Evening star., 1926-06-05

physicians attending Miss Wills an
nounced that the operation had been u
complete success and that she was
entirely out Of danger. The sudden
Illness of the California girl, whiCh
removed one Of the principal attrat-
tions from the hard courts tourney.
furnished aspiring champions aud
their supporters an ineXhauStihlG
topic for conversation. for the quiet
California girl is liked and profound
sympathy is felt for her in her trnl-
ble.
Must Wait for While.
Helen will be able to play tennis ~
six weeks Mrs. Wills, mother of The
American champion. told the Asso-
ciated Press today.
But she added. that. unfort7r-
nately. will be too late for Wimf1e
don. Helen is doing So we'll that she
will be able To leave the hospital'fn
two weeks. but she will not play be-
fore she returns to the United Statesl'
This would seem to indicate that
Mrs. Wills is Of the opinion that
Helen will be able to defend her Amer,
lean championship in August. SO.
In the opinion Of tennis followers
here. Mrs. MOlla b. Mallory. former
American champion. Will take the
place of Miss Wills in the Wightmar
Cup matches in ENGLAND. Mrs. MAJ
lory already is in England.
Suzanne Is Sorry 3"
Suzanne LengIen was Il most eager
inquirer as to the condition of Miss
Wills after she learned she had been
operated upon. Suzanne did not dis
guise that she was keenly disappoint-
ed at losing an opportunity for two
matches with one of the two oppo-
nents worthy Of her racket-one here
and the other at Wimbledon. She
announced that she would be the fist
visitor to Helen's bedside as soon as
the patient was allowed to see any
one.
It has been known by friends 81
Miss Wills that she was out of coriGi-
ton and not feeling well. In her
match last Wednesday in the interna.
tionaI hard court tournament against
Nine. Goulding she looked tired pale
and drawn. In the cold, wet weather,
the American champion was extended
to the limit of her game to defeat THE
French woman. 6--3. -.
Yesterday Miss Wills was to hatc
met the Dutch player, Miss X. BSU-
man.
Keep Up the Fight.
Deprived of the strong arm of Miss
Wills. Americas invading team of
woman tennis players carried on in
the international hard court cham
| pionships.
Two won against spirited opposition.
Elizabeth Ryan defeating Nine. Eaus-
sard. 6-4. 6. and Mary X. Browne
eliminated two opponents. Mile. Des-
landes Dedanoet. by 6-3. 6-1. and
Mile. Deve. by 6--4. 4--6. 6-3.
4 third American player, Mrs.
Marion Zinderstein Jessup, was de1
feated hy the young French star.
1 Nine. Renee Matthew, 2-G. 81. 60
/ Mrs. Jessup. partnered by Isabella
| Mumford of Boston, also was elm
mated in the women's doubles, losing
/ to Nine. Danet and Renee Nlasto.
Sc, 6-3. f-4.
| Howard kinsey of California scored
| the only American victory in the
mems competition. defeating II. Cat
| taruzza of Argentina, 81. 1-6, rs.
6-1. 6--1.
Count Ludwig Salm Hoogstraeten
paired with Baron Won kehrling 10
win in straight sets against the Dan
nish-Finnish team, Thalbitza and
GRAIN, 6-1, g, 6-1.
| DIR. Clarence A. Wills of Berkeley,
! Calf, father of the American tennis
champion, had a premonition that all
was not we'll with his daughter. a
dispatch from Berkeley, Calf. says
| he, therefore. sent a cable to Miss
| Wells, referring her to a prominent
American surgeon, now in Paris.
| Sometime after he sent the cable maAf
| sage DR.. Wills was advised that Helen
| had successfully undergone an opea
/ alton.