Mlle. Lenglen, after much hesitation and irregular appearances, has finally
withdrawn from the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. If this means that she will never play at Wimbledon again it is really the end of an epoch. Those who have not seen her play will be sorry now that they missed the opportunity of a superb spectacle which will become historical — strength hidden in grace, perfect co-operation of eye, Toot and hand, brain and physical energy working in unison, temperament directing action, in short an athletic emotionalism in excelsis. Nevertheless we arc bound to say that the certainty of losing such memorable displays is almost preferable to the uncertainty of Mlle. Lenglen's movements as a competitor. One never knew whether she would appear at the advertised time. We all regret her .illness and sympathize with her, but we have to admit that the Wimbledon officials could not have given her more latitude without making themselves ridiculous.
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