New-York tribune., 1921-06-02
Mrs. Mallory
Defeats L rellcl1
Star HandiIy:
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L. s. Champion Routs Mime.
vaussard; TiIden Reaches
Semi-Final i'm the Singles

ST. CLOUD, France, June z.--France
is gaining a new respect for the lawn
tennis ability Of Mrs. Holla Bjurstedt
Mallory, the American national ch2n-
pion. This afternoon, on the famous
hard courts Of St. Cloud, where the
worlds championship tournament is.
being played, Mrs. Mallory played in
Faussaud. of France, by score OF
e-2, 8-2, and moved into the semi
final bracket. Nine. Vaussard is ranked
as the greatest woman player in
France, with the exception Of Mile.
Suzanne Leagle2, the worlds cham
pion.
The gallery was amazed 81 the tre-
mendous pace o. the American cham
pion's forehand drives, and also az the
speed OF foot Mrs. Mallory showed as
she raced in from her base ling to in
tercept shots that fell just over the
net. Her service was also better than
in any of her previous matches. Il wes
evident that the American had attained
the form that made her name famous
overseas.
William T Tilden Cd, the leader OF
the American team and the present
worlds turf court champion, went into
the semi-fnal round in the mems sin
Ries, taking an easy match from NJ
Rodsianko, Of Russia. the sets going az
6--3, 60 6--1. Tilden was extremely
confident throughout, playing care
lessly as Is his custom against an
inferior opponent, but occasionally he
drew rounds of applause from the big
gallery by bringing off sensational
shots
Champion Is Near Defeat
William Fl. LAURENT, Of France,
present hard court title holder. de-
feated Demarpurgo, of Italy, after i've
sets, the score being Sc, ia. 81.
2-6, 6-4. Nicolas Mishu, the Ru-
manian star. went into the semi-fnai
by vanquishing NJ. Poulin, Of France.
at e--3, 6--I, If, 6--1 In a mixed
doubles match Miss Edith Sigourney.
OF Boston. and Arnold Jones, Of Provi-
dence, defeated Nine. Lebesnerais and
m' borotrs, of France, by score Of
I'd, 2--e, Ga.
Major General Henry T. Allen, COM
mander Of the American forces On the
Rhine, watched the matches TODAY and
afterward asked Tilden if he would go
to Coolenz and play an exhibition for
the soldiers. Tilden replied he might
40 that afIer the Wimbledon tourns-
ment.
:, In view Of the strong possibility Of
Mrs. Mallory and Mile. Lenglen n1eetin1
III the championship round. it is inter
estlng TO note that the American and
the worlds champion are both urimed
Tor bitter fight. They do not sneak
to one another, and to-day, while Mrs
Mallory was sweeping Nine. Vaussard
down to defeat, Mile. Suzanne remarked
that she would defeat Mrs Mallory bv
q score of 60, Go should thev meet
III the final round. She also expressed
the hope that Mrs. Mallory would reach
the final, so that she could have the
satisfaction of defeating the American
champion by crushing, humiIiatine
score. "C'est Ia guerrel"
Tliden viii meet Mishu in one Of the
seIni-tinal matches in the SINGLES. He
is also still in the doubles. with Young
Jones, and in the mixed doubles Miss
Sieourney and Jones are still con-
tenders.
Royalty, represented by Princes
Bharpur Singh, son OF the Maharajah
Of kapurthala, and Narshinrh Dass,
also Of India, defeated diplomacy to-
day when the took three straight sets
from Nicolas Mishu, son of the Ru-
manian Minister in London, and Signor
Demorpurgo. of the Italian diplonatie
service. The score was IS, 6-4, e..