Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-22 | Page 7 | Helen Wills Easy Winner in Metropole Tournament

lei Helen Wills Ws Easy Winner I in n Tournament American Girl Shows Greatly Improved Form Formin I in Contest With F Former orme Boston Player i CANNES France Jan 22 United Press Helen Press Helen Wills Ills American tenni tennis ten ten- ni nis nl champion survived her third match of or the Metro pole tournament when she defeated Mrs Leslie Bancroft Bancroft DanfOrt Ban Dan croft fOrt Aeschliman former Boston girl in straight ets at 6 2 and 6 The American girl was In greatly improved to form Im I'm and with the exception exception exception tion of a slight spell of ot uncontrolled service she played perfect tennis She wn without exerting herself herselt and only five games went as far tar as deuce She served five double faults but the errors did not ruffle her i Miss lIss Wills became an official entry entry en en- tr try In the tile singles s and mixed doubles of oC the Gallia tournament next week Jack Hilliard one of or En England's lands land's ranking players will be her partner partner In the doubles After Arter a I. I day of or tedious rest the American girl was read ready to resume play pIa ir Jr the tournament against Mrs Leslie Bancroft Aesch the tOI Boston Doston player Mrs Aeschliman scoffed at some talking going around that American and nd British players would not do their best against Miss Wills WllIs so that f Fhe ehe he would not have difficulty In getting to the tile final round rotund of or this and the coming tournaments I 1 expect to be beaten by Miss Wills ills because I know her game aid ald I know mine she sile said But Im I'm going to do my best RUSt ei that's the game Iame game