The Washington times., 1922-08-15

Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, a cham
pion of eight years ago and the
mother of three children, is the only
entry in the field that figures to
make Mrs. Mallory extend herself.
That is the tip-off on the situation.
.. In eighteen years American tennis
has developed no woman pla' .r who
q. can make the present champion step
at her best. A few exceptions, such
as Miss Helen Wills, OF San Fran
Q cisco, have been uncovered within
p, recent years, but the same old faces
and the same old names continue to
dominate tournaments.
T. One of the winners yesterday was
Miss Eleanor Sears, of Boston, Miss
Sears career dates back beyond
that of Mrs. Bundy, yet she is more
Of a factor in championship tourna-
ments than nineteen out Of twenty
younger players.
New blood is equally essential
In business or any sport, and that
Is what Is the matter with wOmen's
: tennis, yt Is competitive blood
that Is stagnant.
In reading over the list of entrants
In the draw for the women's national
championship tournament today,
even the old.timers failed to muse
over the name of Mrs. j. l.. Farqu
har, playing from New York. Had
the entry read Mrs. Marion Jorrs
Farquhar instead, they would have
paid more attention and would have
stopped to ask where the former
Marion Jones had been all these
years.
Led on, perhaps, by the attempt
on the part of Mrs. May Sutton,
Bundy, of California, national cham.
pion in 1904. a mother of four chill
dTen. who is still capable of teaching
q good many of the younger genera
ton of tennis players good dea!
about the racquet game, to win an.
other title. Mrs. Farquhar is en-.
gagged in a come back" campaign,
which started few weeks ago IN the
New York State championship.
Mrs. Farquhar is not a newcomer
In national play. Long before the
present champion thought of COM
ing to this country, Mrs. Farquhar,
as Miss Marion Jones, was the out.
standing figure in women's tennis
In 1899, Miss Jones, then living
I'm California, led the first Pacific
coast contingent to invade the
East. She forthwith proceeded to
capture her first title. Again In
1902 she made her second attempt
and succeeded. That was the last
time she won the national. tennis
crown, but her ambitions were still
higher.
In 1902 and 1908, with Miss Mary
X. Browne, of California, and Miss
Eleanora Sears, of Boston, she in
vaded England. 1t was the first
tour of it's kind ever attempted by
American players. Neither of the
trio was successful, but the trip
paved the way for the two success.
ful attempts by Mrs. Bundy in 1905
and 1907.
Mrs. Farquhar is drawn in the
same half with Mrs. Mallory and
may meet the champion in the
semi-final round, although it is
hardly probable. Mrs. Farquhar
does not expect to succeed in her
attempt and she will not be dis
couraged II she fails, for she expects
to continue play next year and the
year after.
Mrs. Farquhar was quite success
ful in her first match yesterday
when she eliminated Miss Jessie
Gott. OF New York, in a second
round match and is now in the
third round.
: Today's morning play brought
Mrs. Mallory against Mrs. Frank II.
Godfrey, of Boston; Mrs. Jessup
against Miss Grace Nun. en-, of Los
Angeles and Miss Sigo,srney against
Miss Gladys G., Hu.chings. cham.
pion Of Bermuda.