The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-17
MARVELLOUS FRENCH STAR
 C0LLAPSES

1 Forest Hills, N. Y., F'eb.- 17-Suzanne Lenglen, her marvellous record on the Efennis bIemished by defeat for the Eirst time in two years, lay in her sick bed today a tragic figure who's l dreams of several years had vanished. She came to America expectant or ! winning the title of United states champion on the Forest Hills court ] and yesterday, when her opportunity | to eliminate the title holder. Mrs. EMoIla Bjurstedt Mallory came, she l was not Suzanne the marvellous. She was sick and her dash and accuracy Eof placement were gone.
 Mrs. Mallory playing with skill !. she seldom has equalled, defeated sthis French jewel of the court 6-2 Tn their first set. Then, when Suzanne failed to rally at the opening of the second act she walked to the um- pire and said:
 'T positively cannot continue. cannot breathe"
 Exhausted by coughing from a sud- Lden recurrence of bronchitis, the EFrench wizard dropped into chair, and later went to her rooms and was bordered by a. physician to rest for at Eleast a week. Her manager said he xexpected Mile. Lenglen would be able Ito participate in the mixed doubles at the Longwood Cricket CIub, Bos- tton, next week, and later fulfill her }Scheduled engagements elSeWhere III the United States.
 Rut her hope of winning the l championship has passed. So, too, has the marvellous reputation of not having lost a set in two years or tournament play
 Mile Lenglen in these two years conquered every woman tennis player of note in Europe, won all the na- tional championships in which she participated, and acquired the title or world champion through victory at 1 Wimbledon. But in the United States [ the Wimbledon tournament IS not
 ,fr,-- Vun title on the victor. and so Mile Leng- len, anxious to remove all doubt that
 her skill was supreme, came here 10 win the American laurels.
 She had triumphed over Mrs Nal r1ory only a few weeks ago in France tand last year she defeated British sstar who previously had won rom ftMrs. Mallory. Suzanne expected to sagain but she warned those who met sher on her arrival from Europe last aSaturday that she was a convaIescent fand wanted to put in an aiol cary kShould her ambition 1a1l or achleNe- sdnent.
 The French star did not want to splay yesterday. Hours before hel
 time to dance upon the courts calfe 5she told A. R. Del oannis, vice presl- f5ent of rhe French Lawn Tennis Fed !eration who accompanied her, tnai she was i'll and should not play Bu' he insisted. asking Suzanne not Ic idisappoint the thousahos "no ito see her.
 This thought. and her ambition tc win the championship, caused her tc .vield against her expressed wishes rMr DeJoannis said
 From the start she was not as ao-
 vertised In the dirst place she wore mo sweater when she skipped out U tthe court CuStomarlly Suzanne
 wears at least two or three of them < inesling them off one by one as the i1lay progresses. And all the heralo' ied tornado-on-tiptoe stuff was ao ksent. too Mademoiselle did no tnirouette. She did not leap higf Into the air in a thrilling whirl tt [slash the ball back across the net tShe appeared bereft of all the dag ,zline jumps from one end ot 0h' court to the other, and the hash! smashing at the net for which sh' lis famous She remained at th' ibaseline running from one side t' tthe other, and, save occasionally, sh tSreIied on a conservative gracefu ~stroke in all her returns. It was ob iyiouz that she was not in her usua ssurpassing form.
 Mrs. Mallory, on the other hand tappeared at the peak of her game lShe was all over the court, banGin! Iher racquet against the ball wit lterrible force.