New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-16
Eight Survive
In " o1nle1l's Net
Championship
Mrs. Mallory, Mrs. Bundy,
Mrs. Jessup and Miss
Wills Are Among Yicaors
By Fred Hawthorne


There was notable quickening in
the interest shown by the spectators
yesterday, as the women's national
championship tournament reached into
the round before the semi-final on the
turf courts of the West Side Tennis
Club, at Forest Hills.
When the last match in the singles
had been completed. only eight sur
vivors remained in this week-long
struggle that is to decide the national
singles championship. This afternoon
they will meet in the following order,
with the winners to go into the semi
final brackets: Mrs May Sutton
Bundy VS.. Miss Martha Bayard, MRS.
Marion Zinderstein Jessup VS.. Miss
Helen Wills, Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory VS.. Miss Edith sigourney, and
Miss Leslie Bancroft VS.. Miss Glare
Cassel.
Joseph M. Jennings, the referee of
the tournament, has scheduled his
feature matches in the singles in
this way; Three p. M, court l.
Miss Bancroft VS.. Miss CasseI; court 3,
Mrs. Bundy VS.. Miss Bayard
Four-fifteen p. M, court Mrs
Mallory VS., Miss Sigourney; court 3,
Miss Wills VS.. Mrs. Jessup. The
doubles, which reached through the en-
tire first rourd yesterday, will begin
again to-day at 5 o'clock and be brought
into the round before the 'semi-fsnal
No Upsets Are Recorded
As was the case on the opening day
no upsets marked the progress Of the
singles yesterday, even Though all but
four of the players engaged in two
singles matches during the day, fol-
lowed by at least one match in the
doubles. A strenuous program, Ger
tainly, but the weaker sex" made no
hint of protest at the ordeal, in spite
of the glare and heat of the sun.
Mrs. Mallory, who is attempting her
seventh victory in the national cham
pionship singles and her second out
right winning of the massive challenge
cup. first defeated Mrs. Frank Godfrey,
of Longwood, by score of GO, GO,
and in the afternoon session she took
the measure of Miss Mollie Thayer, of
Philadelphia, by score of 6-2, Go.
In both these engagements the great
champion was "stroking" with magnifi-
the speed with which she fitted about
her court was vital element in her
march to victory. Because of this
same speed of foot, neither Mrs. God
frey nor Miss Thayer was able to keep
the ball out of the champions reach.
Mrs. Mallory is one of the few
women players in the country who
"goes out" after her shots. On cru
cial point she never comedies herself
beaten by shot until the ball is out
of play, and it is this determination
that has helped keep her supreme in
American lawn tennis year after year.
Mrs. Godfrey Battles GaInely
Mrs. Godfrey, herself one of the
most spirited players on the courts,
fought to the best of her ability
against the champion, and her driving
| from deep court was distinguished by
fine pace, as was her play overhead,
when she got the chances to smash.
| Yet it was her misfortune that Mrs.
Mallory thrives on speed and hard hit
| ting, so, although many Of these driv-
| ing duels were splendidly fought out,
| it was generally the title holder who
put across the finishing shot, bat there
| was never q dull moment in the match
and Mrs. Godfrey went down with her
colors flying.
| Miss Thayer, although she started
we'll, actually leading Mrs. Mallory at
FL, was unable to withstand the
champions furious attack, the latter
rushing through the next eleven games
in q row for the two sets and the
match.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, of Califor-
/ MIA, only played one match in The sim
giles, winning at G-1, Go, from Miss
/ Edith Handy, of Staten Island. The
loser tried to meet her famous oppo-
nent on an even basis from deep court
| but Mrs. Bundy was hitting the ball
too powerfully off her forehand, and
when she followed in behind her fore
ing shots she settled matters quickly
and decisiyely by aggressive smashing
and sharply-angled volleying shots
across court.
I Mrs Jessup was in top form yester.
/ day in her two singles matches, bring
ing all her varied assortment of shots
into play, She frst conquered Miss
Grace Mungen, Of California, by 9
/ score of 60. Go. and then eliminated
Miss Edna Hauselt, of the Now York
/ Tennis Club, by q score of 6~--2, 6-3
Mrs. Jessup's attack was too versatile
] for either of her rivals, for she was
equally effective whether driving fore
1 or backhand from deep court or closing
| In to volley or smash and her heavily
topped service was alao going we'll.
Miss Wills Wins Two Matches
Miss wills gave further proof yes;
terday that she is sooner or later tt
become serious contender for the
| highest honors in the game. In ths
two singles matches she won yesterda,
| the seventeen-year-oId schoolgirl from
the Pacific Coast lost only four games
/ In the morning she defeated Mrs. Ed
ward v. Lynch at &c, 6--1, and In the
afternoon she triumphed signally over
| Mrs. Harry Bickle, OF Toronto, nationai
clay court champion, the sets going al
90, S-1. Here the young Californian
WAS at her beet, placing her shots with