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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1932.

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Is Helen Will's Star Waning?

Invincibility

Less Than Two Years Ago

BUT STILL IN CLASS

BY HERSELF

THOUGH Mrs.

Wills

Moody went over to Europe this year and cap- tured the Wimbledon and French titles, as well as helping America to retain the Wightman Cup, her form, according to a writer in Lawn Tennis and Bad- minton revealed that she is not quite so invincible as she was two years ago, and further that the standard of British play had improved.

The comments in ques- tion read:-

The usual harsh criticisets of our players as a team appeared in the press when Great Britain had lost the first three matches in The Wightman Cup, some correspon-

Jents even yurgostin thut the

Selection Committee were at fault in the selection of the team-1 Ceritivion not raised at the time of}

the announcement,

The popular press is always so wise after the event. America. with Mr. Will: Moody nad Miss

Even without these attributes.

Pacob, to lend them, was consideredling up the court. Mr. Moody's y nor ditt see see so many service nces, to have a better chance of winning steadiness and her state and ac the first two singles as a result of cutalo lobbing when in dificulties however, she still remains in a class the matches between the first and brought her out of many

tight second strings respectively than comer and she forged ahead while herself by keeping the ball in when our firet string, Mr. Whitter English opponents were renel Bay by burst and good length driv mugstall, played Americu's second ing from their efforts in the pre-Țing until her opponent breaks down Aliss Jacobs.

in desperation. Her mistakes are tew and far between. Maybe also the is keeping that winning drive.

INVINCIBILITY LESS,

Vous dames.

WITHOUT FEROCIOUS PUNCHES.

For games on end our players - A question which exercised the ns an asset in case of need. 1n stood up to Mrs. Moody and showed nunds of the critics in Paris and at service. Mrs. Moody does not seem that her invincibility is less than Wimbledon is whether Mrs. to be quite so deadly. The num- it was two years ago. Mrs. Whitt- Moody's game has declined in ber of double-faults she served in ingatall was once within two points | power since her last European visit the two days were---for ber-- nx- of a 5-0 lead against the Americno, or whether the game of the lead-ceptionally numerous, and the clean a fent only surpassed in 1950 by ing European ladies has improved. "ace" few and far between. Even Mrs. Holcroft Watson: while Miss The answer is possibly something so she always had something in Round, adopting the same taclies of each. The American lady cer- hand and when challenged by Mrs. as her team-mate, also demonstrated tuinly did not produce many of Whittingstall in the second set wor that Mrs. Moody can be extended those ferocious punches which send a sequence of six games to preserve by resolute driving to the corners the ball away for clean winners so her five-year record of not having and drop-shots as a means of open-characteristic of her game of old; lost a set in singles,

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