The Washington times., 1921-08-17

importance TO q mere technlcalty.
Z Mile. Lenglen's sudden and sur
prising action in quitting the court
came like a bolt from clear sky.
She pleaded inability to continue the
match owing to a sudden recurrence
of after-effects from an attack of
bronchitis and was led to the club
house, coughing and weeping hys'
terically.
Must Stay in Room.
Today at Forest Hills Inn. where
Suzanne is stopping with her mother.
II is said that she will be confined
to her room for a day or two. Her
physician, according to attaches at
the inn, said her case is not a serious
one, but that she must have quiet
and careful attention until relieved.
The one big regret OF tennis fans
today lies in the fact that Mile.
Lenglen did not finish the match.
Coming to the United States hailed
as the greatest woman tennis star,
Mile. Lenglen led American tennis
fans to expect great things of her,
and the thousands who journeyed
out here yesterday to see her meet
Mrs. Mallory expected to see the
tennis match of the century.
Within recent memory another
French star took part in the battle
Carpenter, the giant-killer from
France, came to our shores to I'M
crown Jack Dempsey He failed to
accomplish his purpose. but he went
down TO glorious defeat. and the
same had been expected OF Mile.
Lenglen either in defeat or victory.
Didn't Play Best Game.
The French girl. admittedly. did
not play her best game. The writer
of this article saw Suzanne in sew
eral matches during the recent Olym-
pic games in Antwerp, and 1t can be
said without hesitation that the
Lenglen who faced Mrs. Mallory was
not the Lenglen of 1919. Yet she
showed several flashes OF her real
ability in the short space OF time
she was on the courts and no COM
petent tennis critic who saw her can
saw that she did not display the ear
marks of a finished player.
At her best, however, she could
not have beaten Mrs. Mallory yester-
day. Since the Morse girl has come
into prominence in the tennis firma-
ment this writer has seen her in sew
eral of her most brilliant victories.
but never before has she displayed
the dash and brilliance that was hers
against Lenglen.
When Mrs. Mallory walked onto
the courts her face was mask OF
determination. Uppermost in her
mind was the memory of the defeat
she suffered at the hands OF the
French star at st. Cloud.
Her attack and her defense were
equally marvellous from the very
start of the match and as the first
set wore on she became more bril-.
liant while Mile. Lenglen. with nerv-
Gus glances toward the veranda OF
the clubhouse where her mother sat
watching the match, began to show
signs of a breakdown. In justice
to Mile. Lenglen. 1t is timely to re-
count here that she has played but
little tennis during the last month
and that her voyage across the A.
lantic was delayed late in July by
the attack of bronchitis to which
her collapse was attributed. In
addition, she had but little time to
practice since landing from the liner
Paris.
As a result Of the Mallory-Lcnglen
match the womcn's thirty-fourth ma
tional championship will be fought
out to a finish among American
players with the Morse girl prime
favorite to retain her title.
Today's program offered several
matches of unusual promise in the
third round.
Mrs. Mallory drew a comparatively
unknown opponent in Miss Florence
Sheldon. but Miss Mary K. Browne
and Miss Edith Sigourney and Mrs.
Benjamin z. Cole. the national clay
courts champion. and Miss Martha
Bayard. a player Of great promise,
were scheduled to furnish some
thrills. Mrs. May Sutton Bundy was
slated to meet Mrs. Edward Ray
mond and Miss Phyllis Walsh, the
philadelphia star. was to clash with
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau. of Gcdney
Farms. N. Y, on the exhibition
courts.
Meanwhile the women's doubles and
the girls national singles and doubles
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