Evening star., 1951-01-22

tennis pro, said.
| Feltrop knows
| I a n d un d err
| u1DzIllI st tands these
Western tennis
Grantland Rice. stars.
This girl can't miss"
The girl happened to be Nancy
Chaffee, who made such a fine
record last year. She hopes to 60
far beyond that this coming
season.
"I'll, tell you why she can't
miss" Feltrop said. I'm the first
place. she is only 81 and most of
the leading women players are on
their way out as champions.
Secondly, Nancy has more
power than any woman player
I've ever seen. This includes Helen
Wills at her peak. Nancy serves
like a hard-hitting man. She can
make that ball smoke. In the third
place. she is getting better control
each new season. She is willing to
work and work hard. She is just
starting hard training for her 1851
season. She has tough campaign
ahead. This training will include
rope skipping. road work and lot
of hard tennis. Her campaign will
take her through the East, on to
France and then Wimbledon. She
will be back at East Hampton in
July. She must take off q few
pounds. which will be in her favor.
She is a fine competitor on the
side"
Quick to Make Friends.
Miss Chaffee is an extremely
pretty girl, well and strongly built,
with quick smile and a fine
capacity at the art of making
friends.
Nancy was fine tennis player
when 8 years old. but refused to
take tennis and hard training Sc
riously. It is all different now, at i
the age, of 81. She has her chance
to be the best all-around woman
tennis player of all time, largely
through the extra power she car
ries to the court. She can hit that
ball like a male champion.
The best idea we have heard in
connection with tennis is to have
Morrie Mclaughlin. THE Comet"
captain the American Davis Cup
team this year against Norman
Brookes. heading the Australian
cup defenders. James Moffet, San
Francisco regional vice president
Of the USLTA is all for it. |
Il am thoroughly convinced
that Maurice is the man for the
job" Moffet says. His wide back
ground for tennis-having been
United States champion in 1912
and 1913-makes him doubly i'm
portant. He captained the United
States Davis Cup team in 1914"
Made Game Popular.
More than that it was Comet |
Mclaughlin who lifted tennis
from just another game to its
present popularity. It was the
Comet who brought smashing
power to a softer game, just as
Tommy Hitchcock did for polo. |
He was the hame-the fiash-that |
added so many new tennis fans. |
The combination of Mclaughlin |
and Brookes-great rivals in 1914
would more than double the
color Of the next Davis Cup
matches.
1.-THE Aussies have two Of the
greatest singles players to ever
represent their country" Bill
Ackerman. tennis expert. tells you. |
They are Frank Sedgeman and
Ken McGregor. In the doubles
they have John Bromwich and
George Worthington. The Aussies
won all the prominent doubles in
this country last year. They have
a powerful combination waiting
for any invader"
I still recall that 32-game set
between Mclaughlin and BrookesI
in 1914, with the Comet winning,
ills. This was the longest set
in so years of Davis Cup play. tt
would be an ideal angle to bring
these two beneath the spotlight
again as captains of the opposing
teams this year.
Certainly Australia is going to
be extremely tough if the Davis
Cup matches are held in 1851.
Australia has the knack of win-
ming the cup and taking it home
just as another World War is
starting. This happened in 1914
and in 1899.
It has all the makings for 1851.
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