Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-17
MRS. HARVEY IS
/. FORCED TO Retire
Defaults to Miss Willard in Ma
tional Tennis Because Of
Muscular Cramp
MISS BROWNE SURVIVES

Forest dIuS, IL. H, aug. lHc
romen's national tennis championship
had narrowed from an international
contest to a struggle between the East
and the West today, as a result Of the
animation of Suzanne Lenglen. French
champion, yesterday by Mrs. Molla
,3iurstedt Mallory. the American title
holder.
II was announced today that Mile.
Ienglen would rest for a week.
Leading contenders for the title now,
IN the eyes of the experts. are Mrs.
Mallory, representing the East. and
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Of Los An
relies and Miss Mary X. Browne, of
Santa Monica, Calf, representing the
West.
The match yesterday between Mrs.
Gilbert Harvey. Of Philadelphia. and
Miss Mildred Willard, also from the
Quaker City, resulted In thrilling fin
ish when Mrs. Harvey was compelled
10 default Mt the end of the second set.
She had won the first at 11-0, but lost
i, the second at 8-S, after apparently hav..
inp the match well in hand, because Of
q, severe cramp in her right leg.
The muscles tied up suddenly as Mrs.
Harvey was racing for a side-linc shot.
with the games standing ut 5-4 In Miss
,Willards favor. Mrs. Harvey fell to
her knees and was not able to resume
for ten minutes. She finally tried to
through the next five games, when she
L., fnrnaI 20 anI this fifnn
permanently. The entire match was a
fierce driving duel from deep court, with
Miss Willard showing remarkable stead
iness against Mrs. Harvey's powerful
attack.
Miss Browne Wins
Miss Mary X. Browne, Of California,
came through her match after spirit
cd struggle against Mrs. de Forest
Candee, who was beaten by score OF
60, 6-3. Many of the games were
who came in to the net position with
great daring to cut off returns. But
Miss Browne was going too strongly to
Re turned aside, and her all-around play
was distinctly better than anything 1
have seen her do since her arrival in
the East some weeks ago. The Cali
ifornian is in the opposite half from
Mrs Mallory, and looks like her logical
opponent.
Mrs. Coles Uphill Fight
The most keenly fought match of the
Gay came when Mrs. Benjamin +. Cole,
national clay court champion, and Miss
Leslie Bancroft, both Of the Longwood
Cricket Club, of Boston, met on the No.
inclosure court. Mrs. Cole finally
won after the score of 5-7. SO, Sc,
after making a great uphill fight in
both the second and third sets.
Some of the cleanest. hardest hitting,
driving rallies from deep court that
lave been seen this season distin-
guishe1 this match. Both players went
into every exchange with splendid
apirit, and they were so evenly matched
that there vas no saying who would
win until the last point had been won
and lost II was a great exhibition by
both.
Mrs. Stuart Greene, of Ardsley. con-
tnued her path toward final brackets
by overwhelming Miss Janet Travel at
so, 6-1, making her main attack
from the back of the court and cover
Ing up her openings with remarkable
skill. This afternoon she will face
Miss Willard.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy crushed
Miss Virginia Travel, at 60, 60, and
In her victory she gave striking evil
dence that she is rapidly recovering
from the slump that recently affected
her game. The California star was
hitting numerically hard on her fore
hand drives and finishing off with severe
overland volleys when the openings had
been made.
Also Defaults in Doubles
Mrs. {. V. Hitchins, Miss Martha
Bayard, Miss Edith Sigourney, Mrs.
=, A. Falk, Mrs. Edward Raymond,
Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss Helen
Glllendeaux were among the other ia
Vorites to come through yesterday.
The women's doubles also got under
way later in the afternoon, with thirty
tWo combinations entered. among them
Miss Goss and Mrs. John B. Jessup,
Ine M present national champions. Mrs.
mallory was paired with Mile. Lenglen !
IN the opposite half here, but the visi-
tor from France announced her default
In this event also. Miss Goss and Mrs. ,
1.essup were granted a postponement of
thelr opening match, but are expected !
70 lake the courts this afternoon.
Inc national junior championship
singles began yesterday with four girls |
coming into the semi final round, as
follows: Miss Helen Wills, of Cali |
i9rnia Miss Jane Brooks, Miss Nir- 7!
Sinia Carpenter. of Philadelphia, and !
Miss Halnp TooLon - a. IL. yNl-..