New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-09
Runner-Up i'm Ranking
Stars at Westchester;
Mrs. Mallory Also Wins
By Fred Hawthorne

The final preparatory tournament
that leads up to the women's national
championship event at Philadelphia
next week, started yesterday morning
ON the picturesque turf courts of the
Country Club at Westchester, with an
entry list Of thirty three, including
some Of the high ranking players Of the
country. Mrs. Molla Bjursted Mallory,
three times former national champion,
and Miss Eleanor Goss, No. in the
national ranking list, are the Logical
finalists, being on opposite sides Of che
draw.
Miss Goss reached into the round
before the semifnal, by means Of q
bye and two victories, and an idea Of
the pace at which she was going may
be gathered when it is pointed out that
she lost only two games in the four
sets she played. Mrs. Mallory moved
at quite as swift pace, vanquishing
Miss Jessie Colt by a score Of 6-f,
60 and always holding herself in
check.
Under the guidance of Miss Florence
Ballln, New Jersey state champion,
who is running the tourney, the orig
lnal field was reduced to fifteen sur
vivors late in the afternoon. The
singles will be brought into the semi
mai round this afternoon and 3 start
made in the women's doubles,
Mrs. Mallory's backhand was going
extremely we'll in the match with Miss
Colt, and many OF the former cham
plon's points were earned as she ripped
these shots at beautiful angles across
the court. Miss Colt found it prac-
tically impossible to cover up the holes
in her court, for Mrs. Mallory was
acing her continually with shots that
either hit the lines or came within
inches of them.
Miss Goss first took on Mrs. Wallach
and romped through the match in spec
tacular fashion, winning twelve games
IN row as she drove and served with
great severity and then moved to the
net to finish off the points. She was
even better against Miss VIM, allow
ing the latter only two games.
Miss Odette FEEDER, tennis prot&gS
of Mrs. Mallory's, was defeated in the
second round by Mrs. Percy Wilbourn,
the sets going at 6-1, GO, after put
ting up a good battle. She shows a
tendency to hurry her strokes at pres
ent and is utterly lacking in tourna-
ment experience, but under Mrs. NAL
lory's tutoring and with her natural
tennis ability she should go far. Mrs.
"llbourn was going very we'll.
Miss Seavey Rallies
Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs, of Pelham,
after running away with the frst set
at 81 against Miss Evelyn Seavey, of
Kansas City, was forced to the limit
in the second set, the games eo;ng to
8-6. Miss Seavey's strokes are exc
cuted IN perfect form and she creates
very favorable impre ssion, but yester-
day she was inclined to go for the net
without having first opened the wsy
with forcing shots; but even so. she
Kept Mrs. Briggs on the run all through
the final set.
Miss Marguerite Davis. of St. Paul.
one OF the very best of the Middle West
stars, defeated Miss Margaret Kidder
at 60, 81, in the second round, and
her playing indicated that she may
make formidable bid for the final
Forest Candee won hard three-set
match at 4-6, 6-3, GO, from Miss
Gertrude Della Tore, with most Of the
play from back-court.
Miss Lillian Scharman, of Brooklyn,
q young player who showed fine prom
Use last winter in the Heights Casinos
annual indoor tournament, justified
much of the confidence placed in her
by defeating Mrs. G.. B. Hirsch yester-
day by score of 6-3, SIS Miss
scharman has many of the physical
characteristics and actions that mark
the good player, and her ground strokes
are made with plenty of pace and in
Ane form. This morning she will face
Mrs. Edward Raymond
Mrs. Edward V. Lynch, Eastern New
York State champion, gained her third
round bracket by defeating Mrs. Albert
HUMPHREYS. of New Rochelle, by score
of GO, %, holding her own in the
long driving rallies from deep court
and showing superiority when she
closed in at the net to volley.