New-York tribune., 1922-08-19

The defeat was decisive as the score
of Cd, Ga indicates. The largest gall
lery of the week saw Miss Wills
triumph with an exhibition that COM
bined consummate. skill with speed and
control. Her strokes were decisive, her
attack puzzlingly varied and her STRAIT
egy the sort that is usually associated
with a player of long and varied ex-
perience.
The girl had to be at her best to
score over the wonder woman of the
courts, a woman who was trying to re-
gain a championship she held eighteen
years ago, but Miss Wills was equal to
the task of answering speed with more
speed and of matching tennis wits with
an opponent who has been one of the
leading court generals in American
tennis history.
Match Brilliant One
1t was brilliant match until late
in the second set Mrs. Bundy tired as a
result of the swift pace and was unable
to offer the same resistance she had
made in the early stages. The rallies
were hard fought and we'll sustained
and there was finality of stroking on
both sides that was delightful to be-
hold. In the long run it was the ability
of the youthful star to outlast Mrs.
Bundy in the rallies, to keep going at
top speed, that won for her.
Rarely in the swiftest of the ex-
changes was the Pacific Coast school
girl outguessed and rarely was she
outsteadied by Mrs. Bundy. She chose
her shots with excellent Judgment, an
ticipated we'll and covered court with
sufficient speed to enable her to make
remarkable recoveries and save many
an important point. Forehand or back
hand the demure miss scored with
equal facility and she appeared to have
the range of the net from the start
Her drives went through with speed
and confidence, and the gallery grew
enthusiastic over the versatility and
craftiness of her game. Often when
she found Mrs. Bundy in deep court
she suddenly softened her stroke and
dropped short return over the net
that Mrs. Bundy had no chance at all
to reach.
Mrs. Bundy led 4-2 at one stage in
the first set, but Miss Wills, gather
ing strength and accuracy as the match
wore on, took the next four games In
row for Cd set In the second
set Mrs. Bundy made far closer fight
| of it than the set score Of 6--3 indi-
Gated, for in four Of her losing games
the points went to deuce. In three Of
these games she had vantage point, but
failed to come through with the nee.
essary stroke, as Miss Wills steadied
and forced errors with her remarkably
clever placing and exceptional speed.
Miss Willis VS.. Mrs. Mallory
In the title round to-day Miss Wills
faces Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, ma.
tional champion, who has been unde-
feated on an American court in three
seasons, and who appears to be playing
the best tennis Of her career right now
1t is too much for Miss Wills's friends
to expect her to beat the title holder
despite the brilliant character Of her
play In the tournament. She has an
outside chance, of course, for be it re-
membered that she took set from
Mrs. Mallory in the metropolitan cham
pionship week ago, but Mrs. Mallory
If she flashes anything like the. tennis
she has shown OF late, will prove to be
too powerful a hitter for the young
schoolgirl. 1t is bound to be a decid-
edly interesting tussle. however, and
the stands undoubtedly will hold the
largest gallery of the week.
in coming through to the title round
yesterday Mrs. Mallory defeated Miss
third time this season. On the occa-
sion of their last meeting, in the Sea-
bright final fortnight ago, Miss Ban
croft was beaten decisiveiy. Yesterday
she came through with one flash OF
brilliant stroking in the second set
that for a time promised we'll. Com
ing from behind, after she had dropped
nine games in row, Miss Bancroft
threw caution To the winds and her