New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-31
Mrs. Mallory
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lhirty-two players started competi-
elon yesterday in the annual women's
Singles invltation lawn tennis tourna.
mem OF the Rockaway Hunting Club
az cedarhurst. L. l.. with Mrs Moila
NJurstedt Mallory, national indoor sad
ecr court champion and present holder
or the Cedarhurst challenge cup. nlay-
ing through IN defense of her lauYs.s-
Another victory this year will give
Mrs. Mallory permanent possession OF
the troph~, which she has won twice
The: national champion. who con-
quered Mile. Suzanne jen mrIe con Of
rance, in the national tournament al
fofeSt Hl.ls two weeks ago, defeated
RS. Marshall Mclean, former national
champion, by score of 6-3. 6-l
yesterday. Mrs. Mallory's shots came
back INTO her opponents court ca
swiftly and with such pace that Nrs
Mclean was frequently caught short Of
poSitlon as she started for the ball.
MISS Katharine Gardner advanced
INTO the round before the semi-fnal bv
getting default over Miss Caroma
Wlnn IN the nrst round and then de-
featlng Mrs. Culver McWllljam AT
Go, 6-3, in the second brac ,l'st'' Ms q,
Charles v Hitchins, of Mexico civ
won a grueling match from Mrs. Davia
I. Mills, Of Orange, the sets being
scored at Sc, 2-6, Is. Mrs. Mills
held me lead for a time in the last
set, but Mrs. Hitchins summoned
an extra burst of speed and hard hit
ting and took the last two games for
the set and match
Miss Martha Bayard, of Short Hills.
\. j., defeated Mrs. Rawson L. Woo
by score of 6--3, 6-3, in a well
played match, decided in the main from
pack court. Both were getting fine
length on their ground strokes, with
occas lonal volleying sessions at the net.
but Miss Bayard was able to stand the
strain better than her opponent and
closed strongly in both sets.
Mrs George B. Sanford, chairman of
the tournament committee, to whom the
success Of this annual tournament is
largely due, said yesterday that the
doubles viii begin to-day. with seven
strong combinations entered including
Miss Phyllis Walsh and Mrs de Fores t
Candee, Mrs. Mallory and Mrs Malcolm
y. Whitman, Miss Gardner and Miss
Bayard, Mrs. Wood anu Mrs. Hitchins,
Mrs. Spencer +. Weaver and Mrs. Ed
ward Raymond Mis- Leslie Bancroft
and Miss Marion Chapman and Mrs.
Robert lie Roy and Miss Edith Handy.
James Burns, the Rockaway pro, had
groomed the turf courts into remark
ably fine condition for the week of play.
The summaries:
Rockaway Hunting Clubs invitation
singles (hrst oundl-Mrs George L. chap
man won from Mrs Edwin A. Faill. hy de-
fault MICS Virginia Carpenter defeated
Mrs. Il. G.. Cowdin. Go, IS, Miss Martha
Bayard defeated Mrs Rawson l.. Wood,
6--3, s.: Mrs. Mols Bjurstedt Mallory
defeated Mrs. Marshall Mclean. %. s-l
Ms Iere Wiibourn defeated Miss Rosa
lnond Nert.ei d3, Cd Miss Katharine
Gardner w,u.f- am Miss Carpina VIM, by
aetuu.t Mrs atter MCMILLAN won from
ISIS \ lice Bay ri by default: Mrs Fer-
nafd + stem e:eated Mrs n l. Her
'icl 6--3. 6l Mas A. D. Farwell de-
fea'ed Mrs. W II Pritchard. a-6. 6-1.
So Mrs; Chsries y Hitchins- dsfea ted
NJ b Huff defeated Miss Miriam Blagden.
6-s, s.; Miss Edith Handy won from
Miss Marie Wagner by default.
Second round-Niss katharne Gardner
defeated Mrs Culver McWillam, &C. Ga