The New York herald., 1922-08-17

outsteady and outlast her opponent
Again she showed skill. speed and con-
troll that stamp her as potential cham
pion. Barring a tendency to take the
dangerous mdcourt position In some
of the rallies. there seemed no fault TO
find with the strateGical side of the girl $
tennis.
Mrs. Jessup looked like winner In
the first set. She advanced boldly to
the net and her crisp. decisive volleying
gave her four easy games in a row after
the score had gone TO 2-all. In the Sec
ond set Miss Wills. having found the
range of the net and having speeded up
considerably, began 60 pass Mrs Jessup
consistently as the latter came up TO
take tho net position. and Mrs. Jessup
finally decided 10 stay back and fight
1t out from the base line. In this de-
c.sion she erred. for the California girl
not only outsteadied but outpfaced and
outguessed her and the match began to
go her way.
The lead seesawed In the second set
and finally went TO 4-3 in Mrs Jessup's
favor, but at this point Miss Wills
reached top speed and, took the next
three games for the set. Then resuming
,shere she had left off. Miss Wills came
back after the rest and broke through
service in the first game at love. She
took the second game as we'll, but noe
Before points had gone to deuce five
times The third game also was hard
fought with points again deuced five
times a net cord shot saving the game
for Mrs. Jessup.
Play Grows Spirited.
Play grew more spirited as Mrs Jcs-
srp in an effort to overhaul her young
..1fr t~,,t
Miss wills answered the challenge OF
speed with more speed and won four of
the next five games for the set and
match.
Miss Bancroft was extended all the
way by Miss Clare Cassel. who played
skillfully, but found the Boston girl too
decisive for her. Miss Cassel made far
fewer errors than her opponent. but the
latter outplaced her and earned 35 points
20 g. The score was Sc, 6--3, the first
set being in doubt right up to the final
stroke.
Miss Bancroft played daringly and
kept the ball travelling low and swift
and In the long run her bold. ,ard hit
ting prevailed. In the second set Miss
Cassel seemed to tire under the baking
sun and Miss Bancroft gained an early
substantial lead. but she had to fight
Lard TO the end.
Mrs. Mallory won in romp from her
ooubles partner Miss Edith Sigourney Of
Boston. to whom she showed no more
mercy than to any of her earlier oppon-
ents. The score was 60, 6-1, Miss
Sigourney's only game being the first of
the second set. The latter was credited
with only five points in the first set and
eleven in the second. The summaries:
FOURTH ROUND.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Los Angeles, de-
feated Miss Martha Bayard. Short Hills.
12-10. 4--6. 60.
Miss Helen Wills. San Francisco, defeated
Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup, Whining,
ton, 2-6, 6-f. 6-3
Mrs. Franklin I. Mallory, New York, de-
feated Miss Edith Sigourney, Boston, CO.
G-f.
Miss Leslie Bancroft. Boston. defeated Miss
Clare Casse New York. SIS. G--3.
DoUBLES-SECoND ROUND.
Mrs. Harry Bicble and Mrs Frank III.
Godfrey defeated Mrs. l.. NJ. Burt and Mrs.
5. r. Weaver, Co.. 6-3.
Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss Martha
Bayard defeated Miss Molly ID. Thayer and
Mrs. NJ u. Huff, 6-1, CO.
Miss Glare Cassel and Miss Marie Wagner
defeated Mrs. Theodore Sohst and Mrs De
Forest Candee, 6--3, 3-6, 60.
Mrs. q. IT, Chapman and Miss Marion
Chapman defeated Mrs. G. s. Chisholm and
Miss CarOma Nnr "a 60