The Archive · 1938

Women Sports Stars

Another arrival, always popular, is Senorita Anita Lizana, the Chilean lawn tennis. star. won the} United States last 'September, she really hopes to have 'a food chance of adding' Wimbledon to her laurels. Tt 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 Ser a nervous breakdown and had to do rest cure for two months. However she seems in very fair trim now. Alter Wimbledon she is to marry her Scottish flaneé, Mr. Ronald Ellis, which will make her a British subfect and eligible to play for this country) in the Wightman Cup matches, 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. Altozether 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 lee hockey among girls. We, are all familiar with the rather aggressive infants of six or seven, budding 'Sonias and Cecilias, who twirl and 'Hutter about the rinks in high white Loots and inch-long skirts. - But ice hockey is sterner stuff, demanding: rot only skill but dash' and daring in the "highest degree. The inter national match this week at Harringay between nine English and nine French girls made" the spectators fairly gasp. One of the most dashing fend successful players was a City ypise who a year ago could hardly skate. It" was also. noticed - that whereas men pad themselves for fee hockey allover, the only. guards worn by the itis 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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