New-York tribune., 1921-08-19

ef California, former holder of the
final bracket and renew their old str,
The tournament reached into the
semi-hnal round at Forest Hills yes
tsrday. wi.h Mrs. Carl V. Hitchins. of
Mexico City, Miss Browne, Mrs. NAL
lory and Mrs May Sutton Bundy, of
California. occupying the four brack-
cts. Mrs. Hitchins and Miss Browne
will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock
on Court No 2, and in the lower sec
ton Mrs Mallory and Mrs. Bundy will
begin their match st 4:3o o'clock on
the same court. The championship
round will be played tomorrow.
Eight teams went into the round be-
fore the semi-fnal in the women's
doubles, and two rounds in this event
will be played this afternoon, bringing
the survivors into the final brackets.
Little Miss Helen Wells, Of the
Berkeley Tennis Club of California.
won the girls junior championship
Yesterday by defeating Miss Virginia
Carpenter, of Philadelphia, by a score
Of 6-3, 6-3 in the final round match
In the doubles. paired with Miss Ceres
Baker. Of South Orange, Miss Carpen-
ter won the junior doubles champion
ship title By defeating the Misses Ade-
laide and Helen Hooker. of Greenwich,
at 6-3, 6-3 in the final round.
Challengers Improving
As natural result of the default Of
Nile. Suzanne Lenglen, of Paris. on
Wednesday in the singles and doubles
the tournament was robbed of its main
feature. The shock has been CT
rather temporary nature, however, and
from now on the quality OF tennis in
both singles and doubles should DE of
the highest quality.
Both Mrs. Bundy and Miss Browne
are rapidly swinging into their stride.
Each match sees O noticeable improve
ment IN the strength Of their play,
and this is most welcome, since dur
ing the first two weeks Of their tourna-
ment appearances on Eastern courts
the two famous Californians were so
far from their best that even the
novice could detect the truth of that
statement.
In the women's New York State
won, and at Seabright, where she was
defeated by Miss Eleanor Goss in
straight sets. Miss Browne was not only
Slow on her feet. but her strokes
lacked their usual crisDness and her
voileying was but shadow OF the
game that had enabled the little Cali
icrnlan TO vanquish the then Mss
Bjurstedt in the series Of Red Cross
matches in 1917.
Watch Miss Browne to-day, or the
courts, and you cannot help but be
Impressed by the great change. Where,
week ago, she was largely on the de-
fensive against the terrific stroking Of
Miss Goss at Seabright, slow to gain
oo1-t i
ability to finish eff her points at the
net. now she is working her way to
point inside the service court lines,
bringing of those beautifully angled
low volseyng shots, enG smashing lobs
with the snap and vigor that made
her game notable four years ago.
A Decisive Victory
Miss Browne vanquished Mrs. Benja-
min T. Cole. of the Longwood Cricket
Club OF Boston Yesterday, by a score
OF ii, 60, and although Mrs. Cole
struggled most desperately and forced
several OF the games to deuce, there
was never any doubt as to the final
Tate that awaited her.
Inc Boston star is equipped with a
1orehand drive that ranks with the best
on the courts, and she can finish OF a
point CT the net with decisive pace
openino- But yesterday she was gen
orally on the defensive against Miss
Browne versatile attack There were
many sizzling driving rallies in the
match, with Miss Browne hammering
away al the Boston girls deep back
rand pretty consistently.
At the arts sign of weakening on the
par. Of Miss Cole the Californian
would close in at the net with rush
and end matters with crisp wrist
volley across court or a smash of q
short lob She is pretty nearly back
at ner 1917 form.
Mrs. Bundy came through impress
slvely against the steady-g going Miss
Helen Gllleaudeau, taking the match in
sIa,znt gets at g, 62. Her famous
,orenand drive, with the heavily topped
pall, vas always decisive factor in
the struggle, and frequently paved the
"ey ror finishing shot at closer quar-
ters Mrs. Bundy covered her court
with better speed than she has pre-
ner st.oking overcasne Miss Gilleau-
deau.
Mrs. Mallory Not Extended
Mrs Mallory swept through her
match With Mrs. Edwin A. Falk, former
@-|..~1 i-*1yOI ~ildilipiOH, W Il c(oi Z
Of SO, 81, never being called upon
70 hasa the lightning brand of tennis
tnat crushed Mile. Lenglen in that his
Nric, tragic set on Wednesday after
noon. In the opening set the national
!ls'e holder vas bit slow about work
Ing up 10 her full speed, and could not
gauge the height Of the net quite ac-
cura,ely.
As airs. Falk raised her own game,
hoTsver, Grs. Mallory speeded up and
gasaef control Of ner shots, and then
inceed We saw somc dazzling play as
.ns cong1eror Of Lenglen raced about
nsf court, attacking furiously Mrs.
falk's backnand and often coming in
side the service court lines TO whip
Aasning shots across the fore-court for
Placement aces. Mrs. Mallory also took
many q Mrs. Falk's returns on the
1Va Folley ID sne raced for the net
s3 ~ cent the ball spinning back with
's5.seisfinle speed and deadly aim.
"rs. hItchinS's atraight~set victory
ger @rs II. Stuart Greene, Of Ards
~ ~ score of 8--c, 81, came in
~ natnfe u q -surpyise 10 those who
a@1 injured tha. the latter's grea,
spSfs covering ard stcadiness would
uS uIsAs 'of d cioscr struggle. But Mrs.
.n,..eo'rss tricky chop strokes on the
esptsfy t1rf proved serious handi-
s'p 70 Mrs. Greene Who d1en most cf