New-York tribune., 1919-09-23
Former Queen
0fCOurt Wins
In Three Sets
rour.Time Champion Victor
After Losing gFirst Session;
Score, So, IS, o.
Bv Fred Hawthorne

Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory, who, as
Miss Molla Bjurstedt. held the wom-
ems national championship lawn ten
mis- honors four years in succession,
esme back into her own yesterday
afternoon by defeating Mrs. George
u. Wigh.man, the present national
t.le holder, by score of ST, IS,
r-4. in the final round OF the women's
invitation tournament on the turf
s.urts OF the Rockaway Hunting Club,
If Cedarhurs. Long Island.
This match vas POSTPONED from the
ast week OF August. partly owing to
.nfavorable weather AZ the time and
Trcely because Mrs. Mallory, who was
then Miss Bjurstedt, got married on
short notice Yesterday, however. she
came back IN most convincing manner
and nroved 'ha. she must still be reck-
oned with In The future when national
honors ere ut stake.
Mrs. Wehtman put up a stirring
battle and III the second set, leading
at 4 2 on games. and holding the
service. Sic led at 40 Is on points,
only to have an error and then a
double fault bring the points 70
deuce" She lost this game. but she
5-4 on games. and that WAS The end
for her, for the Morse girl grew stead
liz stronger as the match progressed,
and in the final set was sweeping along
at old impcrious, pace, literally run
Ming the national champion off her
feet by the speed anG power she put
into her tremendous fore and back
hand drives
Miss Dallin Cmpires Match
For long time yesterday it looked
very dscouraging for tennis down at
Cedarhurst the sun sullenly refusing
TO come out. But Mrs. Wightman had
come down from Boston especially for
this match and the committee refused
to give up without struggle. Finally,
OF about 3:45 o'clock. it was decided
to star, the match, and Miss Florence
BALM climbed into the umpires chair
and called play.
Hardly had the girls started to
practise before the sun broke through
the clouds and The gallery frightened
up appreciabiy. Mrs. Wightman won
the toss and chose the service, taking
the opening game. Mrs. Mallory re-
taliated by winning the next two,
breaking through her opponents SER
vice in the third game. The fourth
kdiuf NfAh w ttuNt tWltt lOIF INS
Morse Queen won, making the games
score ] IN her favor. Mrs. Wight
man had not yet started to force the
net position with her customary eff
fectiveness.
With the start of the fifth game, how
ever, the national champion began ag-
gressive attack that carried her straight
through the next three games. Shc
employed chop stroke with the ut
most skill. and these shots bothered
Mrs. Mallory plainly, the ball not get
ting much Of a bound off the damp
turf. Mrs. Mallory managed to win the
eighth and tenth games, but then the
Californian won the last two, taking
the set at IS.
Up to this point Mrs Wightman had
been almost invariably successful everv
time she went to the net position to
finish off her points. Her overhead
play was f1awless and she "killcd" the
ball with impressive tinality.
The champion began we'll in the sec
ond set taking the first two games by
sterling play. Her constant change oil
pace-uow n short chop then hard
clean, forehand drive-kept Mrs. Nal
lory in trouble. The former nationa
champion squared the set by winning