| Show ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS H WILLS FACES BIG OBSTACLE Elizabeth Ryan Looks Like Serious Threat In National Meet l Dy Dr ART AnT C JEW YORK Aug There lo-There 10 There NEW M appears but one barrier bel be between tween Helen Wills Ills AmerIcas AmerIca's queen ot of the tho courts and end another national title at Forest Hills Hilla the mIddle of o this month And this despite the fact the talented little lady from the tho be fAr west Is hardly out of ot the con convalescent con con- convalescent convalescent stage following her op operation op- op operation In farts In June The lone obstacle on her trail to a a a fourth tennis crown is Eliza Eliza- Elizabeth Elizabelh Elizabeth beth belh Ryan likewise from the Gol- Gol Golden Golden Gol Golden den west est of o California If It anyone any one Is capable of ot halting hailing Helen Wills year year three dynasty that person Is Elizabeth Ryan known to her intimate friends as Jurt jut plain Bet Bet- Betty Betty ty Miss Ryan It will 1 bo be recalled surprised yea startled tennis fol- fol followers followers fol followers lowers a a year ear ago when she up- up upset upset up upset set Miss Wills W in the Seabright In straight sets 6 3 63 6 RETURN PAILS FAILS Following that unexpected and decisive o reverse riveree many man era wera er o of the opinion a new champion would be nell crowned at the annual classic afew a afew few weeks later the dope bucket was tipped over oer again When hen Miss Ryan Hyan went down on In one of the early rounds Hence Henc the much about much Ryan Wills Ryan return match never materialized Instead Helen went into Inlo the tho finals with Kitty Mc- Mc Mclane Kane Mc-Kane lane Jane the English flash and emerged a s winner after afler having tasted defeat In to the first set act A Atypical Atypical typical Tilden rally put Helen cut cutIn culla In front This year ear the Ryan menace looms again It If anything It ap appears ap- ap appears pears more formidable than It did last season mostly It Is true be because be- be because cause causo of oC Helens Helen's recent Illness 1 and her enforced absence from active competition tor for several eral weeks Miss Ryan Ran R an a veteran campaign campaign- campaigner er and one of the tho most and tireless players In the wo- wo women's wo-nien's wo nen's mens field has been playing top top- topnotch topnotch top notch notch tennis all season She show show- showed showed showed ed she was In great form In the t tournament a few weeks back especially In the doubles where paired with Mary Browne she sho won on the English title It Is I a 0 matter of record that since returning 0 0 o the courts re- re recently re recently Helen has looked like the Helen of ot old She has played good tennis and to for forthe the tho most most most part has has- won her matches easily RYAN STANDS TA OUT But just lust how shell hell stand the straIn ot of a 0 national jamboree Is something else Shell She'll have o to tob t b battle battlo her way through B R strong field made mado up ot of or the tho cream toI of oC I Americas America women Thres Theres also a possibility Lull Lilli j DAlvarez referred to as thel the I Spanish l-Spanish Spanish Suzanne will 1 compete I rUss Miss Wills may find the tho pace paco too heavy hav a bit too exacting to lead the tho pack once more The Tho the Jessups the Gosses Gosse and the Brownes can hard hard- hardly hardly hardly ly be bo figured as opponents apt to take Helens Helen's laurels away from her Molla has slipped Blipped consider consider- considerably considerably considerably I ably since Helen first whipped her In n 1923 Marlo Jessup and Eleanor Goss GOBS aro are even oven less for tor- formidable for formidable and Mary Browne proved easy for tor Helen In a clash only the other da day day- Lille DAlvarez who was a sensation at Wimbledon mo may cause some trouble double toul le should she enter but not enough I believe to bring any any undue alarm In the Wills camp Barring Darring any unusual upsets Helen Wills and Elizabeth Ryan nyan should resume their heir feud cud where they left lert oft off at lost lest should summer should clash clash In the final round with the tho championship at stake Helen need needs but one more triumph to tie the tho record of o four straight hung up by the then Molla Blunted In tn 1918 1919 the high highmark highmark highmark mark In the women's sector Bector |
