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Show TILDEN AGAIN IS NET CHAMP Veteran Shows Ability In All Matches; Mrs. Mallory Mal-lory Loses IN the tennh world, Bill Tilden again proved his superioritv over the field in 1922. Prior to the big matches, a great many of tho tennis experts were of the opinion that Tilden'3 game wai lipping. It was freely predicted that ; Bill Johnston bo rated as No. 1 in the . tennis standing at the close of the Bea-, Bea-, ton, While Johnston demonstrated his right to be classed as one of the ,'ieatest olayers in the history of the Bpprt, still Tilden when called upon (o defend his honors, had just enough in reserve to get the margin over his greatest rival. TILDEN HANDICAPPED. It is possible that 1922 will be tho last year of the reign of Tilden. The champion scratched his hand on the 1 rffffi f WHWH j TILDEN WILLIS wire netting of an eastern tennis court, an infection set in, which caused the loss of part of one finger on the light hand. It is feared that this may seriously handicap his game. Tilden, however, treats tho happening happen-ing lightly and says that the injury will in no way affect his play. He feels confident he will be able to show the way to the rest of the world's greatest tennis experts. At home, Mrs. Molla Mallory continues con-tinues to refgn supreme. Her panic has proved too much for the women tennis players of the L'nited States. AMERICAN OUTCLASSED. On foreign fields, however, Mrs. Mallory was not nearly so successful. Invading England, she met her great- eal i lva.1 and arch onemv. Mile fin- i zanne Lenglen, and went down to in-j glorious defeat. A year previous, Mile. Langlen had defaulted to Mrs. Mallory after being apparently outclassed Illness was liven as the cause, although the rc.-, CU$ation was freely made that the, French star quit cold. In the meeting at England, Mile. Lenglen proved that it was physical condition rather than a lack of sporting sport-ing blood that caused her to default in her American debut. To my way of thinking the outstanding out-standing figure in the tennis world, last year Is not Bill Tilden, Mile I Lenglen or any of the noted foreign players who visited fhis country, but1 B slip of a girl. 16 year-old Helen" Will; of California. In several tourneys Miss Wills was the runnerup to Mrs. Mallory and pressed her bard. Inside of threj years at the most she should be the leading woman tennis player of the United States, if not the world. |