$100,000; Prefers Amateur Status Hollywood, Dec. 7. S. Helen Wills Moody, the world's greatest woman tennis player, disclosed today that an unidentified promoter had offered her about U.S.$100,000 to turn professional, but she refused the offer.
The Californian player, who this summer created a new world record by winning the Wimbledon title for the eighth time and bettering the seven-victory mark of the late Mile, Suzanne Lenglen, said she turned down the offer because she preferred to retain her amateur status and play in tournaments at her own pleasure.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.