New-York tribune., 1922-02-01


match OF The day developed in the
meeting between Miss Leslie Bancroft.
AZ the Longwood Cricket Club. ofBos-
ton. and Miss Lillian Scharman. of
Brooklyn. Miss Bancroft won hy a
score Of 63. Sc, but in the second
set Miss Scharman was within two
nonts of squaring the match. when
She led NJ 5-3 and go. A srlendid
exhibition of nerve by the Longwood
girl, accompanied by some furious driv-
Inc through deep court, enabled her to
pull out Of this dangerous situation
and eventually to win.
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the
natonal title holder, both indoors and
out, defeated Mrs. Samuel Warinx. of
the New York Tennis Club, by a score
Of 6-l, 60. Mrs. Mallory made an
unusual number of errors for her, vet
you feit that her ultimate victory was
inevitable, so brilliant were her earn
Ing shots and so relentless her attack
when she reused herself to her work
Started Furious Rallies
Mrs Nar'ng was playing good tennis
all the way, trying for everything
making spectacular gets" and forcinr
several of the games to deuce More
tnan once. as matter of fact. the New
York Club player led at 40 in the
point score, only to lose out when Mrs
Mallory started furious rallies that
swept Mrs. Waring down under a per-
TACT avalanche of speed
Inc baii came back so swiftly on
these occasions that the chamnion,s
opponent often found herself unable to
get INTO position again in time to get
ner racquet on the bali. A favorite
poih' V' attack for Mrs. Mallory was
Mrs. Narne's deep backhand. On tho
few advances that the loser did manoo,o
to make 10 the net position. her volIev.
lig was c'everly done, and she succeed
ed IN cutting off several OF Mrs. Nal
iorys swift drives for the side 1inos
AT 2:lo o'clock this afternoon the NO.
tional champion Will meet Miss Mario
Nagner' OF tne New York Tennis Club
the winner 10 go :rto the somi-fna,
round in the lower half
Mrs. Harvey playing for the first
Tine on the Casino courts, was under
some difficulties AT fret in ret+;no ac.
cus'oned cl, to condltions, but once she
hsd acquired control of her forcinr
shots, deep, we'll placed drives. pener,
any close to the lines. she was in com
piste command OF the situation and do
teated Mrs. II. A. Kaltenborn hv
score OF 81, 6-1. the last set fndinr
her strokes going we'll. At 12.se
o'clock TINS afternoon Mrs. lIarvev vii,
play Miss Edith Sigourney. Of The
Longwood Cricket Club.
Put Up Keen Struggle
The Boston star went into tha ,b;ra
round bracket by defeating Miss Cores
Baker, of South Orange. one of the
best Of the juniors last wear. hv = scora
OF o-l. 7-5. Miss Baker put uD
very Keen struggle Cor the honors in
the second set. forcing the set to deuce
twice She accomplished this largely
through the strength OF her vollevjng
as she worked her way we'll inside the
service court lines. aud it was only the
splendid steadiness OF Miss Sigourney's
drlvns that brought victory 20 the
Lvl gwood preventative
Miss Wagner took her match from
Mrs HUH by score of GO. 6--1, al
Ways holding the upper hand. There
are few players in the came more ex-
Perenoed or resourcefui than Miss
Wagner. and she had such fine control
o. her shots Yesterday that Mrs. Huff
was continually placed or the defen
sNe The Philadelphian appeared to
De nervous, too, and this undoubtedly
ahected her game seriously
MISS Martha Rayard eliminated Mrs
Frederic Schmitz by score of ..
o. IN match that was mainly fought
out near the base line The younger
player was both steadier than Mrs
Hchnlitz ana quicker at covering her
court. and her whole game was more
rounded. She rarely hesitated to 60
TO the net TO finish of her points when
'ne opening had been made. Miss Bay
ara faces Mrs. I. II. Thompson at
HAS o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Weaver Surprise
Mrs. Thompson gained her bracket by
clever victory over Mrs. r. b. Downs,
'ne sets being scored at 6--1. 6-l
WITH the winner showing greater steadi-
ness from the back Of the court. Miss
heien Hooker advanced through the
default Of Mrs. Theodore Sohst and
VIII play Miss Bancroft at 3:45 o'clock
this afternoon.
The triumph of Mrs. Weaver and Mrs.