The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-09

NEW YORK, March Shining
brightly IN the firmamcnt Of athletic
chdcayor are two agile young WON
cu who have written :heir names
ana deeds indelibly into the pages
Of SportdOm's BOOK OF Fame.
one ls Miss Alcxa Stirling of At
lhnti, an auburn haired, brown eyed
daughter OF the sunny south.
Tho othor is Mrs. Molla Bjurstcdt
Mallory. Norwegian by birth, Amer
lean by adoptlon--a dark eyed,
black haired young woman who b.
brimful Of vitality and a love for
hcaithful exercise.
Miss stirling. champion woman
golfer OF the United States, In a
youthful star OF finost ability. Mrs.
Mallory holder Of the national
womcn's tennis singles title. ranks
equally high Ia her field Of ac-
tiyity
only supNlatiycs can Justly de-
scribe the ability OF these two stars.
Thoy hold positions relative to those
of william 4. Tildcn, I'd. and chick
Evans Ia the mems division OF ten
mis- and golf, and for consistency
they ranks shoulders above their
nearest riya,s, despite the fact that
ahNfA'.N A'hll N'Ailfil khIA'lN y anu Afltllln
players Of brilliant ability have been
developed within tho past 10 years
or so.
Mrs Mallory. tho ravcn-haircd
Morse GIRL" IN highly consistent as
the winner Of the national tennis
championship.
Sho first won the honor In 1915.
and coming back the following year
successfully defended her laurels.
In 1917 she played through the
patriotic championships" display
ing tn same brilliant dash and style
that had won her the title, and
when championship play was re-
sumcd In 1918 she again captured
highest hohors.
Mrs. George W. wightman. a Bos-
ton, broke into Mrs. Mallorys reign
OF victory in the fall OF 1919, when
she defeated tho Norwegian girl In
the final round Of the annual tour
noy at Philadelphia and won back
the title she had held in 1903, 1910
and 1911 as Miss Hazel Hotchkiss or
California.
Comes Back Strong.
The setback for Mrs. Mallory was
only temporary. Last year she
came back with n strong flash OF
her erstwhile class and smashed her
way through one Of the most capable
fields OF women players that has
ever contested for the singles cham
pionship, winning back the title and
taking rank as "A fuur-timc cham
plon. Mrs. Mallory has held the
title In five out of the last six sea-
sons 1917 sho was holdover
champion, as the title tournament
was dispensed with because OF the |
war.
Along with Mrs. Wightman and |
Miss Elizabeth Moore, who first won |
the title back In 1896, Mrs. Mallory |
takes rank as four-time champion. |
Miss J. l.. Atkinson and Miss Mary |
Browne arc the oi.ly women players
In the history OF the game In this
country dating gack to 1887. whu |
have come close to approaching the |
four-time mark. Each of these !
players held the national champion |
ship three times.
Mrs. Mallory's ability lies not only |
IN her knowledge OF the game but |
m her fine physisque and endurance. |
She is consistent rather than sensa-
ional and there is nothing OF the /
actress In her appearance on the
,ourts.
Three Times Champion.
Miss Stirling holds a position in
he realm OF golf that compares on.a
par with Mrs. Mallory's place In ten
mis-.
Since Mrs. $. c. Brown OF SHINE
'ock Hills won the first women's
rational title In 1895 there have been
)ut three women golfers who have
the championship three
times, and Miss Stirling IL one of the
rio. The other three winners were
Miss Beatrix Hoyt, In 1896. 's7
and '9S.
Miss Margaret Curtis, in 1907. II |
and IL.
The present title holder first came |
nto the championship In 1916 when /
~ girl Just approaching her eigh- /
tenth birthday, she surprised the /
golfing world by her sensational play !
ng in an annual tournament at the /
Belmont Springs Country Club. Wa !
yerly, Mass. by defeating Miss Mil .
lred Caverly in the final round, . I
md |. As is often the case when an /