The New York herald., 1922-02-03
STIRRING TENNIS AS
CHAMPION TRIUMPHS
Mrs. Mallory Forced to Top of
Her Game by Miss Martha
Bayard.
by SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

It was Miss Martha Bayard's turn
10 force Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory to
the top of her game in the Heights
Casino invitation tennis tournament
yesterday. In a match worthy of a
national championship the New Jersey
girl surprised the American title holder
with the speed and power of her attack
and It took all Of Mrs. Mallory's reserve
to prevent the loss OF a set
The score Of Go. Ga doesn't begin
to tell the story. There was scarcely a
point that the member of the rising ten
mis- set yielded without sharp tussle. even
in the first set, i'm which she failed to
win a game. Meeting the champions
severest drives with drives Of almost
equal sting. and flashing some great
recoveries. Miss Bayard followed an ex-
ceptionally fast pace without the sign
of letup AS matter of fact she
grew stronger. as the contest advanced
and it was only Mrs. Mallory's greater
experience in maneuvering and her
splendid control that checked her.
For a love set the opening division
or play was surprisingly close. Miss
Bayard lost all three of her service
games. but in every one Of them she was
within point of game" the score
going to deuce in each instance AS
usual. Mrs. Mallory always appeared to
rise to her best when an important point
hung in the balance. Had Miss Bayard
come through with the one necessary
stroke in each of her three service games.
or had Mrs Mallory contributed just
one untimely error the score would have
been all instead og Go. That's how
close the first set really was
A. for the second set, 1t fairly scin.
tillated. The rallies grew twice as long,
the pace faster and faster and the match
fairly oozed speed. Miss Bayard gained
considerable confidence by winning the
first game of the set, breaking through
service with the aid of Mrs. Mallory's
errors. The champion. however, retail
ated in the next game and made the
score one all. From that point on the
contest bristled with tense plays Miss
Bayard took the gallery by surprise by
winning the next three games in a row
and taking lead of fl. She was play
ing brilliantly. mixing long return with
short and driving first along the side
line and then across court into the deep
corners. Mrs. Mallory, with her BOOM
ing drive and her splendid control, kept
the girl travelling all over the court to
meet the ball, but Martha was deter
mined and went after everything.
Miss Bayard had to fight hard for the
three games that gave her three game
lead. Two of them went to deuce and 1t
was evident that Mrs. Mallory was not
sparing her young opponent in the least
Just as it appeared as though the match
would require an extra set Mrs. Mallory
bobbed up with one of her characteristic
rallies. She put all she had behind her
powerful forehand and Miss Bayard was
nearly run dizzy in the closing games Of
the contest. What a splendid fight the
girl made of IL, however. Mrs. Mallory
won five games In row. but in every
one of the last three, which were carried
to deuce, Miss Bayard was within a
single point of game" Double faults
at critical stages proved costly for her
in the eighth and tenth games and Mrs.
Mallory took advantage Of the opportu-
mites to redouble her efforts and win tho
decisive points.
Toward the end Miss Bayard tried to
breal; up Mrs Mallory's driving game
by shortening her stroke and bringing
the champion up to the forward court.
But Mrs. Mallory was too swift of foot
to be caught out of position and as a
rule she. turned the shots into winning
points.
The victory brought Mrs. Mallory into
the final round of the tournament. The
second semi-final between Miss Leslie
Bancroft and Miss Edith Sigourney. both
of Boston. is to be played this afternoon
beginning at 9 o'clock. The cup match
is scheduled for p. NJ. tomorrow.
Heights Casino Invitation Singles Semi
Final Round-Mrs. franklin I. Mallory do
feated Miss Martha Bayard Co. Ct
Doubles. Second Round--Miss Edith sigour-
ney and Mrs. Il. !. Mallory defeated Mrs.
Samuel Waring and Mrs. Frederick Schmitz,
60, g.
Semi-Final Round-Miss Leslie Bancroft
Ia nAss A-g 10
Fullerton Weaver and Mrs. G. A. Adam,
6-3, 6--f.
The match follows:
FIRST SET.
IT'S. Gs
Mrs Mallory. y..... 4 : : 5-27 Il
Miss Bayard. ann. 3 . 3 3-f3 o
SECOND SET