Evening star., 1921-08-21

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Santa Monica, Calf. two sets ont Z
The feat established a new res
women's national tennis play. As
Molla Bjurstedt, won her first Uni
the voluntary retirement of Miss
three preceding years and VINO stage
Mrs. Mallory, in defeating Miss
matches Of ser Career Career sG. IN the 'ne fermsr nesr
titleholder. who is now twenty
eight years old. Mrs. Mallory faced
an opponent too dangerous to be
trified with at any stage of the
gist. tactician and masts Of a large
repertoire of strokes. "a uneuualed.
Yet this afternoon the fJorse woman,
after losing the first set. responded to
the cheering. and by an unequaled
display of almost n Annish driving
and steadiness. carri "a on to victory
in the next two sets
Her Harae It Match.
Mrs: Mallory stat I'd after the match
that it was the lrdest she had ever
playea. and that the change OF pace
opponents ret arms was a puzzling
problem. whif n she was never cer-
Ain of solv fng until the winning
point nao sen scored.
racquet tn At enabled the Californian
70 carry her stronger opponent
through three sets of play, which
We're rlure keenly contested than
even sint scores and stroke analysis
Fouio. indicate.
MrA 4 Mallory clearly demonstrated
ina SO far as speed of foot and en-
utIfance is concerned, she is in a class
S herself. Time and again she raced
1ar out of court or beyond the side
Zines and with a smashing drive sent
The ball whirling back into play,
when a placement ace seemed as
sured for Miss Browne. i.
The latter tried repeatedly to pass
the Norwegian on her back hand,
supposedly her weaker point, and
while some times successful. the mar
gin was not sufficient to change the
result. The Californian was more sue
cessful. when she succeeded in coax-
ing Mrs. Mallory to the net with soft
returns, but the latter, realizing that
forecourt play is not her forte, SO
maneuyered her returns that she was
seldom actually forced close to the
corded barrier.
Aided by Errors.
Reduced to the last analysis It would
appear that Mrs. Maliory's victory
was due to her opponents insist ent
!itting of the ball over the base line
many outs as did the victor, and in
Ro other department of the play was
Where such a wide variation. There
were twelve points difference at the.
Sho " three sets II the point score,
but nine In earned points and three
In errors. Each made two double faults,
and while Mrs. Mallory netted the
ball forty-three times to Miss
Browne,s twenty-four. the fifty outs
! of the Santa Monica expert. as COM
pared with the New Yorker's twenty
eight. tells the story
In some respects the match did not
rise to the sensational heights that
had been expected. Both were in
clined to play more or less cautious
game and while Mrs. Mallory drove
strong and severely both back and
1orehand whenever the opportunity
offered. there was none of the thrill
ing volleys which featured the first
set between Mrs. Bundy and Mrs.
Mallory yesterday.
Miss Browne elected whenever pos
sible to play just inside the service
tion scaled the ball back frequently
to inaccessible points. but this very
lifting stroke far more frequently
carried the ball. out of court. AS the
play progressed the physical strain
also began to tell. and while Mrs
Mallory appeared to be almost as
strong as when she started Miss
Browne seemed to grow less confident
both in her stroking and footwork.
Calif0rnians Win Doubles.
The Californian. however. gained
some satisfaction and much honor for
the months of training which she has
spent in preparation for the return to
the courts, for although her valiant
effort to regain the singles crown was
IA failure. she was successful, with
Mrs. Lonise Williams of Los Angeles,
in lifting the doubles championship
by scores Of s-s, "a This pair
now enjoys the distinction Of havines
held the doubles title three times.
They were victorious in the event In
1913 and 1914.
II Mrs. L. Gouverneur Morris ana Miss
Helen Gilleaudeau, while rated highly
IN the east, as a doubles team, were.
helpless before the sIashing net at
tack of the Californians. The victors
played easily and worked perfectly as
through their opponents service and
scored points almost at will. The
games they lost in both sets were
dropped on outs for the most part
They won majority of the rallies by
their powerful and accurate driving.
At the net they were far superior to
the New York players.
Mrs. Mallory only has been beaten
once for the American women's cham
pionship since she first gained the
Wightman won the championship,
Mrs. Mallory, who was Ia poor physi-
cal condition, being eliminated, haaf
way through the tournament BY the
then Marion Zinderstein. In 1917
there were no championship matches,
but Mrs. Mallory gained the hcnors In
the national patriotic tournament.
| So far as Is known this record never
has been eQualled by a woman tennis
player except in the case Of Miss L.
bod Of England, who won the English
championship In 1888 and again in
1S91-92-93.
The point score:
First set
Yrs. Mallory go. 454s427142
lAiss Browne ..... 2 <6 8 8 -OS,
Second set
Mrs MalIory 900, a42S5 S542b-AS
Miss Browne ..... { o . 3-3I4
Third set-
MIS- Mallory ......... oe66@6
Miss Browne ......... s - -A-z
| 4 The stroke aaalysis:
1First set N. o. p. "a. DF. EP. z.
Mrs Mallory % II ID o u 80
Miss Browne IL u o -
Second set
Mrs Mallory 10 o 0 . .