LAWN TENNIS.

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14767, 5 October 1921, Page 9

LAWN TENNIS.

SUZANNE LENGLEN. Suzanne Lenglen, lady lawn tennis champion of the world, who went to America to compete to the women's singles, recently lost a set to Mrs Mallory, American champion, 6—2, defaulted, and then lost the matob. lu a most dramatic manner. She had been suffering from an attack of bronchitis —the hard game she had put up in order to cope with her opponent's brilliant play brought on a bad fit of coughing. When changing sides after the seventh game, she staggered, and before the first point had been scored, held up her hand in token of defeat, while 'her racket fell limply to her si'le. She then, coughing and weeping, collapsed into a chair, and her opponent, shaking her by the hand, walked off the court to the accompaniment or cheers. Mademoiselle afterwards f ell sobbing, into the arms of her mother. TNJs constitutes the first defeat Mdtle. has suffered, and is the first match she has lost since her meteor-like rise to fame in 1919, when she won the world's title at Winmbledon, England, when only 20, defeating, Mrs Lambert Chambers in a fierce and memorable struggle. It is now stated that, after another collapse whilst playing an exhibition match at Los Angeles, the brilliant Suzanne will not play my more. "WATER TENNIS" APPEARS. A new sport now rapidly gaiai.ig favour on the United Slates Pacific coast is known as "water tennis." it is really an adaptation of lawn tennis to the swimming pool. When splashing about after the rubber ball in a shallow pond, all the exercise and sport of the dry-land game arc derived. An occasional mouthful of water adds to the fun of the players as well as of the spectators. "DO YOUR BEST ALWAYS." SHIMIDZU TELLS HOW HE KEEPS FIT. This is what, Zen/.o Shimidzu, the famous and smiling tennis player, has to say on the subject:— Just as Rome was not built in one day, training also requires constant care and attention. 1 remember when 1 was 13 years old, 1 entered a middle school in a city, neighbouring to my nalivc town. .just, about, li miles going and coming back -seven mil3S each. I used to attend to lessons in the school every morning at. 8 o'clocK In .'! in the afternoon. I used to walk, therefore, l'i miles every day. I have tionc this for five years from my nge of 13 In J 7. I think 1" this may be' attributed my having quite extraordinarv power. Since l*\vn t am very careful in rny food and drink. I used to eat Japanese food, consisting of rice and vegetables, small quantities «.t li:-|j and moat. I only lake Ihreo meals every day, and I usually do not lake iinvlhinc between meals. T do riot

I smoke, of eourse. and also rtn nol over !|• 111c)i any kind of liquor or alcohol. I | usi-d lo keep in>solr up for a regular j .sort- 'of (life. I love In play lawn j tennis ns n sort of recreation, and I i used to like Uic game for the pleasure iof it. Of course when I am playing, j t always try rny best to make the game more interesting, even when I am playing against, weaker players or jus) beginner's, which is rattier the usual case with me, as I did not have much pradiee with any belter players, at least in Calciilla when- I was slaying until now. This sm-l of "do your host always” method of [day may lie the reI suit of rny constant and perpetual i training.