South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-21
MOLLA WINS HARD
MATCH FROM MARY
Pl3HNE FOR TITLE
Victory Gives Morse Girl
Women's National Title
for Fifth Time.

FOREST BILLS. y. Y. Aug. 20.
For thu nth time in a period of
seven years, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory. a native OF Norway. now
resident OF New York city. won the
national women's singles tennis
championship today when she de-
1eated Miss Mary X. Browne, OF San
IA Monica. Calf. As, ga and So.
The feat established a new record
an the history OF the American wo-
mems national tennis play.
Mrs Mallory won her first United
States honors In 1915. following the
voluntary retirement OF Miss Browne,
who had won the title the three pre-
ceding years
MOIIa I'm Best Form.
Mrs Mallory today played one OF
the best matches OF her career In
the former title holder. who Is now
% years old. Mrs. Mallory faced an
opponent too dangerous TO be trifled
with at any stage OF the game. Miss
Browne. as a court strategist, tacti-
clan and master OF a large repertOirs.
the Morse woman. after losing the
first set. four games TO siy. respond
ed to the cheering. and by display
OF almost mannish driving and
steadiness carried on TO victory.
Mrs. Mallory said after the match
that II was the hardest she had ever
played and that the change Of pace
and variation in the lengths OF her
opponents returns was a puzzling
problem which she was never GER
tain OF solving until the winning
point had been scored.
The champion clearly demonstrate
ed that so far as speed OF foot and
endurance is concerned che Is IN
class by herself. Time and again
she raced far out Of court or be-
yound the sidelines and with a
smashing drive sent the ball back in
10 play when a placement seemed 10
be assured for Miss Browne.
Plays 20 Back-Hand.
The latter tried repeatedly to pass
the Norwegian on her back hand,
and while for a time successful. the
margin was not sufficient TO change
more successful when she succeeded
IN coaxing Mrs. Mallory TO the net
with soft returns, but the later, real
ling that fore court play IS not her
forte. so Unanswered her returns
that she was seldom actually forced
close TO the corded barrier.
Reduced TO the last analysis II
would appear that Mrs. MallOry's
victory was due to her opponents
bod. of England. who won the En-
base line. Miss Browne made al
most twice as many outs as did the
victor. In no other department Of
the play was there such a wide var
iation. There were II points differ
ence at the end OF three sets in the
point score. but nine in earned
points and three in errors
Each made two double faults, and
while Mrs Mallory netted the ball
AZ times 20 Miss Brownies "a. the
so outs OF the Santa Monica expert
as compared with the New Workers.
28 tells the story.
As the play progressed the phys
ical strain also began TO tell. and
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almost as strong as when she start
ed. Miss Browne seemed to grow
less confident both IN her stroking
and footwOrk-
Miss Browne Wins Doubles.
The Californian. however. gained
some satisfaction and much honor
for the months OF training whIon
she has spent in preparation for her
return TO the courts. for she was
successful with Mrs. Louise VIII
liams OF los Angeles, in lifting the
doubles championship by scores OF
6-3 and 62.
The pair was victorious in the
events in the years 1s16-17. Their
opponents today were Mrs. l.. G.
Morris and Miss Helen Gilleaudeau
So far as It is known. Mrs. Nal
lory'e record OF victories never has
been equaled by a woman tennis
player except in the case Of Miss L
insistent lifting the ball over the
gl.sh championship in tSS7-SS and
again in 1S91-92-93.