The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-17
BY wEsrBRooK PEGLER.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1e.-without a
word of sympathy from the Ameri-
can sportswomen forming circle
about her, Suzanne Lenglen. Of
France. lay back IN a wicker chair
on the verandas of the West Side
Tennis Club at Forest Hills. Long
Island. this afternoon. sobbing on
her mothers bosom. The French
girl had just defaulted her match
for the American women's singles
championship TO Mrs Molia, Blur
stedt- Mallory, the champion. after
being beaten in the first set. 60.
Mrs. Mallory had extended her
hand, then had turned her back on
Mile. Lenglep and had casually
walked off the court. leaving SUI
zanne seated on camp chair near
the referees stand. holding ID towel
to her lips coughing and sobbing.
Not zone of the American sports.
women offered Suzanne an arm to
help her stumble back across the
courts to the .veranda, where her
mother awaited her. And when she
flopped into, the chair not one in
all that throng of sportswomen Of
fered her a kind word. a Whit of
smelling salts or a glass of water.
They stood about in q circle and
spoke about quitting" in CONVEX
sGtional tones quite as though the
French young woman could not un-
derstand a word of English, where
as she speaks and understands 1t as
well as her own tongue. When
Suzanne finally arose and fled
through the clubhouse. down the
gravelIed walk and back to her
hotel. a, block away, with her arm
about the stout form of her mother,
she went through a barraGe OF. the
chances such an only women can
give a woman.
Disliked suzanne's Boasts.
Suzanne Lenglen said when she
came over here that Mrs. Mallory
would be easy for her. She said
that she was not hard put to II to
defeat Mrs. Mallory in France early
IN the summer. even though she was
suffering severely from blisters on
her feet at the time. The American
sportswomen did not like, either, the
theatrical manner of Suzanne on
the courts. Mrs. Mallory, in par
ticular, seemed displeased that tho
photographers just before the
match. conferred all their fire on
Suzanne. ignoring her almost en-
tirely, for she said afterward, IT
hate the press. 1t has been, dirty,
rotten mean to me-" -.
The dramatic finale came without
the slightest warning. Just once
during the progress Of the first set,
Suzanne had shown a sign of DIS
tress. That was when she threw
up one hand. signalling Mrs. NAL
lnFv ruhn ahnttf fn -
wait a moment, then bent double.
coughing. Strengthening up again,
she held her hand to her bosom as
though in pain, but went on play
ing.
She was less picturesque in ap-
pearance and actions than she had
been yesterday when she gave a lit
tie practice exhibition. Today she
wore no ermine cloak and instead of
the scarlet sweater and scarlet band
of ribbon around her hair, she wore
no sweater and band of light blue
ribbon which was less startling
against her black couture. She had
no energy to waste on the sensa=
tional postures for which she HAD
become SO well known to Americans
through the newspaper photographs.
Mrs Mallory played her off the
court and the French young wom-
an seemed to realize, too late. that
she had not only been overconfi-
dent OF her own ability, but had
badly moderated her opponent.
MoIla Mobbed BY Friends.
:. As Mrs. Mallory returned to the
verandah. she was mobbed by other
American girls in the tournament.
They threw arms about her with
glad cries of "Molla! Molla!" and
kissed her again and again. Mrs.
mallory, smiling, but saying little,