New-York tribune., 1922-06-30

The main topic Of eonversaiion is'
the slowness Of tho turf courts. To
the cye those arc beautiful. The
French. Spanish. Belgian ard Amcri-
can competitors an agree that the na-
sure of the surface is playing havoc
with their form.
The center court is sure % he packed
tomorrow when Nllc. Lcuglcn' ne
French girl who holds tho world
CHAMPION meets Miss Nchanc, one
OF Great Briiain's beat players. he
tennis sharps express the belief th-i
tho French girl is .he better player oi
the two. but that her temperament
providcs vulnerable link In her
game. Nile. Lenglen stayed late on
The court to-day practicing witr ~
Cochct. In the practice she was h.il-
liant.
Comparison or Play
These who witnessed the play ct no
French girl contrastcd II wifH tHat t
Nrs. Molla Bjurstcdt Mallory, INC
American champion. who to-day had
her frat outing on the court, defeat
irQ Mrs keays, an Angio-lndian
nlaver. Go. G-2. Some Of these oh.
servers though, Nile. Lenglen would
lave won twice % love. Mrs. Keays
has a crampcd style Of play, but pos
sesses rather a good forehand drive
She was the runner-up in the London
championships at the Queens Club
last week, but was easily defeated IN
the final Mrs. Mallory Is now due for
a match on the center court. the sur
face Of which Is vastly different TO
the weather-exposed outside ground
which is very soft
The next opponent Of Miss Elizabeth
Rvan. of California. will be Mrs. Ne
Nair. who is considered By the experts
"a have seen her best tennis days.
Among the other Center Court
r, atches tomorrow will be Lycett and
Norpurgo. Patterson and Borotra ana
Kingseote and Robert.
u. Crcig. who was defeated to-day
nv G. {. Gamer. the American player. IN
the ffth set. u an owe 2-6 handicap
nlavcr who has not yet done anything
In tennis. He is twenty-five years oid.
Dorotra. OF France, who defeated h.
El.ringhani, Cambridge Blue player
ia the speedicst man on his feet ever
scen al Wimbledon. His volleying
strokcs are admirable. lie intereepts
balls which apparently are not reach
able and. with a tremendous thrust,
sends them straight back, often hitting
the side line.
Plays in Uniform
Borotra ia a chccry. unaffected young
Lieutenant In the French army. He ap-
rears in his light blue uniform. lie
has obtained leave 20 play IN the tour
nament bv special arrangements with
the French Minister Of Sports, whose
policy is that prominent players arc
greater national asset on the playing
field than on the parade grounds
Nevertheless. Borotra Is pursuing ms
studies while playing tennis.
Gilbert. who defeated F. VI. B. FISHER
TO-DAY. g.. G-3. 6-i, was a member
of the British Davis Cup team when
visited the United States in 1921. The
loser of to-day's match was in better
form when he won fifteen consecutive
games in the Center Court against the
frst class Frcncnman Gerballt, csiao-
fishing e cart record.
Dean Maihey. seventeenth in the
American national ranking list, met
and won from ". Washer, OF Belgium
after nard fght. Go, GO, 6-2, IS.
After being whitcvashed In the frst
set. Mathcy improved considerably,
coming up to his normal style OF play
ing while his Belgian opponent be-
came somewhat erratic. apparently ei'-
liking the slow grass surface. Mathey
played brilliant tennis IN the last tmo wv.
sets. and elinched the match principally
TIN, arh his splendid yolleying
G. {. Gamer. former American inter-
collegiate singles champion scored
ereditable victory over d. Greg
British player. rs, 2-6, 2-s, l.
c-4. after disearding his steel racket
which Mathey also commences w,
but relinauished after losing his hrst
set 20 Washer. p
Gamer Is now qualified 70 meet =.
NJ Dawson. who defeated 7, Beyan m
today. match. Gamer made GOOD
lnrrcssion to-day. and his free ana
easy style was much admired ~ tne