Arizona republican., 1922-06-26
FIVE AMERICANS TO
PLAY FOR BRITISH
GRASS COURT TITLE
Hopes Of u. S. Stars Are
Centered In Molla, Five
Times Champion Of This
Country, To Win

NEW YORK, June 25.-f'ive Amer
leans, two women and three men,
will compete in the series of British
grass court championships at VIM
bledon, England, beginning Monday.
not, however, as an official team but
as individual entries. The United
states Lawn Tennis association de-
cided TO concentrate its resources,
upon n team 10 defend the Davis
cup. emblematic of the worlds team
championship, thereby precluding
official sponsorship for the Winble-
don classic.
The quintet which is entered is the
same as last year on the woman
side but due to the declination OF
William L. Tilden, H., premier singles
champion of the world, to play
abroad this year. the mems section
of the invading five is not as strong
as last year. Chief interest Is IN
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, five
times American champion, who failed
at Wimbledon last season.
Last year the official American
team was headed by Mrs. Mallory and
Tilden, the latter successfully defend
ing his worlds title. j. ID. f.. Jones
and Arnold Jones, father and son. the
others, did not so this year, but Miss
Edith Sigourney of Boston again ac-
companied Mrs. Mallory. Dean Math-
ey. c. c. Gamer and II. a. Gore VIII
represent America i'll the men S
tennis.
or course. the result of their play
ing will be an American victory or an
American defeat, as the scores VIII
tell. but if it is defeat IN the men
half, Yankee devotees OF the net VIII
gain comfort from the fact that the
best American players were unable 10
make the trip. Mrs. Mallory's title
as American woman champion places
a different aspect on her entry.
c. C. Gamer is familiar to eastern
galleries particularly followers of in
tercollegiate tennis. While at Har-
ward. Gamer was intercollegiate sin
giles champion in 1916 and, with Rlch-
ara Harte. was intercollegiate dou-
bles champion in 1917. Dean Mathey
ranked tenth in national standing IN
1915 and was an intercollegiate dou-
bles champion at Princeton in 1910
and 1911. Not much is known OF MT.
Gore.
Mrs. Mallory sailed for England
hoping to meet Mile. suzanne Lens
len the French champion, who de
feated her once ABROAD Dul uel"o.scu
last summer at Forest Hills when
Marvellous Molla" had carried the
court in the first set of the interna-
tional match e.. Mile. Lenglen COM
planned of Illness at that time
If these two meet early IN the
play or both later reach the final
round. the wimbledon tournament
will hold for American followers OF
the racquet greater attention tnan
was devoted last year. If they do not
meet the tournament will lack the
color that the sporting pubic mas
been prepared to view from aiar,
but in any event the spotlight VIII
center on Mrs. Mallory who Is much
set upon annexing the worlds tllie
as she is anxious to defeat The SUI
anne"
With the exception of 1919, Mrs.
Mallory has been American cham
pion since her advent into the United
States in 1915 as Miss Molla Bur
stedt. a native Norwegian. Her first
year as a matron she dropped 10
third among the First Ten Women,
but in 1920 she reasserted herself and
last year held to her title. she is
the wife of Franklin /. Mallory,
broker