The New York herald., 1922-09-03
MISS WILLS FACES
MRS. MALLORY AGAIN
Coast Girl Beats Miss Cas-
sci in Love Set and Reaches
Cedarhurst Final.

For the third time in two weeks Miss
Helen Wills. the youthful star Of Cali
fornia. has gained final round to try
conclusions with the national champion.
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory to-day
Miss Wills will meet the American queen
in the cup round OF the annual invita-
tion tournament of the Rockaway Hunt
ing Club on the turf courts. at Cedar
hurst, L. l.. and as the youngster ia
shortly to return home 1t will be her
last opportunity to face the champion
this year.
1t is expected that Miss Wills win
force the seven times holder OF the
American title to the limit ae she has
done on two occasions. Based on the
close victory of Mrs. Mallory in the
final Of the Longwood tournament the
early part of last week it would not
come as surprise to many If Miss Wills
should at last succeed in turning the
tables on her opponent. At any rate, an
excellent match, the best of the tourna-
ment. is in prospect for this morning.
Miss Wills gained her bracket yester-
day by triumphing over Miss Glare cas-
sci of New York In two straight sets
without the loss of a game. while Mrs.
Mallory defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft
of the Longwood Cricket Club of Boston
in the other semi-final match by the de-
cisive margin Of 60, Ga.
Miss Wills In Great Tune.
All of the California girls versatility,
severity of stroke, her length and change
of pace and admirable control were in
evidence in her match with Miss Cassell.
That the New York player. member
of the first ten in national rank. was
unable to take a single game from her
youthful opponent was a decided sur
prise. Miss Wills was playing an ex-
ceptional game, as she has been playing
throughout the tournament. In the four
matches played in reaching the final she
has scored five love sets in eight con-
tested and has allowed but six games, a
truly remarkable performance.
Miss Wills was invincible on her own
service and broke through on Miss Cas-
sells with comparative ease. The latter
fought valiantly and was able to carry
several of the games to deuce, but clever
placements, just over the net or along
reach. She had not the speed to meet
the versatile game of Miss Wills.
Mrs. Mallory's victory over the Boston
left handler, her fourth OF the present
season, was achieved more or less as
decisively as her former triumphs. The
marvellous" one pursued an apparently
leiseurely pace. Her booming forehand
was good for many placements. while
Miss Bancroft was unable to find the
range Of the net, and on numerous occa-
sions contributed errors by smashing
into the net an inch below the net cord.
Miss Bancroft won on her own service
in the seventh game of the first set and
broke through in the next for her only
two games. The order was reversed In
the. second set, each winning on service
until the Boston player scored break
in the fifth game, then Mrs. Mallory ran
four games in row.
Reach Doubles semi-Final.
The doubles play was advanced to the
sem-final round, with Miss Bancroft
and Miss Wills, the favorites 10 meet
Mrs. Mallory and Miss Phyllis Walsh of
Philadelphia. who teamed at Seabright,
in the final. Mrs. Mallory and Miss
Walsh won two matches with ease. de-
feating Miss Virginia Carpenter and
Miss Jacqueline Green, 6---1, 6-1, and
Mrs. Robert D. Farquhar and Miss
Florence Ballin, 6--1, 6-2. Miss Ban
croft and MISS Wills dropped one game
In beating Mrs N. l.. Herrick and Mrs.
A. d. Farwell The other two combina-
tiens In the semi-finals are Mrs. May
Sutton Bundy and Mrs. Barger-Wallach
and Mrs. De Forest Candee and Miss
Edith Handy. The summary:
SINGLEs-SEMI-FINA ROUND.
Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. New York.
defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft. Boston.
Ga, 6--3.
Miss Helen Wills. Berkeley. Cal. defes.ed
Miss Glare Cassel, New York. Go. 60
poUBLEs-F1RsT ROUND.
Mrs Molia Bjurstedt Mallory and Miss
Phyllis walsh defeated Miss Virginia Car
penter and Miss Jacqueline Green. 6---l.
6-1. ~f
Mrs May Sutton Bundy and Mrs. Barger-
wsllach defeated Miss Marion Chapman
and Miss Margaret Grove, 6-3. 6--3.
Miss Leslie bancroft sand Miss Helen wills
defeated Mrs. N. l.. Herrick and Mrs. A.
70 Farwen. Go, 6--1.
Mrs. De Forest Candee and Miss Edith Handy
defeated Miss Marie Wagner and Miss
Helen Hooker, g. 6--4.
Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and Miss
Phyllis Walsh defeated Mrs. Robert y.
Farquhar and Miss Florence Ballin, 6--f.