New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
AMERICA ID MEET
 BRITAIN AT POLO
Thrilling Matches Anticipated
 This Coming Week end
By MARY K. BROWNE United Press Stnfr Corresponder

By MARY K. BROWNE { United Press Stan Correspondent ! New York, Aug. 9-(Copyright 1927 by United Press)-Great
 Britain vs. America-whether it is tennis, polo or golf-furnishes thrills without frills. The British
 are arrayed against us on the polo , field and this weekend will sec
 Great Britain's best against our best upon the famous turf tennis
 courts at the Forest Hill stadium. Whatever the results, of one thing
 the public can be sure, they will
 see matches bitterly contested in spirit of patriotism so instlled into | the members of each team that they will give their all to win for their country even to killing themselves for the championship to ! follow.
 ! I was among the spectators at yesterdays trial matches which
 were fizzle, on account of a driz-
 gle and high wind. The games
 which were played like most trials, failed to reveal much to help Ithe committee and respective cap- tains. to decide upon the personnel of the team.
 The situation is the same on , both sides. There seems to be an over-abundance of talent. England
 brought over six players when only four were necessary. Doubtless, the idea was to give the young "colts"
 turn on the turf of a foreign , land. to test their metal The sim gles positions are more or less set i tied. but double combinations arc
 more intricate. Both sides seem to be in a quandary.
 If l could move our players like pawns upon. a chess board, disre-
 garding likes and dislilles. which
 after all should be laid aside in the face of international competi-
 ton, I would select for our team: Helen Wills, No. 1.
 ; Mrs. Mallory, No. 2.
 Helen Jacobs, No. 5.
 Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs No. 1. double.
 i Eleanor Goss and Charlotte Chapin, No. 2, double.
 This leaves Mrs. Wightman. donor of the international trophy and captain of the team. upon the
 side lines. Sentimentally. perhaps, she should be given her last fling at playing with Helen Wills. They have been wonderful team. but 1T understand that Mrs. Wightman has gone off very considerably in her game. It is not at all surpris- | ing. when one realizes she is the
 mother of five children and the last one only slightly over a year
 old.
 Beyond this if is of the utmost importance 10 the future success of our American team to give the youngsters experience, The oppor- tunity to play with Helen Wills would be the greatest possible boost for Helen Jacobs. These two played together at the University of California and gave the first , varsity mems team a very close
 match They are not untried. England will doubtless play Mrs. Godfree No. 1. Miss Joan Fry No. ?. Betty Nuthall, No. 3. The double ! combinations could quite nicely be Mrs. Godfrce and Betty Nuthall 1 No. 1, Miss Harvey and Mrs. Fill No. 2. There is. however. q great deal 10 be considered in the line l up. Should the first doubles be as strong as possible and let the chips fall whore they may for second combination. or should the second combination be bolstered up
 with part of the top strength? After all a point Is only point and the second matches count just
 as much as the first.
 This team match promises to he very exciting and though on paper America has the edge because Helen Wills is in such fine form and the Americans are at home. still one can never tell. Our defeat
 on our OWL ground at LII" HdHuS
 of a less strong English team is
 still a vivid memory. Joan Fry of that victorious English team has
 improved since her last trip to
 America. She has strengthened her
 backhand and learned to volley.
 Little Betty Nuthall who defeat-
 ed\ Mrs. Mallory at Wimbledon, will
 he a great surprise to many, for though she is a child coming up
 in modern lawn tennis she plays the old fashioned game. She served underhand from well behind the base line This underhand service is the only one in captivity and standing SO far behind the base line makes it difficult for h"r to reach the short angles and drop shots. Apparently she has great speed which to some extent cour- teracts her position. It is my opin- ion that she cannot hope to reach | great heights until she learns to play overhead and to play at closer o,,%.r