The New York herald., 1922-07-10
MOLLA IS CERTAIN
| SHE CAN Do BETTER
Suggests Mile. Lenglen Come
Here for U. 8. National
Championship.
CRTTICIZES CONDITIONS
Declares Match Should Not
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CRrTTCIzEs CONDITIONS
Declares Match Should Not
Have Been Held in Poor,
Uncertain Light

= WIMBLEDON. England. July (Asso-
ciated Press).-Mrs. Molla Bjursted
Mallory. who will leave England on
July IL for the United States by the
steamship Homeric, is not at all satis-
fled with the outcome Of her contest
championship, in which the French
champion demonstrated quickly and in
no doubtful fashion her superiority
over the American champion. Speak
ing Of the match to-day. Mrs. Mallory
said:
II am sure did not play one-third
as well against Mile. Lenglen as played
in New York. but she played better
against me than I have ever seen her
play before. She was heaps better than
against Miss McKane or Miss Ryan. 1t
is when Mile. Lenglen has the upper
hand that she plays so we'll: 1t would
have been Q different story had l got
the first two games.
But 1t could be seen how was
playing when the French woman got the
first game by my beating myself, in
hitting out widely on the first four shots
That is not my game. Many people
tell me they thought I was nervous
because l seemed to them not to have
the same control over the ball as / had
against Mrs. Beamish the day before.
Not On Her Game.
'But 1t was not nervousness sim
ply felt from the beginning even when
we were just knocking over few balls.
that l couldn't hit the ball. and was not
on my game. Perhaps I was over
anxious.
Il do not think. however, that match
OF that Importance should have been
put on at 7 o'clock In the evening,
after we had been kept waiting about
four hours and were not even expecting
to have to play on Saturday at all. The
light was very bad the sun was low
down In the eyes on one side. and heavy
shadows were over parts Of the court
cast by the stands. l am not satisfied
with the score and the verdict. and my
chief anxiety now is to play Mile. Leng-
len again at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
My suggestion is that she come over
to our national championships in Amer
lea to play. in the hope that we meet
again, because now each of us has one
victory on the grass to her credit.
Sitting around waiting hour after
hour In the cold was no preparation for
this match. do not consider Saturday
n fair test: many others said so, too.
thought the great crowds of English
spectators were perfectly fine. And I
hope to come back again next year and
then to meet Lenglen again. But as
the French Davis cup players are going
to America to play the Australians at
Boston in August why does Mile. Leng-
len not come also? Then we need not
wait full year for another match. My
one wish is that Mile. Lenglen will take
UP this expression of my desires as a
challenge"
Suzanne Is Happy.
Mile. Lenglen declared to-day that
she is returning to France Immediately
after the Wimbledon tournament and
will go to Dieppe for 4 few days rest.
She said she was feeling very jolly after
her victory of yesterday and that 1t was
d very good match indeed
''I had to keep all my strength for
this match" she went on. 'and played
very much better than I did against
Miss McKane or Miss Ryan, and so. as
had been careful. I was perfectly well
on Saturday and had all my strength.
! IT was not a bit nervous. Do you
think that looked like it?" she queried
with gay laugh.