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Show Miss Wills Gves Up' Social life for Tennis Laurels , y n ' , ' ; ' "Tomboy Helen" Returns to Coat'st to Resume Studies SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Formerly a tomboy.' but bow dig Hied young woman, la Melon WUIa. who Is rttmv Ing ta bor bm la Berkeley thl week with th trophy mbiematlo of th a-tlnal a-tlnal womsa's atagiss teaais championship. champion-ship. Rvtdeooea of th champion' rlir energy still are to be seen In the Boas snd but round Ing treee la th former horn of th Will famly In Berkeley, where Helen spent her childhood before tennie snd ehempienship aepiratloas entered en-tered her life. Tn tall uclyptas trees surrounding lb big, mmr house eerry , In many plac th Initiate of the girt now referred t by spurts writers as "the 1 wonder girl. j Inelde the hoass, en th walls, ar numerous osamptea of Heles'a ability at drawing. On a hd la the yand. la th i champion's handwriting, la a sign. "Bo-war "Bo-war of th Dog.' but a dog ever dwelt la that ahed- Mta Will' childhood differed from that of ether children in that ahe did not enter school until aha was ft yea r .Id. Her parents cared mor far the physical development thsa ths mental 1st that stage sf her life. Her mother. I hwver. gav her sa hour's lastruetlaas each dsy and then permitted her to room ths hills back t Berkley with her fw doga . ' . Shs will bo II year old Beit October and Is harrying htm t enter the fresh -mn clean at th University of CathTor-na CathTor-na to prepar for what ah eipects t b her career and on of her two lovee. Tennl 1 on leve. Art le tb ther. Tennia 1e her recreallun. Art Is to be her life work. Helen learned t play tenals Hhe a boy from piaylng with boy flh de-mande de-mande lota ef sleep, oapocially when she Is playing In a tournament, and never makea a seels! engagement for the Bight preceding a match. ana Is ft feet TU Inches tall in her tennis sheas and weighs about lit pound . Fiur years ago Helen announoed her Intention to win the national tennie championship. To conserv her energy h gave up the aoclal eveata that mean ao much to most girls of her age. But she attained her ambition, |