Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-18

(copyriRht, 1928. by North American news
paper Alliance
CCORDING TO reports the
\ Horseshoe Stadium at Forest
Hills. ~ Y. where most OF the
\ important tennis champion
ships in the United States are
plsyed. viii have nothing on the new
French stadium "Stade Roland Garros'
II is at Porte d'Auteuil Is minutes
from The center of Paris. and in ad'
oition to the two center courts 1t has
about - other red clay courts outside
the main Enclosure.
There are no grass courts at the
stadium: unfortunately there are none
in France. It is for that reason that
the Davis Cup matches viii be played
on clay courts this year. for the f1rst
time since 1900. However, the surface
of the new stadium is almost as slow
as grass. BY mixing brick dust with
the clay the French have produced a
very slow court, one that will dry
quickly.
Stands Are Wooden.
The had feature of the stadium is
that the stands are wooden. There are
courts and they are entirely of wood.
II is the hope of the French toecon-
stYuct a stadium next year along the
lines OF Forest Hills and Wimbledon.
Wimbledon is the largest tennis staolum
in the world. seating 10000.
I was told in the Orient last Whit =
that Australia had a new stadium on
the order of Wimbledon. and that the
first time 1t ever was filed TO capacity
was when the French players had their
team match against the Australian
stars
II is astounding when one stops to
reflect that Just few years ago the
final round OF a tennis championship
was drawing five to six hundred people,
whereas today even such stadiums as
Wimbledon and Forest Hills are made
ouate for the crowds
The building of these huge stadiumS
reflects the growth of tennis during the
last few years. Thirty-two nations
challenged for the Davis cup this year.
No other sport offers the same interna-
tional favor Visit any country today
and you can always find game with
someone.
s2.00e at Ball Game.
On my recent visit to Japan / was
amazed to see stadium seating 81, 900
filed for the final game Of the base
ball championship between Keio and
Wasada universities. Directly beside
this massive bowl stood a tennis stadium
with seating capacity of 10000. In
the three or four matches played
against Harada, japanese star, this
Stadium was filed to the brim.
AS in France, there are no grass
courts IN Japan. Clay is the predom-
inant surface. But / played on an ex-
cellent grass court at Hongkong In
cidentally, there again found a tennis
stadium seating 5000. Wherever you
find the English in numbers you will
find good grass tennis court. It is as
essential to them as afternoon tea.
However, there seems little doubt the
time viii come when clay courts will be
the one surface used in all interna-
tjonai play. They are far less ex-
pens,ye and require much less care.
Anyone who knows tennis will tell
you the greatest strain Of all is singles
play. Coaches say that tennis as played
IN big international matches Is more
firing than foot ball, boxing, golf or
track
Take a hard. five-set match in a
biistering sun, with either contestant
losing or 10 pounds in hours. and
you have q sport that viii test anyone's
physical condition.
For that reason men like Tilden,
Iacoste, Cochet, Borptra, Hunter and
Brugnon stay in condition all the year.
Most Of them play 10 months out Of IL,
80 their training is received mostly In
actual combat.
TIlden is the outstanding example of
strict training. Hardly q day goes by.
Winter or Summer, that Tilden isn't
swinging a racket In the many years
! have known him he has never broken
training. No better model could be held
I'D TO youth than this PhiladeIphian.