The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-28
MRS. MALLORY STILL
SUPREME IN TENNIS
Morse Star Scores Striking
Victory in Final for New
Jersey State Title.
DEFEATS MISS SHELDON
Gains Triumph at 6-1, 6-1,
After Eliminating Miss
Pollak in Morning.
DEFEATS MISS SHELDON

lawn tennis championship Of New Jersey
yesterday afternoon by defeating Miss
Florence Sheldon OF Montclair by a
score of 81, 6--1 in the final Of the
singles in the annual tourney on the
only courts of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club at Mountain Station, N. J. On
Friday. paired with Mrs. David C. Mills.
Mrs. Mallory won the doubles cham
pionship.
In the morning session of play the
former Molla Bjurstedt defeated Miss
Helene Pollak, the Middle States title
holder, by a score of ca. 6--1, while
Miss Sheldon was elimating Mrs. Mills
In bitter three set match, with the
sets going at &c, ca, 60.
The mixed doubles competition was
brought into the final sound. with Mrs.
Lewis Gouverneur Morris and Alex Her
and Miss Marguerite Moller and Capt.
Robert c. Van vliet standing as the
flnalists. They will meet this afternoon
at 8 $50 for the championship. thus
bringing the. tournament to q successful
close.
BY her series of triumphs within the
, last two weeks, beginning with her de-
feat of Mrs &eorge w. Wightman of
Boston, the national champion, In the
final round OF the Rockaway Hunting
Clubs invitation tournament, and end
| ing with her twin victories in the tour
nament at Mountain Station, Mrs. NAL
| lory has given convincing proof that she
is once again without a peer. on East
! ern courts, at least
Morse woman Hits Hard.
Although both Miss Pollak and Miss
| Sheldon place their main reliance on
| abiding steadiness to bring them
| through against their opponents, these
| tactics were absolutely useless against
the brand Of game the Morse girl was
playing yesterday. Mrs. Mallory bore
down all opposition by sheer speed and
| hard hitting. In many instances she
whipped her fore and back hand drives
through the opposing court with such
stunning pace that her opponents could
not rush into position with sufficient
agility to meet the ball as 1t was hurled
| into court
| Miss Pollak made by far her best
showing in the second set. even though
she got one game less than In the hrst
session. The same thing was true of
Miss Sheldon. who in the first four
games of her match with Mrs Mallory
was plainly suffering from stage
fright" From that point on. however.
the Montclair girl speeded up her shots
and was quite successful with back
hand drive. angled so sharply across
fore-court that Mrs. Mallory was caught
out of position several times.
| Both matches were fought out from
the base line In the main. although on
sion Mrs. Mallory charged into mid
court to catch Miss Pollak's drives on
the full volley and score on dazzling
placement shots across the court She
seemed able to do this at will, and al
though in each case Miss Pollak and
Miss Sheldon, fought with great courage
against Inevitable defeat there was
never the slightest doubt Of the ultimate
result
Mrs. Mills Surprised.
Mrs Mills's defeat at the hands Of
Miss Sheldon came in the nature OF
surprise 70 the gallery, which figured
that the formers fine playing all through
the week made her fairly sure of win
ming. But the burden Of conducting the
| tournament and also playing was evl.
IDENTIFY a little more than the home club
star could stand. and after she and Miss
Sheldon had split the first two sets,
| Mrs Mills faded utterly in tbe third and
was an easy victim for Miss Sheldon,
| who was playing at her best from back
court and forcing her opponent to keep
continually on the run after finely placed
side line drives.
The mixed doubles brought out some
unusually keen competition, in fact the
last match of the day, in which Miss
Moller and Capt. Van Vliet conquered
Miss Madelon Mulqueen and Henry B.
O'Boyle at SA6, 6-3, 6-3, reused
the gallery to great enthusiasm. for the
army man and his brilliant young part
ner won only after heroic uphill fight.
IT the last set Miss Mulqueen and
O'Boyle held the lead 81 on games and
apparently had the opposing team at
their mercy.
Rallies Like a Soldier.
At this critical stage of affairs. how
ever. Capt. Van vliet rallied his defend
ing forces in typical style and Miss
NfolIer proved her mettle by rising tc
the occasion superbly and playing her
lmost brilliant tennis of the day. Nc
matter how hard OBoyle and Miss Null
loueen drove directly at her In the effor'
Ito put Miss Moller out of the play, the
> young star from Hobokeh stood to her
guns, whether at the net or in the back
court. and many times she earned the
ace with brilliant volleying or splendidly
forceful driving.
!, strength in this emergency charging the
net with dazzling speed and from theii
smashing and volleying in a mannel
that completely overwhelmed Miss Null
queen and her partner, so that Mis-,
Moller and Capt Van Vlet won tn,
! Hast Ave games in a row for the set anc
: match. The summaries:
women's New jersey state Champion
Franklin l. Mallory defeated Miss Helen,
Poilak. 81, 81; Miss Florence Sheldoi
defeated Mrs. David c. Mills. As. "a
Go.
: defeated Miss Florence Sheldon. 81
Championship Mixed Doubles (secon,
Round)-Miss Caroma VIM and c. r
stewart defeated Mrs. r. H, Long ant
Third RoundMMrs. Lewis Gouverneu
Morris and Alexander Her defeated Mis-
louise scherer and e. A. Clark, 60, 6-4
Miss Marguerite Moller and Capt. Rober
c. Van Vllet won from Capt; and Mrs
. lon Mulaueen and Henry B. oBOyis de
feated caroma. Winn ana c. B. Stewart
e-s, st. 6-2.
semi-FinaI Round-Mra Lewis 0ouver
= Mr. and Mrs, lingo Hartman, ga. SIS
Miss Marguerite Moller and Capt Rober
; C. Van VIiet defeated Miss Madelon Mul
i queen and Henry b. O'Boyle. as. 81
: Ga.
:: WHEELER DOUBLE GOLF vICToT
S. s. Wheeler OF the Apawamis Col
I Club won two prizes yesterday In tn
weekly club competition OF his associa
. ton over the clubs eighteen hole cours
, at Rye, N. Y. Wheeler won the eighteen
!. hole medal play competition with a car
! of So, $50, and took the morning