Cannes, Feb, 11.
The weather is clearing analy hours of continuous rain. Only the first ound has so far been Qeeided and there is now a prospect of Mile. Lenglen and Miss Wills meeting in the final on Monday.
The two aces remain indifferent to all the fuss, at which they express astonishment.
Miss Wills says that she will be mighty glad when the whole thing is done with, However, I am in top form and feet that I' might easily spring a_ surprise.
Palle, Lenglen is disinclined to] liseugs the affair. Nevertheless she]
very, confident, She says she has every respect for Miss Wills's game byt consider that I have beaten longer.. opponents and see.no reason, why my so-called—nerves Should defeat me."
There has been a great rush for routs, even wirelessed booking from Yiners in mid-Atlantic.
Feb. 12, Mile, Lenglen summoned press men and photographers to the Carlton curts to-day and made the otatement that she was not connect.
with the agitation for barxing photographers and cinematographers from thp courts, She desired all photographers to be allowed to] enter and if there was any further other oh the matter she declared that she-and Miss Wills would feel inclined" to withdraw from the tournament, At a theeting of pressmen, photoseaphers and cinematographers at} the Carlton Hotel this evening, Mr M, Bj Fisher, who presided, announced that the rights of filming] the match were now open to purchase and that the original option] jad been returned—Reuter.
Nice, Feb. 13.
There was a stormy meeting of gresimen and cinematographers the Carlton Hotel at Cannes to-day! presided over by Mr.
Fisher.
It was announced that no bids had been received for the exclusive Gnema rights for the match _between Miss Helen Wills and Mile, Lenglen and the management of the Carlton Club was prepared to allow} the cinematographers to enter on the payment of £26 each.—The cinematographers, however, flatly long will be allowed free entry to the match next Tuesday—Reuter, American Lady Tennis Champion Defented a Cannes, Feb, 16. the Carlton Tournament Ladies' Singles final, Mile, Suzanne Lenglen beat Miss Helen Wills, 6-3, 86, In bright sunshine and a Tight breeze, the crowd queued up at an ¢orly hour for the unreserved seats, Cinema operators stationed them selves at all the available windows! in the neighbouring buildings. crowd chiefly consisting of youths and American students raided the courts and tried to storm the gates, but they were thrown back by the gendarmes after they had made a Jarge breach in the fences. The appearance of Mile, Lenglen.and Miss Wills on the court was' the Signal for an outburst of enthusiasm, In the first sct Miss Wills led, 2—1.. Then Mile. Lenglen led by. 4—2, Miss Wills winning the next and bringing the score to 4—3, Mille. Lenglen finally winning the set, C—8. The second set was most exciting. Miss Wills led by 3—1, then the scores were level with three all, four all, five all and six ai}, Mile. Lenglen taking the det,
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