Show VI Q V I 0 of I TILDEN A AND WILLS L WILL H HAVE YE CHANCE TO S STAGE AGE COMEBACK CO EBACK THIS EAST Nfl ET t. t MATCH MAICH I IS 1 t Miss Ryan Picked to Trim i Helen Wills Wills' in Next Meeting I c I r By HENRY L. L FARRELL United d Press Staff Correspondent NEW EV YORK TORK Aug 9 During During the the six years ears during which Bill Tilden proved to the satisfaction of ver one but rule bound officials of ot the g game me that he was the the worlds world's champion tennis pla player er it had been accepted that only old age would place him him- within striking distance of ot his rivals rivals' But But recent events have shown that anything can happen In sport Helen Wills VIlIs recovering from an operation in Paris was defeated on the same same day that Gertrude E Ederle erle made her astounding record in swimming across the English Englith chann chan chan- n nel t. t 2 Tilden was vas beaten leaten only ohly a few days before by Vincent Richards In the first Important tournament of the season and speculation has risen as s to whether Or not American Amer Amer- ican t tennis may mav have a new man arid and w woman man champion Tilden will get a chance chane this week eek to show the df defeats ats he suffered this year ear were flukes fluke's l or 01 were the result of ot the thc Inevitable slip sUp that has a wa way of arriving before be be- fore tore scheduled d time The The champion will compete In th the trials that will help the United States Lawn Tennis association Select se se- se lect a team teRm to defend the tIre Davis cup against France or 01 Japan Tapan and in the annual west east-west matches which start the big st season aSOn at Fore Forest t Hills The defeat of ot Miss Wills bv oy Miss Misi R Ryan an is to be taken nd unless the young youner oun champion is able to to get more footwork In her game she will lave bave to depend upon tl tho vagary of ot the draw for tor her hr best help If Miss Iss Ryan Rvan should ha happen to be drawn In the opposite half against hard competition she might be he defeated before the the- final round but if she should be ba in the same half hait with the young oung Californian she ought to win as she did Ud at Seabright Seabright Sea Sea- bright because Miss Wills vms has not recovered to the point where she can cover court as an opponent must do and has to do I against the slow choppy game gam of ot Miss Ryan |