Evening star., 1922-07-09
TAKING THE WORLD
TENNIS TITLE EASY
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dence which promised well for her
game and i'll for her opponent If
the nerves which had on previous
occasions assaiIed her at critical
moments were still retained. there
was no evidence Of them. She play
ed not only with confidence, but with
deliberation, and thus was able to
find the weak spots in Mrs Mallory's
armor and take full advantage of
them.
After the easy manner in which
Mrs. Mallory had disposed Of Mrs.
Beamish yesterday in the semi-finals,
it was expected that the American
would make today's match a notable
exhibition. 1t was thought that an
anxious time was in store for Mile.
Lenglen, and that even If ultimately
Mrs Mallory was beaten, the French
champion would have full proof that
she had been in a game. AS it was.
Mile. Lenglen was the winner from
start to finish.
Mrs. Mallory Outclassed.
1t is agreed that the American
champion played excellent tennis and
showed pluck and sportsmanship
throughout, but SO far as the con-
test today was concerned it is fur
ther agreed by the critics that she
was outclassed Her game would
have disposed Of any other of the
speed of Mrs Beamish, but with the
French girl She did not succeed even
in getting under way.
When the two faced each other
across the net which they did
smilingly. the rain had ceased. Mile.
Lenglen had the service in the first
game, and in this Mrs. Mallory failed
to make a point In three of the
games of the first set the American
player held the vantage point but
at these critical stages Suzanne sur
passed herself.
With remarkable generalship Mile.
Lenglen controlled the positions of
both players; she took no unnecessa-
ry risks, only humping across hard
shots when an ace point was re-
quired. After making a hole in her
peatedly sent over drive which could
not be reached. Sometimes Mrs NAL
Tory was brought to the net by
ball dropped over so close that she
was unable to get back; then her op-
ponent put across a clear winning
pass.
At times Mrs. Mallory, too. made
wonderful placements, occasionally
putting the ball beyond reach, but
she could not keep the pace long
enough. She hit bravely throughout,
but strategy told.
Meets Ordeal Unhinchingly.
Those who expected some show of
nerves on. Suzanne's part. in view of
her American experience, we're dis
appointed, for there was never a mo-
ment when she lost her self f-control
in any sense, and she faced the crit
ical gallery unf1inchingly. On the
other hand, Mrs. Mallory showed con-
siderable nervousness at times, and
misjudged shots which ordinarily
would have given her no trouble
whatever.
The match was grimly business
like. neither player evincing any emo
tion. annoyance or distress. When it
ended with only, two games to Mrs.
Mallory's credit. both smiled and
shook hands over the net, while the
applause from the multitude conveyed
the onlookers' verdict that the best
woman had won.
Mrs. Mallory continued to fight in
plucky fashion after she had lost
the first set. showing better tennis
in the second. and smiled when the
score showed a love set against her,
for the score hardly did ner justice.
In the second set she reached deuce
in most of the games, but when it
came to a critical moment Mile.
Lenglen was unbeatable. Her de-
Tense was impregnable, except to
clean winning srtoke. She seldom
netted or drove the ball out of
bounds, SO that her opponent was
compelled always to take risks.
The second game of the second set
was the finest exhibition Of ALL The
two played on even terms, reaching
deuce. Then Suzanne came to the
net. Mrs. Mallory drove hard to her
opponents left; the latter volleyed.
Mrs. Mallory drove again to the same
spot and then a third time. The
French girl. amid the first rousing