The sun., 1919-09-27
MORSE TENNIS Star
SCORES IN JERSEY
Mrs. Mallory Takes State DON.
bles Title With Mrs. Mills:
Wins in Singles Too.

The women's doubles lawn ter,,.
championship Of New Jersey was WON
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Frankl,n
Mallory, the former Molla Biurstaa,
and Mrs. David c. Mills, the home cluS
star. They scored a straight set victor,
over Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris and
Miss Florence Ballin at 6-3, Ga. in ,ha
final round of the tourney on the claw
courts Of the Orange Lawn Tennis Cins
at Mountain Station. N. j.
Mrs. Mallory was also triumphan, 4,
the singles reaching the semi-final ropns
through her defeat OF Miss Ballln n,
,6-3, 60. This morning at .ac
O'Clock the Morse woman will face M,s,
Helene Pallok. middle States chamnIor
in the upper half Of the draw, the winns,
to go into the final and champlonshin
round.
Miss Florence Sheldon of MontcIa,,
and Mrs. Mills will be the contenders m
the lower section. Miss Sheldon CANA
through by eliminating Miss Caroms
| Winn of the New York Tennis Club hv a
score of 6-1, Ga, while Mrs Mn. I'M
defeated Mrs. Samuel H. Waring a,
6-4, 6-3.
The winners of these two matches will
clash for the championship. now held
by Mrs. Mallory, at o'clock this after.
| noon, and there does not seem any DOS.
sibility OF either Miss Pollak, Miss
Sheldon or Mrs. Mills dethroning ha
title holder. Mrs. Mills. who is acting
| as chairman of the tournament commit
tee, intends to complete the tournamen,
| either tomorrow or on Monday, when
the mixed doubles Championship will b.
decided.
Miss Ballin Fights Hard.
Even though the score against hm
was so decisive, Miss Ballin made A
game fight against the former national
champions powerful attack, and in ina
| second set, when she did not get a ain.
gle game, the West Side girl engaged IN
many stirring driving duels with her
more noted opponent
II was the former Miss Bjurstedrs
wonderful ability to take the ball on the
full volley from almost any position IN
the court that made Miss BallIn's task
hopeless one. No matter how hard
she drove for the openings, or how
carefully she placed her returns, tho
great Morse woman seemed to anticipate
the shot, and she rarely failed to reach
the ball and crash 1t back for the win.
ming shot.
ting from first to last, and although
some of the rallies were long drawn out
there was always speed and more speed
to keep the gallery keyed up to high
nervous tension. After she had taken
three games In the opening set. Miss
Ballin was expected to make an even
| closer fight in the second session but
| the cont-arv was true
Mrs Mallory raise1 the epaed NJ hsr
game notch by not ntil she was go.
Ing at a practically unbe tab pace
Not only w"re her '~emerdors gr I'd
strokes working with the utmost mooth.
mss and e~ciency, but her volleying was
! sunerb. Time after ii the form tile
holder would end matters by living
down the side lines as sh took q
from nearly at her base line on the full
volley. It seemed to make no differenc,
to her, since she willingly accepted
waiting for the ball to bound.
Stars in Doubles Too.
In the doubles final the Morse star wa,
| equally deadly in her playing, only IN
| this encounter she allowed Mrs Nils 10
do most of the work at the net while she
! contented herself with making the open.
ings for her partner. Mrs. Mills did her
share of the work with commendabls
despatch. Mrs Mallory would send over
a terrific fore or backhand drive the bail
travelling so swiftly that neither Mrs
Morris or Miss Balm could do more
! than send back defensive return, the
shots being so soft that Mrs. Mills was
able to kill" at the net in spectacular
manner.
Yesterday marked the second time that
Mrs. Mallory had won the doubles crown
of New Jersey. for last season sns
formed combination with Mrs Spencer
fullerton Weaver of the West Side Ten.
mis- Club, and the pair won the title.
Mrs Mills played her best game IN
eliminating Mrs. Waring. Her ground
strokes carried a world of power, and
overhead she was deadly, smashing with
n finality that almost invariably earned
her an "ace." Miss Sheldon always he'd
the upper hand against Miss Winn and
her victory was an Endorsement Of the
sound, orthodox, back court game that
she has excelled in the last few years
The summaries:
women's New Jersey State Champion
ship Singles, Fourth Round-Mrs. Frank.
| lin !. Mallory defeated Miss Florence
! Ballin, 6-a. 60; Miss Florence Sheldon
| defeated Miss Caroma Winn, al. 81
Mrs. David c. Mills defeated Mrs. samu"
H. Waring, g., 6-S.
| Women's Championship Doubles, SEMI,
| final Round--Mrs. Franklin !. Mallory ana
Mrs, David C. Mills defeated Mrs, R6os,'
| lie Roy and Miss Edith b Handy, b-a
| 6-4; Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris anu
| Miss Florence Ballin defeated Miss CoT@
Winn and Miss Gertrude Della Tore -
Final and Championship Round-NH
Mallory and Mrs. Mills defeated MT MT
| Lewis Gouverneur Morris and Miss FLOR
ence Ballin, 6-3, 6-3.
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