New Britain herald., 1927-08-11
WOMEN'S Tennis
team IS chosen
Play Against British Team Will
Start Friday Afternoon
BIZ MARY X. BROWNE
U. T. Special STAFF Correspondent


New York. Aug. II (UP) - The
international womens tennis team
was finally picked yesterday. The
American lineup is the same as
selected two days ago. with the ex-
ception OF Mrs. Wightman. who re-
tains her position in the first doubles
combination with Helen Wills.
The play Friday will start at $3.50
with Mrs. Mallory VS.. Mrs. Godfree.
After that match will be Joan Fry
VS.. Helen Wills. Then the second
doubles combination will meet, Miss
Sterry and Mrs. Hill VS.. Mrs. Chaplin
and Miss Goss.
Saturday the first match at 800
o'clock will be Betty Nuthall VS..
Helen Jacobs, followed by the Mrs.
Godfree and Helen Wills match.
Then Joan Fry and Mrs. Mallory will
meet. The last match Of series will
be first doubles combination. Mrs.
Godfree and Miss Harvey VS.. Helen
Wills and Mrs. Wightman.
The English lineup gives every
member of the squad a place upon
the team and shows judicious selec-
ton. l cannot but feel that the
American selection committee made
a mistake in placing Mrs. Wightman
in the doubles. She has gone of
considerably in her game.
The Wills Wightman combination
went down to defeat against our sec
ond double combination in the trial
matches. While Immediately after
wards Penelope Anderson and Helen
Wills took the court against the
same combination and won.
What are the test matches for If
not to guide the selection commit
tee?
Can 1t be that they are swayed by
sentiment and feel that because Mrs.
Wightman has donated the cup she
should play upon the team?
Whatever the reason behind the
selection. 1 cannot but feel it is an
unwise choice and may result in our
actual loss OF the trophy.
The first days play, according to
nv estimate of the chances for vic
tory, if I may be so bold as to pre-
dict, Mrs. Godfree is apt to win
from Mrs. Mallory.
Helen Wills is by all odds the fav-
orite over Joan Fry in spite of the
fact that Joan has improved con-
siderably. Helen defeated her de-
cisively in their match at Wimbledon
this summer.
The second doubles are nearly a
toss-up with our American side a
slight favorite. Miss Sterry and
Mrs. Hill of the English team have
better team work and are steadier
but Mrs. Chaplin and Eleanor Goss
are hard hitters and should win if
their shots are coming off. That
would give England one point and
America two the first day.
On Saturday when Betty Nuthall
and Helen Jacobs meet l would hate
to have my life depend on choosing
the victor. Helen Jacobs has a far
better service than Betty Nuthall but
the English youngster has a far more
reliable fore arm drive. Miss Jacobs
has slightly better back hand and
is better vollier but Miss Betty has
"a stronger physique and more stam-
ina. 1t promises to be one Of the
most interesting matches Of the SER
les. Let US say, as a possibility. that
Betty Nuthall is the victor. That
evens our series, England : and
America ..
Helen Wills is favored to win over
Mrs. Godfree because Helen defeat
ed her two years ago In both the
team match and the national and
this year in preliminary tourna-
ment leading up to Wimbledon.
Helen Wills is stroking powerfully
and is in fine health. while Mrs.
Godfree is soft due probably to the
fact that she is only four months
away from a tonsil operation.
Mrs. Mallory, I am afraid, is slat-
ed to lose to Joan Fry even though
Mrs. Mallory waltzed through her
two years ago. This year finds Molla
slightly slower while Joan Fry has
improved considerably. l hope,
however, for Americas sake that
Mrs. Mallory does not lose this
match because. if 1 am correct about
the results of the others. 1t would
mean that America apd England will
be tied 3 points all the series de-
pendant upon the Wills-Wightman,
Godfree-Harvey match.
I would not give much for Am eri-
cas- chances in this match. Mrs.
Wightman, though she has been one