Show I ICAN CAN TILDEN COME BACK 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o 0 o o YOUNGSTER GIVES ANSWER By VI VINCENT T OE What about Bill B 7 1 That question has I i eon een fired Ired at mt me scores of times t the winter The Injury which Tilden recently necessitating the tho removal o othe othe the first two Joints from the tho Index finger ot of the tho right hand has U ot of o course prompted the keen Interest In the th probable condition of the tho champion As a 0 of ot TIlden his hie partner in many Important matches It seems the tho public feels foelS that I am best corn corn- to pass s an on opinion on what the future holds tor for the world i great great- greatest greatest est est tennis player layer To me William T Tilden Is just Big Bill Dill His HII remarkable achieve achieve- achievements achievements ments menta during his reign all a tennIs king makes make him the th outstanding fig tl- figure fig figure ure In the tennis world TILDEN POPULAR There neer neier was wat a more popular champion The Interest taken In la his bla condition Is proof positive o ot such a statement Recently at Chicago n in some exhibition match matches made his first test o ot of play since recovering from his Injury Ha He met with fair fur succeSS Perhaps It Is too early to pass pas ac- ac accurate accurate ac accurate curate judgment Thor There are many weeks in front ot of us before the bl big tournaments get under way Many ny things can happen In La that space apace ot of time After Attar considerable thought together ci er with some authentic I am firmly convinced that tor for a time In the early spring Big Bill will bo be beear e ear picking so 80 to speak for some ot of the tho mediocre players someI I I am als ot of the tho opinion that Tilden will willbo willbe willbe bo be forced to eliminate many of ot his court shots In the tho future which will sill mean menn that thet he will mil be I I forced to sta stay further away from the thenet net This Tills will diminish his effectiveness to no small degree des and his attack will be limited to a back court game But watch him hint Improve His Ills In Incapacitated n- n n I I capacitated finger will not ot interfere with his hi fiery tiery spirit his dogged de de- de n e 11 termination and his air of ot confidence cont Tilden Is tho toughest tough man lit In th world to beat and after two months month tUne time which he ho will use uso In a new now st Io I am sure Bure he lie will e again pro prote proe e that ho Ito Is one ono ot of o the tho greatest player r 4 MAY MAY SUCCEED But will w he be succeed In la annexing the canto titles that he ho so ably able gath gathered ered in last year That Is la another story of ot course course courso tho the answer to which remains in the unforeseen future To my mind the tho focus of the sport light sport light will be directed on the tha matches that will w bl be b played between the Philadelphian and Dill Bill John Johnston JohntOn ton Al- Al AIwa was Al-was wa was s rivals rIals these two famous nth ath nth nth-letes letes never taft fall to put up a IL cl clash that attracts world wIde attention attention Taking Into conil l r that uit Til den was extended to the th limit In m or- or order order or order der to conquer Little Bl DI I Jaal oar It Is only reasonable to entertain th thO belief bellet that Big Bill will wilt be ho unable to stem the tha tide tido that the westerner will launch this season Tilden I was luc lucky enough to def defeat at tl Til den in two of the major tourneys In 1922 and naturally I have han hopes of not only winning sinning from front him but also capturing the national title in 1923 un oo 00 |