Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-17
EAST AND WEST WOMEN
 TO BATTLE FOR TENNIS HoMORS

Forest Hills, N. Y, Aug. 16-The women's national turf singles cham pionship for 1922 tonight rested be- tween two eastern and two western players with the completion of the fourth round of the thirty fifth t1tular tournament on the courts of the West Side club. Representing the Pacific coast are Miss Helen Wills, the Is year old racquet phenomenon from San Francisco and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy of Los Angeles, who in 1904 won her first national championship when but d year or two older than Miss Wills. The eastern players are Mrs Molla B. Mallory of New York, The present title holder, and Miss Leslie Bancroft of West Newton, Mass.
 From this quartette will emerge Saturday afternoon the premier play er for the present season. The final lsts will develop tomorrow afternoon when Miss Wills plays her California rival, Mrs. Bundy, and Mrs. Mallory meets Miss Bancroft. Both Califor nians played hard three set matches this afternoon, Miss Wills winning from Mrs. Marion 2. Jessup, 2-6, GA, s-2. and Mrs. Bundy defeating Martha Bayard of Short Hills, N. J., 12-10, 4-6, so. The eastern survivors came through in straight sets. Miss Ban croft winning fom Miss Clae Cassel of Elberon, N. J., S-6 S-S, while the 6lampion Mrs. Malksry, breezd1 through her match with Miss Edith Sigourney of Boston so, 6-1.
 Chief enthusiasm centered in the contest which brought Miss Wills and Mrs. Jessup together in the final match of the afternoon. The 1.-the and youthful far coast played opened in rather an uncertain and doubtful form. due partly to the speedy court with the speed and direction of rank ing male player an her speedy bonn bardment to Miss Wills back hand caused the latter to pile up errors in costly fashion during the first set. Tn the second set Miss Wills steadied and began to take charge of the play, her forcing tactScs and driving to first one side and then the other of her opponents court, throwing Mrs. Jessup upon the defensive and pre- venting her from getting firmly set for sizzling returns. From this stage of the contest onward. the match was one of the most brilliant seen on She eastern courts in years. Both show ed excellent pace and control, drop ping their returns steadily within two or three inches of the back line. In the last analysis it was Miss Wills better control of her shots and abil- ity to anticipate the direction of re- turns that gave her the winning edge The youngster from San Francisco stood on the middle of the back line and frequently made five or six re- turns without moving more than two or three steps.
 Miss Bayard opened her play agfinst Mrs. Bundy with a splendid exhibition of aggressiveness and spec 1y driving which appeared to catch the former champion unprepared, and it was not until we'll in the middle of the initial set that Mrs. Bundy began tO respond drive for drive with her opponent. From that point the match developed into a test of stamina and control in which the former cham pion brooght into play the benefit oi her long years of experience on the codrts and outstayed and outplayet the aggressive youngster across tht net. In the second session Mrs. Bun dy appeared to take a breathing spell deliberately refusing to play ou strokes in the final game, but she came back in championship form ir the third and decisive set and rae. ed through a love victory without giv. ing Miss Bayard any opportunity tC assume the offensive.
 The Bancroft -Cassel match was Z base line driving game throughout the first set with both players mak. ing numerous net and outs at the enc of long carefully played rallies Mis- Bancroft, however, went to the he more often in the second set anS from fore court angled off unplaya ole returns for quick second set