Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-19 | Page 20 | U. S. Wightman Netters Favored

) . ; ; Miss Marble Rates No. 1 Team Place i NEW YORK. Aug. U (INS) Alice Marble, the blond Callfornian, ' who holds the women's national tennis championship, will open Wightmaa cup competition between United States and British teams at Forest Hills tomorrow in a match i with Ruth Hardwlck of the invading anuad. The United States will rely on four veterans of Wightman cup play la defending the title it has held since 1(30 and again is an odds n favorite to repulse the British aggregation. Fine Matches Loom The Britons are glad America has been established I favorite-, aicord-Ing aicord-Ing to Tim Horn, captain and manager man-ager of the Invading team. "Whenever "When-ever we've been favorites we never Won," Mr. Horn said, laughingly. In the draw made late yeatsrday at the scene of the annual International Interna-tional court skirmish Miss Marble was named No. 1 for the United States and Miss Hardwlck No. 2 for England. The second opening day match Will be between Helen Jacob of Berkeley, CaL, No. 2 for America, and Kay Stammers, No. 1 for England. En-gland. The opening doubles encounter will bring Miss Marble and Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan of Boston against Evelyn Dearman and Joan Ingram. vnaoam Ba rummy The competition will be concluded Saturday with singles matches pitting the two No. 1 players, Mies Marble and Miss Stammers, against each other In the headliner, preliminaries pre-liminaries to Include Miss Hardwlck gainst Miss Jacobs, Mrs. Fabyan gainst Margot Lumb In No. 3 singles encountsr and a doubles match Involving Miss Stammers and Freda James against Miss Jacobs and Mrs. Marjorts Van Ryn of Pallas, Texas.