New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11
MISS BROWNE ON.
: SPORTS COMEBACK
Says Some Athletes Turn the
d: Trick, Others Return"

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RCleyeland. Ohio, July 10 (UP)-
There are come backs" and ire
turn trips as ! see the situation In
sports. For example, Jack Demp-
seys attempt to regain his lost lau-
rels Is a, real honest-to-goodness
come back" Except for his fight
with Tunney he has virtually been
,.eut Of competition for several years
and lived a life which softened him
physically and mentally.
The los; of William Tilden, Helen
Wills and Bobby Jonese of their
championship crowns, for one season
or another. were the inevitable de-
feats and breaks which come to any
one engaged regularly in competi-
lions, combined with the pursuit OF
business and pleasure. But, there is
u question of making a return trip
and they have not journeyed far
from championship honors. =
Helen Wills has already returned
greatly re- 'reshed and better for her
brief vacation. Big Bill and Bobby
Jones were just "out of the city a
few days" but will be on hand for
business Monday morning."
- Bobby has an important business
engagement the next few days and
from all reports is primed for the
issue. He is the favorite of all odds
ito retain the British open golf cham
pionship.
William Tilden's loss Of the ma
tional championship last year at
Forest Hills and his failure to an
mex the French and Wimbledon
championships does not mean that
!. William Tilden is a has-been trying
ITO come book. The analysis of the
three matches lost by Tilden in the
recent championship events, showed
ithem to be so closely contested they
We're practically anybody's match.
The deciding set Of the Tilden-La-
Coste match in the French champ
lonship. which was five set affair,
found Tflden leading the advantage
.eame ana 4o-15 ON his own service
Filden. poised himself to put over
one. of his, cannon ball services and
end the match, as he SO often has
managed to do. LaCoste returned
the first attempt and the score was
even. Tilden still had chance for
a service ace and the match. His
next service came like a shot out Of
a rifle. but Henri Cochet. who was
on the line called the ball a fault.
LaCoste heaved a sigh of relief, for
the ball had beaten him all the way.
Tt Lust have been avery close thing
for the. gallery thought the match,
was ,Tilden's. People began to pick
up their coats and were saying, La.
iCoste has but up good fight" but
with the decision called against TIL
den the play. was resumed. The tide
turned and LaCoste. all popped up
over the piece of luck, won the next
two games and the French champ
iol1shi., from tired and depressed
Tilden.
1t was SO close, yet as they say,
a miss is as good as mile and time
makes the gap wider The details Of
how. close the match is forgotten.
Who won is what makes tennis his
tory. =. .
Tilden's defeat at Wimbledon by
Henri Cochet, was again one of those
matches; when you
all but haze the. prize tucked. in the
pocket, and something happens to
snatch it from you. 1'ilden's lead of
Two sets and 81 n-the third, seemed
but little Henri Co
,chet climbed up stroke by stroke and
.plucked victory from defeat.
i You see Tilden was not white
washed IN the championship and
what is more Tilden scored victories
lover both LaCoste and Cochet dur
ing his recent trip abroad. His vic
tory over LaSoste was i'll the team
match and his straight set victory
over Cochet was in the semi-finals !
of the French championship.
Tilden has not gone off in his ten
mis-, as much as the Frenchmen have
come up. They have cut down the
margin of suporiorit- by intelligent
study of Tilden's game and adapta- ,,
tion of their strokes TO cope with his
fast return. Also they are wise
enough to realize Tildcn has not as
much stamina as he had three years
ago The Tildcn-LaCostc match in the |
French championship lasted three
hours and twenty five minutes. La |
Coste deliberately slowed up his game /
and came on the court with the idea
of keepil G the ball in play and MAX
ing Tilden run miles. That was imi-
tatng the famous Suzanne Lenglen !