New-York tribune., 1921-03-17
Net Champion
Rallies i'm Tilt
/, With HUI, Girl
Miss sigournev Beaten After
Taking Opening Set; Miss
Zindcrslcin Wins Again
By Fred Hawthorne

CLIO, achieved lasting fame this after
noon by taking q set from Mrs. Molla
Blurstedt Mallory, the national turf
ceSvt chamDion. n the third round of
tbs womens national indoor chamnjor-
ship lawn tennis fpurhameNt. on tbe
longwoed eovereG courts. at Chestnut
H. Playing 4 plendid driving game
from deep court, Miss Sigourncv only
succum5ed after the sets had gone to
S-6. GO, 6-S.
In that first set the Boston girl
played better tennis than I have vet
seen her show, trading desp coI,rt
drives with the national chamnjo,,
stroke for stroke, and actually beating
Mrs Mallory al her own game. The
Morse girl apparently was taken hv
sunrise by the vigor Of Miss Sigour-
ney's forcing attack, and the latter ran
into lead OF 81 or games before
the champion could make a stand.
There were many spirited driving
duels from the base line. but Miss
Sirourney was not to be denied at this
stage ard ran out the set in decisive
manner. Not only was her driving
SUPERIOR 10 Mss Mallory's, but the
lcngwoOd PLAYER also showed fine iudg-
ment u coming in behind her forcing
shots to finish eff hcr points at the
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Champion Makes Misplays
Mrs. Mallory semed unable 10 con-
een5fate on the match in this set. She
made numerous errors as she drove
into tie net and out Of court. nor did
her shots carry the sting that dis
tlrvr she'd Mss Si0ournev's
At the start CT the second set. how
ever the national title holder realized
sce was IN danger, and then she began
playing with that sweep ard fierce ag-
ereSslyeness that has proved irresisti
ele so many times before. The ex-
changes between the TWO grew in speed
enc space, but now Mrs. Mallory was
hitting the ball more cleanlv and scor-
iDg beautifully on splendid placement
shots It was lot that Miss Sigourney
lad let down appreciably in her own
game. but that Mrs. Mallory was going
AT her old whirlwind clip that account
e for the sudden shift in the tide of
battle
After taking that second set at love
ard squaring the match, the champion
again began to play unevenly, making
slaring errors off both fore and back
land. Miss Sigourney. who was begin
nins to i've from the furious pace, ran
INTO q lead Of al. and for time
those present thought they were about
% witness one Of the most sensational
tennis upscts Of tile last fcur or FIVE
years
But It was not to be, for Mrs. NAL
lory again got grip on herself and
began fierce attack, driving vclley-
.ng ana forcing the net more frequent
Is than is her custom, and she was
pacing her returns so accurately that
Niss S.gourney wore out her strength
IN chasing the ball. Mrs. Mallory took
the last five games in q row, for the
set at 6-3 and the match.
Mss Zinde-stein Advances
Miss Zinderstein, who probably will
tece Mrs. Mallory on Friday in the
semi-anal round, continued her unin-
terrupted march through the field, this
tine defeating Miss Rosamond New
Of tie pace at which the little clay
court champion is going may be gath
cred when | say that in three matches
sne has lost only one game. a consid
erable accomplishment in national
tournamen
Miss Zinderstein played to-day with
all her customary versatility, relying
upon TO particular shot to gain her
ends, but combining severe ground
strokes with crisp volleying and de-
clslve smashing
WI y DeilIGUtlN T. tole, VINO USleabSN
MISS Phyllis Walsh. Florida champ on,
by score of 6-1, 7-5 this morning
showed some Of the best driving Of
the tournament as she fairly tore into
the ball after the manner of Billy
Johnston Miss Walsh was powerless
before the onslaught in the first set
IN the second set the tall Philadelphia
girl worked into a lead of 5-2 on
games, but then Miss Walsh had one
of her unaccountabie lapses and Mrs.
Cole ran out the lust four games for
the set and match.
Miss Martha Bayard, the Short Hills
\. J. junior defeated Miss Anna Fuller
Il 90 Go, displaying the same sound
tennis that has been the case all week
Tomorrow she meets Miss Zinderstein
for a place in the semi-fnal round
Miss Florence Ballin defeated Mrs Ber-
asrd F. Stenz at 8--6 81.
The doubles also started today, with
twepty-four com oinations entered.
The summarizes:
wOMEN's NATIONAL. INDOOR CHAM