Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-10
MOLLA MALLORY
WANTS ANOTHER
LENCLEN MATCH

Wimbledon. Eng, July 9.-(By A.
P)-Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory,
who will leave England on July IL for
Homcric, is not at all satisfied with
the outcome of her contest with SUI
anne LenGlen for the tennis cham
pionship in which the French cham
pion demonstrated quickly in no
doubtful fashion her superiority over
tho American champion. Speaking of
tho match today, Mrs Mallory said:
Il am sure | did not play one third
as well against Mile. Lenglen as
| played in New York, but she played
/ better against me than l have ever
seen her play before. She was heaps
, better than against Miss McKane or
Miss Ryan. 1t is when Mile. Lenglen
/ has the upper hand that she plays so
well; it would have been a different
story had / got the first two games.
! But it could be seen how 1 was
| playing when the French woman got
| the first game by my beating myself,
! in hitting out widely on the first four
shots. That is not my game. Many
people tell me they thought was ner-
Vous because it seemed to them l did
not have the same control over the
bah as | had against Mrs. Beamish
tho day before.
But IL was not nervousness. l SIM
| ply felt from the beginning, even when
/ VIC were just knocking over a few
balls, that | couldn't hit the ball. and
was not on my game. Perhaps l was
over anxious. =
| II do not think, however, that
! match Of this Importance should have
been put on at seven o'clock in the
evening. after we had been waiting
about four hours and were not even
expecting to have to play on Satur-
day Mt ALL The light was very bad:
the sun was low down in the eyes on
ono side, and heavy shadows were
over parts of the court-cast by the
stands. | am not satisfied with the
score and the verdict. and my chief
anxiety now is to play Mile. Lenglen
again at tho earliest possible moment.
MY suggestion is that she come
over to our national championships in
! America to play, in tho hope that we
! meet again because now each of us
has one victory on the grass to her
credit
"Sitting around waiting hour after
hour in the cold was no preparation
for this match. ] do not consider Sat
urday n fair test. Many others have
said so too. / thought the great
crowds OF English spectators were
perfectly fine, and l hope to come
back again next year and then to meet
Lcnglon again"
"But as the French Davis cup play
ors are going to America to play the
Australians ct Boston in August, why
does Mile. Ienglen rot come also?
Then we need not wait full year for
another match. My one wish is that
Mile. Lenslen will take UP this ex-
preston of my desires as a challenge"
Mile. Lenglon declared today that
she is returning TO France Immediate
~ after the Wimbledon tournament
and Will go to Dicphe for n few DAYS
rest. She said she was feeling very
Jolly after her victory of yesterday
and that it was very good match in
decd.
81 had to keep all my strength for
this match she said. land I played
very much better than I did against
Miss Mckane or Miss Ryan, and so.
as had been careful, was perfectly
well on Saturday and had all my
strength.
Il was not bit nervous. Do you.
think then that | looked like it?" she
qucriod with gay laugh. II assure
You was not a bit nervous at all, and
| hit much harder than before think
Miss McKano and Miss Ryan the bet
ter PLAYERS. don't YOU?
after Dicphe / go to Paris, then
west TO play in little tournament.
But | shall not plo' in big ones for
In little time, so that I may rest"