Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-15
WOMEN 5 TENNIS
TOURNEY BEGINS
IN N. Y. TODAY
Interest Is Conferred in the
Return of Former Title
Holders and Presence of
European Champ.
Br TIA Associated Press ,


New York. Aug. 14.-Interest in
the national womens tennis cham
pionships this year, to be held at
the West Side club courts at Forest
Hills, L. l., beginning tomorrow, is
centered for the most part in the
return of Mrs. May Sutton Bundy
of Los Angeles and Miss Mary K.
Browne of San Francisco, both for
mer holders of the title, and the
presence of Mile. Suzanne Lenglen.
the famous French European
champion.
When Mrs. Bundy IVES at the
zenith of her game, back in 1904,
the year she won the champion
ship, she was hailed as an invinc-
ible. Her game was little short of
wonderful at all times and the
slashing style she displayed on the
courts marked a new era in wom-
ems tennis play.
Miss Browne held the title in
1912, 10. IA and was followed by
Molla Bjurstedt. Miss Bjurstedt
has held the title since that time,
excepting only in 1919 when Mrs.
George Wightman came in for the
honor. But Miss Bjurstedt, now
Mrs. Franklin Mallory, came back
into the championship last year,
upsetting the done hv defeating
Miss Marion Zinderstein.
Both the Californians are play
ing great tennis and in their en-
gagements in the east for the past
several weeks have shown remark
able accuracy and endurance. Miss
Browne appears to be the more
brilliant of the two, but Mrs.
Bundy is steady and deliberate,
winning her matches easily. All
of last years stars probably will be
seen in the tournament, including
Miss Zindestein (now Mrs. Jessup)
Eleanor Tenant. another Californ-
ian. ranked No. last year; Miss
Helen Baker of San Francisco
ranked No. 4; Miss Eleanor Goss
of New York. ranked No. 5. and
many others.
For the first time in tournament
history a French girl will enter the
lists for the American title. SUI
zanne Lenglen. considered by ten
mis- experts to be the greatest wo-
man player of all time, is to COM
pete. She won fame in 1919 by
defeating Mrs. Lambert Chambers
| of England. in what was termed
"the worlds championship meet
Mrs. Chamber challenged &gain In
1920 but appeared as a novice be-
| fore Lenglen, who won 6-3. so
Mile. Lenglen also won the Olym-
pic championship in 1920.
The following table shows the
national women singles champions
since 1887:
1887, Miss Ellen f. Hansell
1888, Miss B. L. Townsend; 1889
Miss B. L. Townsend: 1890. Miss
E. G. Roosevelt; 1891, Miss Mabe
E Cahill; 1892. Miss Mabel E. Ca
hill; 1898, Miss Aline Terry; 1894
Miss Helen r. Helwig; 1895. Mis-:
]. P. Atkinson;> 1896. Miss Eliza
beth H. Moore; 1897. Miss j; T
Atkinson; 1898. Miss ]. p. Akin
son; 1899, Miss Marion Jones
1900, Miss Myrtle McAteer; 1901
Miss Elizabeth Moore; 1902. Miss
Marion Jones; 1908. Miss Elizabeth
Moore; 1904. Miss May Sutton
(Mrs. Bundy); 1905. Miss Eliza
beth Moore; 1906. Miss Helen H
Romans; 1907, Miss Evelyn Sears
1908, Mrs. Barger-Wallach; 1908
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss; 1910. Miss
Hazel Hotchkiss; 1911. Miss Mabel
Hotchkiss; 1912. Miss Mary K
Browne; 1918, Miss Mary K
Browne; 1914. Miss Mary X
Browne; 1915, Miss Molla Blur
stedt; 1915. Miss Molla Bjurstedt;
1917, Miss Molla Bjurstedt; 1918,
Miss Molla Bjurstedt; 1919. Mrs
George Wightman; 1920. Mrs,
Franklin I. Mallory Miss Blur
stedt).