Another arrival, always popular, is Senorita Anita Lizana, the Chilean lawn tennis star. Having won the United States championship last September, she really hopes to have a good chance of adding Wimbledon to her laurels. It will be her fourth attempt and about the time at which tennis prophets prophesied on first seeing her that she should be a likely competitor for Wimbledon. After her triumphs in America Senorita Lizana was so lionized in Chile that she had a nervous breakdown and had to do rest cure for two months, However she seems in very fair trim now. After Wimbledon she is to marry her Scottish. fiance, Mr. Ronald Ellis, which will make her a British subject and eligible to play for this country in the Wightman Cup matches. f It is understood that Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, already seven times champion at Wimbledon, will play there again this year. And notable women players are expected from Australia and South Africa. Altogether a women's year at Wimbledon. Anita will have her work cut out to win.
Before leaving the question of women's sports, one must mention the rapidly increasing popularity of ice hockey among girls. We are all familiar with the rather aggressive infants of six or seven, budding Sonias and Cecilias, who twirl and flutter about the rinks in high white Loots and inch-long skirts. But ice hockey is sterner stuff, demanding not only skill but dash and daring in the highest degree. The international match this week at Harringay between nine English and nine French gifs made the spectators fairly gasp. One of the most dashing end successful players was a City typist who a year ago could hardly skate. It was also. noticed that whereas men pad themselves for ice hockey all over, the only guards worn by the girls were shin pads. England won by 3-0 but France were without their best player. However, the result of the match was nothing compared with the fury of it.
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