New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-31

wide world. is nearing these shores, en- route
from France. A few days moro and she will
Be playing on American courts, before Amer
lean galleries, and 1t is believed that she will
cause almost as great Juror here as she
Sas in Paris, in Monte Carlo, on the Riviera
and at Wimbledon, where for the last two
ears che has been absolutely irresistible
But it is doubtful, In my mind, whether the
little French girl has ever received more
genuine tribute to har tennis genius than the
silent one that has already been paid her in the
United States.
Weeks ago, when it first became certain that
Mile Lenglen would come to this country at
fhe special invitation of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, the question was
ssked from coast to coast: who arc we going
10 find to defeat her.
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, our own ma
last spring for the special purpose of testing
her skill and speed against the French marvel.
and on the clay courts at St Cloud, near Paris,
with the hard court title Of the world at stake,
Mrs Mallory had her chance and failed
Mile Lenglen defeated our champion in
straight sets by decisive. if not overwheln-
fnc. score. although 1T was the hardest the little
queen Of the courts had been pressed by any
opponent within the last two years. At VIM
bedon on the splendid and historic turf where
all the lawn tennis 'inlnortals' Of the last
score OF years have won and lost Mrs. Mallory
was again a contender, but this time she was
defeated by an American girl, Miss Elizabeth
Ryan who has long been resident of Eng
land.
This match was III the senli-fnal brackets,
rs I remember it, so that ended Mrs Mallorys
hopes Of facing her wonderful rival for the
second time Those who expected to see Miss
Ryan give the French girl a close battle in
the challenge round were disappointed, for
Mile. Suzanne trlumphed even more decisively
than she had against Mrs. Mallory. Literally,
she proved herself supreme.
It was few days after this that Mile.
Lenglen accepted the invitation extended by
Miss Anne Morgan. Of this city, through the
American Committee for Devastated France, TO
come TO America and play in national
championship tournament, beginning the
courts Of the West Side Tennis Club at Forest
Hills en- August Is.
IL addition to her appearance at Forest
Hill the little world champion has agreed to
plag 2 series Of about d dozen exhibition
matches in the East and Middle West, meeting
GU greatest women players. ct is for
france" was the motto that moved Mile. Len
gle &c make the long journey overseas to play
before strange and alien galleries.
she did not wish to come when the matter
wa first preached to her, Mile. Suzanne is
typlcally Gallo in her moods and whlrns and
litrle flashes Of temperament. In her own
France as l have said, she IS idol, as her
gallant countryman, Georges Carpenter is in
his more rigorous realm of the prize ring.
How could she know what her reception would
BE in far America? Perhaps Americans would
TO- understand her ways, while IN France she
holds her audiences in the hollow of her hand,
SO to speak and plays upon their heartstrlngs
as Kreisier or an Elman does upon his be-
loved violin.
But when the appeal was made by Miss
Morgan in behalf of devasted France, Mile.
lenglen could no longer refuse She will
see that she IS indeed playing for her native
land when she faces the greatest women
stars this country can produce.
More than twenty years ago Miss May
Sutton Of California having won the
premacy in the United States so thoroughly
that other woman player here could cope
with her successfully went to England and
won the worlds championship in competition
against the strongest field that could be
brought against her.
She repeated this performance later. after
lapse of couple Of years, and shortly after
ward married Thomas c. Bundy, of Califor-
MIA, tennis champion himself, and virtually
retired from competitive tennis, although
Maintaining her interest in the game and
playing occasional match on private
courts
In 1917 Mrs. Bundy part. emerged from
her retirement and played in a series of
round robin exhibition matches for the ben
eft of the Red Cross War Fund Mrs. NAL
iory, Miss Mary K. Browne, of California;
Miss Florence Sutton and Mrs r. H Viii
hams also took part in these eXhibirons
played on the Pacific Coast.
10 the astonishment of these who mag
lned that Mrs. Bundy would find it practl-
cally Impossible TO hold her own with the
players of the modern came, this mother of
family OF small children did more than that
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