The New York herald., 1922-08-11
MOLLA ONCE MORE
BEATS MRS. BUNDY
Mrs. Mallory VIII Meet Mrs.
Jessup for Metropolitan
Tennis Title.

Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory of New
York, the national champion. and Mrs.
1 Marion Zinderstein Jessup OF Whining
ton, De-, third in national ranking, ook
their places in the final round of The
metropolitan lawn tennis singles cham
pionship for women for the second time
I in two years. On the turf of the Mas
sau Country Club yesterday afternoon
the American title holder decisiyely de-
feated Mrs May Sutton Bundy of Cali
! fornia, for the third time this season,
6-S, 6-3; while Mrs Jessup. showing
wonderful Improvement, triumphed over
Miss Leslie Bancroft OF the LongW ood
| Cricket Club OF Boston in a thr.I.rg
three set match, e., 4--6, 81.
or the two matches. the contest be-
tween the Boston girl and Mrs. jess Up
was productive of much the better COM
petition, with the result in doubt Until
the match was over. Miss Bancroft
fought a gallant uphill battle. She came
from behind at games 10 / in the
fnal set and ran off five games IN
row, and then led at 7--6. At this
stage she was within one point OF VIC
tory, leading at 1910. with Mrs. Jessup
serving, but placement shot brought
the game to deuce and opportunity
vanished as Mrs. Jessup. putting added
speed on her service, brought fortn
two outs by her opponent.
Miss Bancroft tired after this ef-
fort, and Mrs. Jessup won the next two
games for the match. eight of the aine
points credited to her, being accuniu-
lated on her rival's errors.
With her back 20 the wall in the &C.
ciding set, the Boston lefthander started
her spurt, which brought her 10 match
point, She won on her own service in
! n rAtAft hrAt
through in the eighth at deuce, when
Mrs. Jessup needed one point to win.
The next game was carried TO -
points, with Mrs. Jessup seven times
within the elusive point of victory, oe-
fore Miss Bancroft smashed the ball
along the sidelines for the final point OF
the game.
Controlling her shots nicely. Miss Ban
croft cn the tenth and eleventh games
with the loss of but two points, and for
the first time took the lead Then fol-
lowed continuous break on service
until the fifteenth, when Mrs. Jessup
! broke through in deuce game and won
on her own easily.
Mrs. Jessup was charged with thirteen
| double faults, a atrong wind hampering
her considerably. Miss Bancroft used
her steel racquet. The contest was "A
back court duel for the greater part of
| the match. both making sorties to the
net on infrequent occasions, with spirited
vol!tying on both sides. Miss Bancroft
outguessed her opponent. but contributed
the more errors when she tried to gauge
the lines too nicely with her whiplke
, backhand.
Mrs Bundy made valiant fight
against Mrs. Mallory, but the score was
even more decisive than in her losing
effort In the Seabrght tournament. Mrs.
Mallory never seemed extended to gain
her points. and only once did she trail
in games. In the second division of play
after each failed to win on her own SER
vice the California woman succeeded in
the fifth game, with the loss of one point.
q double fault.
/ Mrs. Mallory employed her usual
smooth cross court placements for many
points, but Mrs, liundy, trying for every
thing, made sevt raj remarkable recov-
cries off her bachhand at her base line
that seemed sure placements for Molla.
| The final will be played tomorrow.
The semi-final and final rounds in
doubles were postponed until to-day.
Mrs Btndy and Mrs. Henry will oppose
Mrs Frank Godfrey and Miss Katherine
Gardner of Boston in one and Mrs NAL
lory and Miss Edith Sigourney will meet
Miss Helen Wills and Mrs. Jessup in the
other. The summarizes
Mrs. Jessup vs. Miss bancroft.
FIRST SET.
Miss Bsaeroft1..,. / ) ! ! s-3ii--ss
SECOND SET.
Miss Miss bnsTfi b1sssTPi s 3 . l-sS-t lsS-s
THIRD SET.
Mrs. Jessup-
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Miss Bancroft
] Q 4 0 6 IL 4 . 3 3 l-53-T
Mrs. Mallory v. Mrs. Bundy.
FIRST SET.
Mrs. Mallory. . . 4-3f-8
Mrs. Bundy..,. 3 1 4 O 2-25-3
SECOND SET.
Mrs. Mallory. . . "a $3.50
Mrs Bundy,... 3 4 0 4 / . 5-2G-3
WOAfEN'S SINGLES-SEMI-FINA ROUND.
Mrs. Molla u. Mallory defeated Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy, 8-S. G-3.
Mrs. Marion u. Jessup defeated Miss Leslie
Bancroft, Ca. &c, 81