SUZANNE LENGLEN.
ARRIVAL AT NEW YORK. GLAD OF NEW FREEDOM. Australian and N.Z. Cn.bln Association. (Reed. C... r i p.m.) NEW YORK. Sept.. 29. Tho French professional lawn tennis player, Mdllo.. Suzanne Lcnglen, arrived at New York to-day by tho liner Paris. Sho was met by Mr. C. C. Pylo, hej man agar. Mdllo. Lcnglen said professional tennis would soon become as common as professional golf. She exulted in her freedom as a professional, saying there was too much dictatorship in amateur organisations. Suzanne seemed to be in good spirits and said she was delighted to be in tho United Staves. She had consumed much champagne during tho voyage, which sho found prevented sea sickness. Tho visitor said she had no information as to who her opponents would bo on her American tour, but sho hoped to have an opportunity of playing Miss Jlolrn Wills. Commenting on the Dempsey-Tunney contest Mdllo. Lmiglon said:*~'T am sorry Dempsey lost. X think I could have put up a better fight than he did in tho ring at Philadelphia." Questioned regarding rumours of her impending marriage she said : "1 am heart frco and expect to be for some time to come." Mdllo. Lcnglen will meet Miss Mary Brawns on. October 0 is her first match.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19447, 1 October 1926, Page 13
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211SUZANNE LENGLEN. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19447, 1 October 1926, Page 13
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