New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
Mrs. Mallory j
Has Field Dav
On the Courts
National Champion Returned
Victor in Singles and
Doubles Finals at Ardsla1
By Fred Hawthorne

sSpic@i ." aIory Day on the tenn,.
courts yesterday 'HoaS
First winning her serni-fnal ros..,
IN the women's doubles in the am,
invitation lawn tennis tounamen, - :;
the Ardsiey Club at Ardsley-on-H,IIi
son, MRS. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory NJ NJ
/ tlonai champion. then went back ~
won the final round of the singles nn lo
to return, with but 6fteen minn.a.y,
rest, and win the final round Of ~.
doubles. Seventy games in all.
Mrs. Edward Raymond, OF Har+sd.,.
was Mrs; Mallory's opponen. in H.
singles, the national champion win,;n .'e
IN straight sets at 60, 90. In tbs
seml-hnal doubles match. paired VIII
MRS; Lewis Gouverneur Morris, Nv
Mallory triumphed over Mrs. Alfr.S
4. Thurber and Miss Edith Sigourns1
by score Of IS. s-3, and in tn
final she and Mrs. Morris won sn, s,S
did victory at 6-3, IS. s-4 Owe,
Miss Mary K. Browne and Mrs. Ton;.s
r. Williams, of California. nat iu,ss
doubles champions.
Mrs. Mallory was not entered u ~.
mixed doubles, else We might have ~ vi,e
messed one more triumph for La.
Three pairs were left in the conn.,
tition when the days play was fnisbsS
Miss Marion Chapman and James n
Ewing being in the final round ANA
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Morr;s
Clark and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred E. Thu
Der in the semi-fnal brackets. Tho
semi-fnal match will be played at II a,
O'Clock this morning, and the final 1t
o'clock.
Direct Play at Champion
semi-fnal doubles, found Mrs. Morris
far from her best at the net position.
She was falling down on many easy
shots, and even those she did get her
racquet squarely on she failed to "put
away" in her customary efficient man
ner.
Both Miss Sigourney and Mira
Thurber devoted their principal attack
against Mrs. Mallory, lobbing pretsS
consistently throughout the two sets.
evidently under the impression that
the national champion would falter
under these tactics. For once, how
ever. Mrs. Mallory restrained her
tendency to "stroke" everything on her
returns and settled herself for a steady
hitting, slow campaign from the back
of the court.
The champion covered great amount
of court, as the opposing pair persisted
in lobbing over Mrs Morris's head,
got everything back and actually out
played Miss Sigourney and Mrs Thur
Der at their own game. The victory
seemed to appeal to her particularly
on that account, and she laughed de-
lightedly as the final point was won.
Next was the singles, and here MrA
Mallory was more at home, although 1t
required four or five games before she
could get her fast-driving shots going
smoothly. The champion began the
service avd won the opening game, but
then Mrs. Raymond ran off with the
next three, playing beautifully Judged
tennis as she kept her famous opponent
on continual run after placed shots
Mrs. Raymond Plays Well
Not only was Mrs. Raymond placing
whiting inches of the lines, but she was
also getting beautiful angles on her
returns and masking her direction with
great skill. But all this awaited her
little once Mrs. Mallory had settled
into her stride. The national title
holder began to add to the pace of her
shots and to speed Ut her whole game,
with the result that Mrs. Raymond was
being caught short Of position and was
forced into hurrying her retu.As.
Mrs. Mallory won five out of the last
six games, for the set at 81, closing
with Glove" game. The point score
Of this set follows:
Points Games
49,, .. 4tss 4'-'5
2445 2145e 90 q
In the second set, with Mrs Mallory
again beginning the service, Mrs Kay
mond broke through at the start, large
ly on her opponents errors as the
champion overdrove the court limits
But it was not long before Mrs. Mai
Tory began another sizzling session o.
furious driving, backhand and fore
hand, with occasional sessions OF ms
cross-court volleying as she closed IA
on short returns Mrs. Raymond could
only add the fifth game to her string
before the champion had taken the seq
ond set at 81 and the match.
The point score follows:
MS MRS. Raymond Ras19Tg Il So
Yesterdays victory gives Mrs MAJ
Tory her second leg on the big Ardsiey
Challenge Cup. She won it last 10
1918, when she was Miss BJurstea.
Mrs. Stuart Green, of Ardsley, was INC
first winner, in 1917; Miss Clare Case.
won it in 1919 and Mrs. Raymond isss
year.
Mrs. Morris Improves
Following this match, Mrs. Major!
and Mrs. Morris took the court aga'nss
Mrs Williams and Miss Browne. IN inc
final match of the doubles. the M
tional title holders were genersiE
picked to win, and they would havs
done so had Mrs. Morris not improves
her game of the morning materially
Apparently spurred by the impof
lance OF the occasion. Mrs Morris per
formed brilliantly at the net. smother
ing many of the Californlans Iness
vicious drives with battling stop-goileys
that rendered returns almost impos
sible. Her scope of activity was ills
tied, it is true, but in the main sns
/ landed what came within the sweep o
her racquet splendidly. Mrs. Mallory,
of course, was tower Of strength oa
her side of the net, covering court WIZ
rem arkable speed and sustaining US
brunt of the Californians' attack.
Mrs. Williams was not at her pes.
making many costly errors, although.
times she played with brilliance: n's.
Browne, too. was bit unsteady, oas
She was the better of the two. and some
Of her low volleys and overhead pc.
brought enthusiastic applause from u"
large gallery.