expect that y
possible"
The difficulties at Wimbledon,
when Suzanne refused to play az
the direction OF the Wimbledon
authorities when she. claimed she
was unfit, contributed largely to
her decision to turn professional,
Suzanne said. She did not say SO
in so many words, but she indicated
that perhaps the fact that at VIM
bledon, she was the means of at
tracing q large gate, had convinced
her that the time had come when
she should herself profit from the
gate receipts.
Suzanne admitted that she IS
perhaps starting a new era in
tennis, and agreed with her man.
ager, Pyle. that perhaps the future
will see opea tennis championships.
just as there are open golf cham
pionships.
Questioned concerning the amount
OF her contract. Suzanne threw up
her hands.
NO" she said emphatically. "T
won't talk about money. I don't
like to talk money. I don't know
how much am getting