Show Coast Player Declares Mrs Fabyan Could I Have Done Better i By JAMES JAIS A A. A BURCHARD Joe William Is 15 on vacation In his absence his hil column will 1 be handled by other members of tho World Telegram Vord sports staff Looking back on the Wightman cup series it I becomes increasingly apparent th that t the tho heroine of the international international in In- tennis rumpus was a petite pette California blonde who didn't want to play in the fr first t place Mrs Mr Ethel Burkhardt Arnold the lilliputian of the courts court at 4 feet 11 1 inches won the deciding match for lor forthe forthe the thc United States team at Forest Hills His Saturday A jittery tyro the previous previous' day when she was crushed by Dorothy Round ace of the English En En- gush glish invaders Mrs Arnold hurdled from mediocrity to might in miraculous miraculous lous bus fashion She conquered Katherine Stammers Stain Stam men mers who formerly this season had humbled humMed Mrs Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs It I was WM astounding yes but it I kept tho the Wightman cup in title tills country countr for forthe tho the fifth straight year carThe car The customers went Wild Mrs Arnold tremendously bored almost wept wept Just Hard Work Vork Heroine heck she said I want to go home to my husband And you can tell tel tho world Ill I'll Il never come cast cast again I r I think tennis is hard work and I haven't particularly lady lary enjoyed it this year Too much travel and too much importance on mere merc playing I get a bigger kick out of just practicing in Call Cali Cl- Cl fornia An hour after aler she whipped Miss Stammers and salvaged the Wightman Wight Wight- man cup Mrs Aronld was on a train bound for the Golden state She had to play pla three sets s t against Miss Stammers to o win 2 6 2 1 6 1 6 6 6 63 3 The extra etra set nearly drove her wild She thought she might miss miss' her train Six reporters surrounded her Inthe in inthe inthe the Forest Hills His Inn They spoke glowingly of her triumph Mrs Arnold sniffed In her opinion thereal the thereal real hero of the Wightman cup batte battle bat bat- tb tle te was wa was Albert Arnold her husband and a rug salesman in Los Angeles You ou see site she 1 explained Albert Albert Al A Abert bert sent me a n telegram after I lost last to Miss Mis Round Round Ho He said plenty plent It I ste steadied me nic down so much SHUCk 50 so thit that I forgot my nervousness ner ncr and manager manager to pla play my best against Miss Stammers Stammers As a matter mater of fact however Mrs Arnold played Wightman cup tennis tennis tennis ten ten- nis under protest protest She refused when U. U S. S L. L T. T A. A A bosses first Invited her to join the team She hadn't been east elt since sinco 1930 she pointed out and she preferred to W wash sh dishes and cook Alberts Albert's ham and eggs at home rather than smack tennis balls bals for international su BU- su- su Hubb Hubby on Vacation A patriotic midget and midget and besides Albert went vent away on a week five week lve-week vacation vacation Mrs Arnold finally succumbed succumbed suc sue to official persuasion But Buthe she he still refuses to take credit for winning the Wightman cup 1 Good Lord she said Mrs Sarah Fabyan beat me In i all al the practice matches She would have done a lot better |