The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-08-16
American Women's Tennis
Champion Beats Mrs. Jessup
VIII Defend Title Against French Star. if
Suzanne Defeats Miss Goss Mile.
Lenglen Theatrical at Forest Hills

, anu euc al Oh sncT lnTOdt gave
Suzanne the complexion of an IN
dian. Her black hair was hound
With a scarlet band of wide ribbon.
and her rouged lips and cheekbones
were wildly red. even. to those sit
ting in the toomost seats of the
stands
approaching the net she released
the robe and let II fall into the
hands Of Samuel Hardy. the cap
tain of the Davis cup team. who
was to be her opponent in the prac-
tice. Even that simple gesture of
removing the garment was per-
formed as though Belasco or Grif-
nth had coached her and Lehar had
written the music.
Suzanne walked across the court
wearing q. scarlet silk sweater and
began lobbtug the ball at Hardy
The sweater slipped down over
one shoulder and she shucked 1t.
appearing now Inc her tennis cos
tune. white silk waist and white
pIeated skirt which arrived just
at her knees The photographers
were crouching' on the lines for one
of those characteristic action poses
of the French girl which had pre-
, ceded her from the other> side
pictures showing one foot hurled
up level with her head. They
were not waiting long. That seems
to be the Lenglen stride in action.
She rolls her stockings down to a
point just above the knees.
See Defeat for Miss Goss.
Tennis experts who have seen all
the champions since Mrs. Bundy won
the title as Miss May Sutton. said
Miss GoSs would surely be beaten
by this French girl. They gave
even Mrs. Mallory little chance to
withstand her attack for she moves
with the speed of Carpenter and
drives with the strength of a man.
And yet unlike the American girls
in the tourpameHt who throw all
they have/ into the game, the
Suzanne seems able to unccnseiously
save something for her play to de-
vote to the picture effect She -
the athletic ambassadors of her
country. Her countrymen. eren her
government. depend en- her to
bring home that American title and
" ASpANSCHN
for ii. And so she Goes.
To a prize fight sport tennis is
a GANG where you slap a beach
ball with a snow shovel and the
referee sits on a step ladder out
side the ring. \ world series fan
approaching the club would be
stunned by the deafening silence
and might depand in a whisper
Who's dead?- They shout not.
neither do they cheer in tennis.
though a world championship be
passing before thousands of people.
Even when Mrs. Mallory finally
eliminated Mrs. Jessup. who ranks
second among the American women
players, there was just a pitter
patter of handclapping as Of fond
parents applauding the class vale
,dfetorian at a high school COM
mencement.
One breathes rarifiei social
atmosphere in the Forest Hills
grandstand. Refinement is rife. Nj
rectly accused of knowing Jack
Dempsey, even One-Eyed Connolly
would beat his chest and thrice de-
clare: Nay, gents. know him not.
How does the United States Lawn
Tennis Association rank him?"
Following are the results of some
of the most important first-round
matches:
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt- Mallory defeated
Mrs. Marion Zinderstein-Jessup, IS. 60:
Mrs. Leslie Bancroft, Boston. defeat ted Miss
Marie Wagner, New York. 81; rs; Mrs.
Gilbert Harvey, Philadelphia, defeated Miss
Katherine O'Rourke, New York, Go 60:
Mrs. May sutton Bundy, California, de-
feated Mrs. Marshall Mclean, New York
by default; Miss Mary X. Browne, santa
Monica, Cal, defeated Miss Brenda Hedstrom,
Buffalo, 81, G-1; Miss Eleanor Sears.
Boston, defeated Miss Caroma VIM. New
York, 81; SO: Miss Edith Sfgourney.
Boston. defeated Ms. Edward Duble, New
York, 60; 60; Mrs. Robert LEROY. New
York, defeated Mrs. Frank H. Godfrey, Bos
ton, Ga, 10; Mrs. c. V. Hitchins, Mexico
City, defeated Mrs. B. +. STEM, New YORK.
80, 81, g.; Miss Helen Gilleaudeau,
New York. defeated Mrs, Frana NJ. weity.
New York, 6-L 81, 6-2; Mrs. Percy
Wilbourne, New York, defeated Mrs. s. ].
straus, New York. 60, So; Miss Nil
dred Willard, New York, defeated Ms.
Nathaniel W Miles, Bostoa, 6-3, 6Ls,,
Sc.