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Show t TODAY'S SPORT ANGf F Do they ever com back? Mile Suzanno Longlen says it Is possible pos-sible In tennis, and she Intends to proo It. Mile. Lenglen will he remembered as the tennis champion who came to thi i country and "fllvvercd." The coming of the French 6tnr to tho states waa the most widely heralded her-alded tennis event in years. Advance notices made American tennis enthusiasts believe that In Mile. Lenglen they were to see the Bab- Ituth of tennis. Records and presj agents made her stand out as the SUperwoman of the tennis world. Newspapers featured stories by her. telling how U- was possible to play tennis a little bit belter bel-ter than it had ever been pitlyed oe-fofe. oe-fofe. Then came the, match With tho American champion. MuIIj BJurstoic Mulloty and the big explosion. Aflor a couple uf garmes had been ployed, in which the Fionch star was hopelessly hope-lessly outplayed, if not outclassed, she apparently became ill and was forced to default After several weeks of rest, Mile. Linglen went back to dear old France. Then came a break between the governing gov-erning bodies of the tennis organizations organiza-tions in France and the United States. The aftermath of the affair was a statement by u Pr boh Official to this of feif. "Mile Ixinglen was unable to accept ac-cept de.'cat. She simply quit cold." The French star Is unquestionably a great player, despite th0 fact that she has yet to show it on this .side. Sno in. ends to enter the international tennlH tournament at the Blviera in March, to get a line on her physical condition as well as play. It Is just possible that Mile. Lenglen Leng-len was rather harshly handled because be-cause of the manner in which she defaulted t Mrs. Mallory. Her announced an-nounced Intention of coming back to this country fur another meeting with Mrs. Mallory Is therefore of interest. If she makes good her intention, i: will wipe out a lot of unkind things that havo been prlrnod about her quitting quit-ting cold to Mrs. Mallory. |