Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-10
MRS, MALLORY
SAILS SOON FOR
UNITED STATES
Is Not At All Satisfied With
the Outcome of Her Con-
test With Mile. Lenglen,
French Net Star.
(By The Associated Press.)

Wimbledon, Eng, July . (by the
Associated Press. - Mrs. Molia
Bjudstedt Mallory, who will leave
England on July IL for the United
States on the steamer Homeric, is
not at all satisfied with the out
come of her contest with Suzanne
Lenglen for the tennis champions
ship, in which the French champion
demonstrated quickly and in no
doubtful fashion, her superiority
over the American champion.
Speaking of the match today, Mrs,
Mallory said:
Il am sure I did not play ono
third as well against Mile. Leng-
len as l played in New York, but
she played better against me than
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 well; it
would have been a different story
had l got the first two games.
Beat Herself.
But 1t could be seen how I 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 | was nervous because
seemed to them not to have the
same control over the ball as ] had
against Mrs. Beamish the day be-
fore.
But 1t was not nervousness. |
simply felt from the beginning, even
when we were just knocking over
a few balls that / could not hit the
ball and was not on my game. Per
haps 7 was over-anxious.
II do not think, however, that a
match of this importance should
have been put on at 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. Lenglen again
at the earliest possible moment.
"My suggestion is that she come
over to our national championships
in America to play, in the hope that
we meet again, because now each
of us has one victory on the grass
to our credit.
Waited In the Cold.
Sitting around waiting hour az
ter hour in the cold was no pre-
paration for this match. l do not
consider Saturday fair test; many
others have said so, too. I thought
the great crowds of English specta-
tors were perfectly fine. And !
hope to come back again next year
and then to meet Lenglen again.
But as the French Davis cup play"
ers are going to America to play
the Australians at Boston in Aug
ust, why does Mile. Lenglen not
come also? Then we need not wait
a full year for another match. MY
one wish is that Mile. Lenglen will
take up this expression of my de-
sires as challenge"
Mile. Lenglen declared today that
she is returning to France imme-
diately after the Wimbledon tourn-
ament and will go to Dieppe Tor d
few days rent. She said she was
feeling very jolly after her victory
of yesterday and that 1t was very
good match, indeed.
II had to keep all my strength
for this match" she went on, "aiT
I played very much better than |
did against Miss McKane or Miss
Ryan and so, as l had been care
full, was perfectly well on Satur-
day and had all my strength
II was not bit nervous. ! think
Miss McKane and Miss Ryan bet
ter players don't your"
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