Betty Nuthall Beats Champion Of America.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18190, 24 June 1927, Page 11

Betty Nuthall Beats Champion Of America.

WIMBLEDON CROWD SEES YOUNG ENGLISH GIRL AGAIN TRIUMPHANT.

By far the most interesting result reported from Wimbledon to-day is the defeat of Mrs Mallory, lady champion of America, by Miss Betty Nuthall. It means that the young English girl must stand a great chance of reaching the final, and even of defeating Miss Wills or Mrs Godfree. Owing to illness. Miss Wills did not play in the English or American championships last year.

By Telegraph.—Pr«n Assn. —Copyright. A.P.A. and Sydney “ Sun ” Cables. LONDON, June 23. The lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon was continued in tine weather. Results:— Men’s Singles Chajnpionship. Third Round. Cochet (France) beat Kleinschroth (Germany) 7-5, 9-7, 6-0. Lacoste (France) beat Macintosh 6-0. 6-2, 6-2. Greig beat Lester 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Tilden (U.S.A.) beat Hughes 6-3, 6-4, GO. Borotra (France) beat Iliggs 6-1, 2-6, 14). 6 2. 6-2. P. T. Hunter (U.S.A.) beat A. H. Lowe 6-2, S-6. 6-3. Timmer (Holland) beat Landry 7-5, 64, 3-6, S-6. Ladies’ Singles Championship. Third Round. Mrs Peacock (South Africa) beat Miss Clarke 6-3, 6-1. Miss Colver beat Miss Ridley 6 4, 6-3. Miss Harvey beat Mile. Constoslavos 6-4. 6 4. Miss Nuthall (England) beat Mrs Mallory (U.S.A.) 26, 6-2, 60. Miss Rvan beat Mrs Broad bridge 62, 63 Miss Goldsack beat Mrs Lycelt 6-S. S-6. 6 3. Miss Bouman (Holland) beat Mrs Co veil 7-5, 6 3. Fourth Round. Senorita De Alvarez beat Mrs Mavrogordato 6-3, 6-0. Ladies’ Doubles Championship. Second Round. Mrs Godfree and Miss Nuthall beat Misses Platt and Radcliffe, 6-3, 6-0.

cording to classified ranking made by the special committee. The chosen eight in the men’s singles were: Lacoste (France), Tilden (America), Borotra (France), Cochet (France), Harada (Japan), and Raymond (South Africa). The selected women were Miss Helen

Wills (America), Mrs Godfree (Great Britain), Miss Bouman (Holland), Senorita d’Alvarez (Spain), Miss Ryan (America), Mrs Mallory (America), Miss Heine (South Africa), and Mrs Peacock (South Africa). U.S.A. and the Davis Cup. Speaking still of Tilden, Miss Mary Browne, a well-known American player, says: “The loss of the Davis Cup is close at hand, and I believe to France. I hope it will not be in 1927, for Tilden is making a gallant effort to get into the best tennis form of his career. He is fired with a determination to regain our lost championship and retain the Cup for another year, in the hope of sufficient improvement in the younger players to carry on. Tilden expresses himself as more interested in tennis than he has ever been. It is ty*pical of him, only to become interested -when the task became difficult. He was for so many years in a class by himself that he had to resort to all sorts of devices to make the matches interesting, and so let his opponents .get within a stroke of success before he tried. At other times he tried to see how many games he could win in succession, and on one occasion won 56 —that is, no fewer than nine love sets and two games over. Stupendous!” Yet this is the man who Wallis M3'ers and others said shammed. He may* lose, but he will go down fighting. Cochet (Misfc Browne say's) is a greater play'er than Lacoste, save in temperament. He “ loses his block,” in common parlance, and falls out with everyone—even the ball boys. All the Frenchmen are trained by' professionals, and play each other regularly* as' hard as they can. There is no quarter, and each learns from the matches. Temperament and Stamina. A writer in the London “Evening News” said recently: “One must, I fancy, go back to the days of' Miss Lottie Dodd to find a parallel for the present-day achievements of Miss Betty Nutha’l. It is safe to say* her latest title either on rubble or grass has never been won by one quite so young. It may be of interest to mention in-passing, however, that Miss Lottie Dodd, the wonderful girl champion of the nineties, who took part in the champions’ jubilee procession last summer, won the All-England title at Wimbledon before she was twenty'. “Although Miss Nuthall is very* unlikely to achieve a similar distinction her tennis has undoubtedly ‘grown up’ with her. A y*ear or two ago her build, to speak frankly, did not suggest high honours at the game; shingled, taller, and slimmer she was decidedly impressive in the Surrey final. Girl contemporaries may possess more finished styles, but she holds the whip hand in temperament and stamina —two of the greatest assets at lawn tennis.” which formerly were attributed to no disease now were proved to be the result of cancer. Any protracted irritable pressure would tend to cancer growth, a forcible example being friction on the cheek caused by a jagged tooth. It appeared that such extraneous causes stimulated some property in the cell which had until then been latent. The irritation would disturb the fatty* covering of the cell, thus allowing the urge to reproduce to break out. The rapid increase in the incidence of cancer after the age of fifty supported the theory that reduced oxidisation was favourable to the growth of the disease. Cancer appeared in all races and in all animals, while overgrowths similar to cancer appeared in vegetables. Isolated cases had occurred where cancer had been cured. Dr Milligan concluded by emphasising the fact that little was being done by Governments in the way of medical or scientific research, which was carried out by individuals. Very little was spent on research, and despite the fact that 50,000 people died of cancer in England, only 1:110,000 was spent annually on health, and that amount included the cost of buildings, etc. This was at the rate of one penny per head, but in New Zealand even less was spent, the amount being in the proximity of 1 3d per head. After answering many questions, the speaker was accorded a vote of thanks.

German Chazhpion Beaten. A cable from London last night said: The Anglo-German meeting between Miss Betty Nuthall and Fraulein Atissem on the centre court roused the enthusiasm of the immense crowd. The sixteen-year-old girl, Miss Nuthall. received an ovation on winning in straight sets on her first appearance at Wimbledon. Throughput the match Miss Nuthall was more severe, and showed better placing than her opponent, whose service was her principal asset. The first set was closely fought, but in the second the English girl’s fierce hitting tired out her rival. Though Miss Nuthall still serves underhand in order to conserve her strength, her driving is immensely powerful. THE SEEDED PLAYERS. A new departure was taken in connection with the draw for the lawn tennis championship at Wimbledon. Not only were the players seeded by nations as in recent years, thus assuring the international character of later contests, but eight selected players in each of the singles, and four pairs in the doubles were seeded by merit ac-