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Show Wills Is Fourth Coast Star To Win National Honor Helen When Young Girl Was Master of Her Father BERKELEY, Cel., Aug. II Helen Wllia, who won the womea'a national singles taants champloasblp today. IS a member ef the Berkeley Teaata club. She began play I fig en tha public co-art a la Oakland and when aha had more than the ordinary game eh Joined th elub here. - Ivne I th daughter of Dr. Clarence A. Will, who taught ber the rudiment of th game, but ahe eoon became too good for him and W. C. Puller, who ha charge of th Junior plarere at the Berkeley club, took her In charge. Her training consisted In having the bet of the mea players In the club oppoeo her on the eourta, while Puller stood on th aldcllnsa and polatad eut her mia-lakee. mia-lakee. Last year ahe was ranked third nationally na-tionally and since then ber gam haa been Improved materially, principally in the eervlce and mtdoourt, aa ahe baa bad for two year what la considered almost porfect forehand and backhand drtvee and a grmd chop etroke. Mra.. Haael Hotchkla Wight mas ef Berkeley four timee national champion and rated a one ef the beat aet player In tha country, coached her In mldcourt work thla year at the Berkeley club, at tea Wills haa ben defeated twice this year, by Mra Mallory and Mra Eleanor Joes of Brooklyn, whom Miaa Will defeated de-feated tbl week la the national touraa ment. Mia Will held th junior girls' national na-tional championship, wblrh aha wltl not defnd. as faer fat..ar thinks It would not ba fair to ether aspiring girls te have te compete against a player of her ability, Mra win accompanied her dasghter Eaat this year. A!f PKAMOiaco. Aug. It Pour California women have been national tennis champlona. Mra May Sutton Bundy of I. e Angelo won th national tltU in IM4 and Mra Haaal Hotchklee Wight man, formerly of Berkeley, but now living tn Boston, annexed the championship cham-pionship tn !. me, ltu and int. Miaa Mary Browne ef Loe AngeU held I the national title In ltU and 11 and Mlas Helea Wills captured the title te- I dey. I |