New Britain herald., 1927-08-31
HELEN Wins BACK
HER Tennis TITLE
Upholds Stars and Stripes in
Glorious Style in Tourney
By MARY X. BROWNE
United Press STAT Correspondent
(COpyriyht 1927 Nv United Press,

Vopsri2nt lSz' ~ United PresS)
New York, Aug. 81 (uP)-Helen
Wills, the Iona American upon the
tennis courts of Forest Hills, upheld
the Stars and Stripes in glorious
style. She won her fourth United
States championship in contest
with Betty Nuthall. Great Britain's
youngest star. Helen Wills is also
all England champion She has
gained these two titles, the most i'm
portant in the world of tennis, with
the loss of but one set.
Until this year Helen Wills has
never been convincing champion.
She won, to be sure, but her matches
were hard fought There was not
the same margin OF superiority as
she shows today. Helen Wills is at
the peak of her game. Tremendous
power in every stroke, better judg-
ment and greater accuracy than ever
before. The only player who stands
between Helen Wills and world s
supremacy is Suzanne Lenglen and
| feel that Helen is at last ready
foA Suzanne, If only the game of
lawn tennis was ready for an open
match.
While Helen Wills was gaining
the national championship, little
Betty Nuthall was winning the "a
lery and extravagant praise from
tennis veterans. l never have seen
player so take the gallery by storm
They are simply crazy about her
| She is not only very attractive. but
she is refreshingly young. Yet. she
plays with the wisdom Of Methus-
ALAN of 800 years experience. Her
| court judgment and poise seems to
date back generations. Her actual
court experience date back just two
years.
| Wimbledon OF 1926 was her first
national championship. She was
such a little girl then when ] saw
her for the first time. She still had
long fluffy blonde curls and l re-
member being only impressed with
the accuracy OF her forearm drive.
This year her hair is bobbed and
she has gained considerably in
| height. Her game has improved by
leaps and bounds. Another two years
is apt to find this little Minerva of
the courts back in America leading
the international team for all Eng
land
| Betty Nuthall first distinguished
herself and came into prominence by
her sensational defeat Of our nation
al champion. Mrs. Mallory. was
inclined to think It Just lucky day
for Betty. l thought she was over
rated. but each day at Forest Hills
led me further into extravagant
words OF praise and 1 am a hard
critic.
The weaknesses in Betty Nuthall' S
game are apparent but the strength
in the unteachable things are SO
overpowering. one would be fool
to predict anything but world honors
for this English Miss.
In the finals with Helen Wills
Betty Nuthall sent "a returns out of
court with IS outs for Helen Wills.
| he SOuISSlSl SOuld llOl llllu 1iiS
range of the court, she was missing
by inches, shots that were beautiful
| " and intelligently directed. but
costly because they were out OF
bounds.
There never has been a brilliant
player who has not been more or
less erratic in the beginning. 1t is
a good sign. 1 have never been a
booster for the steady phlegmatic
| player who never takes a chance,
because 1 believe them incapable OF
rising to the heights. Tilden was
hopelessly cratic when he was
young, but he always used his head
and had fine instincts for the game.
Betty Nuthall sadly needs good
service. l understand that she was
advised to cultivate the under hand
service until she gained her full
growth and strength, so that it
would not tax her stamina. She now
lis ready to learn the overhead serv-
ice, She should have little difficulty
for she can now play an overhead
smash, practically the same stroke as
is used for the overhead service.