South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-20
FORMER CHAMPION
TO FACE MOLLA IN
NET FINALS TODAY
Miss Browne Defeats Mrs.
Kitchens - Mrs. Bundy
Loses Thrilling Match.


The wOman's lawn tennis champion
ship OF 1921 lies between Miss Mary
X Browne Of Santa Monica. Calf,
and Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
OF New York. Saturday they will
meet Tor the crown now worn by
Mrs. Mallory. In the semi-fnal
round play on the courts OF the
West Side club here Friday Miss
Browne. champion in 1912. IS and
-. defeated Mrs. II. Y. Hitchins Of
Mexico CITY 60. CO. while Mrs.
Mallory eliminated Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy. the international sensation.
Of the courts almost two decades
ago. Sc. 60
Following the completion OF the
third round OK the doubles. the four
surviving pairs were called 10 the
courts. and 10 was not until long af-
ter s o'clock that the lnallsts in the
doubles were evolved.
Finals I'm Doubles.
Miss Browne and Miss Williams
worked their way through the upper
half OF the draw by defeating Miss
Marie Wagner and Miss Clare Cas-
sell. Ga. g.. The survivors in the
lower half were Miss Helen Gilleau-
deau and Mrs. L. G.. Morris. who de-
feated Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss
Martha Bayard. 81. GA
Mile. Lenglen, with her party, ar
rived az .4:15 10 see the Mallory
Bundy match. She sat in a box on
the clubhouse veranda and chatted
with friends. Her entrance was not
Of
was no demonstration. She wore
big white hat ana low cut dress Of
yellow georgette crepe.
Mrs. Mallory. champion. and Mrs.
Bundy were given a generous receD-
ton by the crowd
Mrs. Bundy won the first game
when Mrs. Mallory smashed out Of
the court The score was rs.
First set Thriller.
Mrs. Mallory steadied in the sec
ond game and broke through the ser
vice OF the California woman, who
was still having dihculty in getting
over the net, and won the game Al.
In the third game. Mrs. Mallory,
with her clever placement shots. sue
Ceeded in breaking through the Cal
iforna womans service again and
won AZ. Aided by Mrs. Bundys
errors. Mrs. Mallory took the fourth
game, 40. Mrs. Bundy then rallied
and won the fifth and sixth games,
A. and Al.
In the seventh game Mrs. Mallory
began 10 outspeed the Californian.
With placement shots in the back
corners. Mrs Mallory won the sew
enth game. rs, and then swept
through the eighth game by break
ing Through Mrs. Bundy's service for
a 40, making the count to 3 in
games IN favor OF the champion.
IN the ninth game Mrs. Bundy
rallied and broke through the Morse
woman's service, winning. Al, and
by highly brilliant tennis also won
the tenth game, Al. and made the
count in games fve-dve. They
were both playing a most brilliant
game and had the stands in con-
slant applause.
Mrs. Mallory went into the lead in
the eleventh game, when she made
good her own service for a SIS vic
tory, but Mrs. EJndy again evened
1.-the count in the twelfth game,
Which she won, 40.
MOlla Takes Set.
Mrs. Mallory went into the lead
again in the 18Th game. however,
which she won. SIS, and then took
the 18th and decisive game. 40,
giving her the first set, Sc.
Mrs. Mallory started away In the
lead in the second set when she won
the first game. 4-2. and also the
second, Al.
Mrs. Bundy seemed 70 ire and
was swept away by the speedy at
tack Of the champion. who made it
four in a row by winning the third
and fourth games. Al and Al.
Mrs. Bundy then won her first
game OF the set when she got the
NTH game, Al, hut Mrs. Mallory
won the sixth game. 40. Mrs.
Bundy rallied IN the seventh game
and wen IT, 40.
The champion then won the
eighth game. -. which gave her a
60 victory IN the set and the match.
- Il was a question OF a skilled. act
i've. young player against an older.
slower opponent. and Mrs. Mallory
out-speeded the Californian woman
throughout after the first bitterly
fought match. which went "a games
under a blisterirg hot sun and
slowed UP Mrs Bundy until che was
rairly swept away in the second set