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Show Mary K. Browne Thinks Teachers Made Suzanne Mary K. Browne, discussing the success suc-cess of France In tennis In the last few years, says it Is due chiefly to uble Instructors. ' - Suzanne Lenglen, greatest of women wom-en pluyers, was taught by her father, a tennis pro. . t- On this side we lack professional tennis tutors. There are few In the United States. ' . William Tntein Tllden, greatest of ull-Amerlcun players, never had a lesson les-son ; he was forced to teach himself. Most of our other tennis leaders were self-made except a few of those who came up In recent years and who were taught by Tllden. Of these Vincent Vin-cent Itlchurds Is the lender. Now that Hlchards, Klnsey and others oth-ers have turned professional, they will probably accept positions as tutors. Every golf club has a professional ; the tennis clubs could probably afford to have them, too. Considering the thousands that are taking up tennis, a professional would not have a hard tlfne of It us far' as the flnunclal end Is concerned. |