The New York herald., 1921-08-21
TENNIS TITLE RESTS
With MRS. MALLORY
Champion Triumphs Over Miss
Mary X. Browne in Hard
Fought Final.
SHEER POWER DECIDES
California Girl Loses Strength
After Taking Brilliant
First Set.
SHEER POWER DECIDES

Sheer power won the fifth national
tennis championship for Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory at Forest Hills yes
terday. Power, supplemented by cour-
age, speed and plenty of skill. of
course: but IL was strength and STAN
ina that stood out most prominently
as she fought her way TO a triumph
over a game that was more versatile,
more subtle. more spectacular. While
a gallery of 5000 sat thrilled, leaning
forward in breathless anticipation In
every rally, Mrs. Mallory, recovering
from losing first set. caught up with
Miss Mary K. Browne of California,
wore her down by the fury of her
attack and then won at 4-6. Ga,
60.
for the Pacific coast girl who held the
national title from 1912 to 1915. She
made a gallant bid for victory, gave
all she had in an effort to maintain a
we'll earned lead. flashed sparkling
tennis that drew spontaneous cheers
from a gallery that could not help
but appreciate her great skill. and
fought hard to the end.
A little more strength and the vic
tory probably would have been hers,
for there was no questioning the
superiority of her generalship and
stroke assortment. but with one set
won and with a lead Of 3-2-almost
+2-in the second set. the gruelling
pace began to show it's effects on the
California girl. She was not getting
up to the ball with her early speed,
was not imparting the same sting TO
her forcing shots and was coming
through with untimely errors--or.
rather. errors that were decidedly
timely for the champion. And all the
while Molla, on the other side of the
net. holding on tenaciously after be-
ing outplayed. gathered power and
stroked along at the same whirlwind
pace as at the start.
Close observers could see readily the
turning point in the middle Of the sec
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table spirit, began to weaken. APP
parently Mrs. Mallory noticed It. too.
for she seized the opportunity TO call on
all her reserve speed and send deep
sizzling drives into her opponents court
that were mighty difficult to handle.
Miss Browne in a effort to stem the
tide made some amazing recoveries,
saving many a point by a backhand
lunge Of her racquet and getting the
ball back safely. But her opponent was
not to be denied.
one hope remained for the Pacific
coast girl. and that was that she could
recover her waning strength during the
rest between the second and third sets.
she came back for the final set deter
mInedly. but her speed was still waning.
That she made great fight, however,
despite the loss OF six games out Of
eight may he understood from the fact
that IN three OF her losing games the
noints went 10 deuce and that she was
,yithin a point OF winning every one OF
them.
Raffled time and again by the crafty
tactics and the superb net attack OF her
opponent. Mrs. Mallory had one of the
hardest fights Of her career to win.
she too. was far from being fresh at
the end. After the last point, the hearty
hondshake with Miss Browne and the
congra tulations of the officials on the
slde lines, Mrs Mallory showed that she
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