The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-30
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woman, who, upon reaching tho
heights uf her athletic career sud
denly disappeared from tho public
eye tu become % wife and mother
only 90 reHppcar ten ycHrF later to
startle the tennis world with her rec
markuble form
The woman is Mrs May sutton
Buuday of Santa Monica, CAT
Fifteen years ago she was Just
plain May sutton. the queen uf tho
tennis courts.-thr toast OF the uth-
lctic world boo which shc achieved
succes8. Her name was terror tc
opponents she was iu,iuDibl. and
there waH no one to give hrr
serious match In her teens when
other little girls we're suli wearing
short dresses MAY sutton was out in
the tennis world sweeping an com
era aside Al dust year after
she had taken up the game in
Plymouth, England --ahc won hcr
spurs in gouthcYi California by
walking away with the champion
ship Of that district IN these con
tests she matched her SKIN against
experienced and hardened veterans
many years her senior.
under favorable California skies
and a healthful climate May sutton
improved her game and at ~ she
hWtpt n'I way 10 ll' American
championship in one ~ the most
spectacular tournaments ia the his
tory Of the game. Il was then that
the whole country began TO know
about May sutton. Tho sporting edi-
tors called her the "bcarcat OF the
tennis court Her praises were
sung wherever tennis raCqu6ts were
welded, She was marvel she
kept on and OF at her game, tx
hiblting her prowcss and skill In
every tennis club in America. Then
she invaded England. She was lS
years OF ago then, but she returned
home with the coveted English
championship after defeating Mrs.
Lambert Chambers the champion uf
England At 20 she returned to
England and repeated the feat
Then il happened. May sutton
fell In love. A romance that had It's
beginning under balmy California
skies rcachedNits elimination at the
altar. The fortunate man was
Thomas Bundy himself a tennis de-
Votee with number of tennis scalps
TO his credit. This was ten years
ago, and from then on May sutton,
surrendering her legal robes Of ten
mis- queen, and throwing aside her
fame to become Mrs Thomas Bundy,
housewife. Tennis fans throughout
the world were sure that their Idol
had played hcr last match.
The Bupdys were happy In their
cottage in santa Monica, But there
was little thought given TO tennis
and for several reasons. At least
four OF these were four little
Bundys, now ranging from lS
months TO s years. Mrs. Bundys
friends were sure she would never
come back Al rast she had been
forgotten. The world had found
other idols-and younger ones, too
and May sutton, champion OF u
years ago, represented a beloved
tradition. The cares Of household
and the responsibilities OF rearing
four healthy children could not ht
divided with the vigorous require
nents Of the tennis courts.
Came tine day when a foreigner
Mile. suzanne LenEicn, champion o
I'rance--deCidcd to visit our shore
10 match her skin with the best ma
terial this country could muster out
Tennis folks began scouting abou
tho country for adequate talent t.
contest against the French marvel
they had not forgotten May suttol
Bundy.
I'VE want you to play" he
friends wrote.
81 can't, I am not in shape Mrs
Bunday replied.
"oh, please get into shape he
friends insisted.
"All right, TN do tho best ] can
Mrs. Bundy answered,
II had been ten years since Ma
sutton Bundy had faced an oppou
cnt In "a serious tennis match. oc
Casional games with her huShah
were the limit OF her activities Bu
she went 20 work with viii Sh
discarded her kitchen clothes, con
signed tho children to the care q
Mr. Bundy and then went TO work ]
an effort to regain that form tina
had made her the "beagrat" Of ten
mis- a decade ago. She mad six week
ln which to prepare FOR the easter
matches Her friends and neighbot
saw her transformation from
housewife TO . tennis star. The
saw he old flash and fire OF day
gone by i'm her daily practices.
Then gamo the tournament q
Forest Hils Long Island. Ma
sutton WAS there. She had kept ht
word The thousands Of fans win
Witnessed the matches were startle
by a vision OF the past when Ma
Sutton apcarcu on tho courts. n
stantly, the memories uf ht
achievements and her skill au
courage came back To their min,
as ~ they were occurrences ot yr
terday. They saw her sweep ash,
once more dangerous contend"rs
An the oldou days. She easily he
down younger girls who were bahi
when she was In the height OF h
glory. She had the same dash tn
had sent her over the top hundre
of times early in her career NJ
sutton had come back Tn,
was only one person that stooa
tween her and the American cha
plonship-her former title III
was Mona Biurstedt Mallory cha
MON of the United States.
An eyewitness TO the match
seribed the tussle> between