The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-12
WORLD TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Suzanne Lenglen, the French
Champion Defeats M r S.
Mallory

Lenglen,l the marvellous french
) girl, and holder Of the worlds
championship for women, playing
Ike one inspired. won swift and
certain victory over the American
| champion, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
| Mallory. this afternoon. She dis
posed of her opponent in two sets,
! the score being 6-2. Go. This was
t the event which the tennis world
/ has awaited with the keenest in
terest ever since the, match between
| these two rivals in the United
| States last year. which came to a
sudden ending through the col
| lapse of Mile. Lenglen. Vast
! crowds packed every niche OF the
!, great center court amphitheater;;
the gates to the enclosure had long
since been shut and barred. The
king and queen of England were
there, the Earl of Balfour, him
self an ardent exponent of the
j game, Former King Manuel of
Portugal, many lords and ladies
and all the followers of tennis who
| could by reaching the. scene Of the
battle early, by persuasion, coer-
cion or other means find their way
to within sighting distance of The
courts.
Outbursts of applause gave evi-
dence Of the overwhelming parti-
atty for the American woman fl
f-.1;e+ l,,,+ 4I,a Ern~oL civil b,d
many supports who grew in num-
bers as she showed her. mastery of
| the sport.
It is agreed that the American
champion played excellent tennis
| and showed pluck and sportman-
ship throughout but so far as the
contest today was concerned, it is
(, further agreed by the critics that
she was outclassed and did not sue
| ceed even in getting under way.
When the two faced each other
across the net which they did smil-
| ingly the. rain had ceased. Mile.
Lenglen had the service in the
first game and in this Mrs. Mallory
failed to make a point. In three
of the games Of the first set the
American. player held the vantage
point, but at these critical stages
Suzanne surpassed herself.
With remarkable generalship
Mile. Lenglen controlled the posi-
tions Of both players; she took no
unnecessary risks, only humping
across hard shots when an ace
point was required. After making
a hole in her opponents court. the
French girl repeatedly sent over a
drive which could not be reached.
Sometimes Mrs. Mallory was
brought to the net by q ball drop
ped over SO close that she was I'M
able to get back; then her oppon-
,, ent put across a clear winning pass.
At times. Mrs. Mallory. too. made
wonderful placements, occasionally
putting the bali beyond reach, but
she could not keep the pace long,
enough. She hit braveIy through
out but strategy told.
! Those who expected some show
| Of nerves on Suzanne's part, in
view of her American experience.
were disappointed. for there was
never moment when she lost her
| self control in any sense, and she
faced the critical gallery unf1inch-
ingly. On the other hand, Mrs.
Mallory showed considerable ner-
vousness at, times and misjudged
shots which ordinarily would have
given her no trouble whatever.
The match was grimly business
! like, neither player evincing any
emotion. annoyance or distress
When it ended with only two
games to Mrs. Mallory's credit, both
smiled and shook hands over the
net while the applause from the
multitude conveyed the onlookers'
verdict that the best woman had
won.
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