Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-08
MOLLA AND SUZANNE
ARE OPPOSITE TYPES

Mrs. Mallory and Mile. Lcnglcn are
distinctly opposite types. Technically,
the French girl probably is the supc-
rior of any woman player in the world.
Rut for fighting spirit. there never
has been any woman who could surpass
Mrs. Mallory's courage when under
fire.
Suzanne has been playing tennis
since she was n tiny tot. Carefully
trained by her father at their country
home in Picardy, Mile. Lcnglen was
unknown to the tennis fans even in her
own country when she entered tour
nament at Chantilly. She won easily,
and then she won another tourney.
Her third tournament competition was
in the national womcns singles cham
pionship of France. She won this title
when only twelve years old.
championship of the world, open %
all comers. was held on the courts at
st. Cloud. just outside Paris. TO
every ones amazement. the winner of
this tourney was a small girl of four
teen, who still wore her black hair
flowing down her back. 1t was Mile.
Suzanne.
Admirable Record
From that time until the famous
match at Forest iiilir. suzanne was
not beaten in any open tournament, in
any national or international chamuion-
ship in which she was, entered. either
in singles, doubles or mixed doubles.
Furthermore, she did not even lose u
set.
Mile. Lenglen has abandoned matches
when the going became too rough, al
ways claiming sickness. During the
1920 season. when Miss Elizabeth
Ryan. the California girl, and NJ. j. G..
| Ritchie were In sight of victory. the
champion stopped, pleaded indisposi-
! tion and was carried to the clubhouse.
| Recently in the hard court champion
ship, Mile. Lcnglen appeared on
! the verge of retiring from her match
teen year -od English girl. who re-
Gently defeated Mrs. Mallory, pleading
heart trouble. Miss McKanc had won
four straight games.
Mrs. Mallory. originally from Nor
way but now an American citizen, has
held the American national women s
singles championship six times.
'Marvelous Molla." as William r.
Tilden. 3D. worlds tennis champion,
calls her. is picturesque figure on the
tennis court. Her black hair is bobbed
and hangs straight. a ribbon is al
ways bound about her head to keep 1t
from going into her eyes. Dark of
skin, and with muscles in her arms like
makes her opponent fear her while they
are on the court. But as soon as the
match is over, Molla's face is always
wrcathed in smilcs-whether she wins
or loses.
Thought Mrs. Mallory Easy
When Molla first met the French star
ut ST. Cloud. she was making her soc.
ond foreign INVASION She was easily
defeated. However. this did not worry
her. and she decided to meet Mile.
was eliminated before she had another
chance abroad at the French girl
When the French Wonder s,cppet
off the boat ut New York last summer
she was asked if she thought she would
have hard time in the women's ma
tional tournament at Forest Hills
against Mrs. Mallory.
NO" Suzanne replied. ~ beat
Mrs. Mallory easily at st. Cloud anC
can do so again. ] would have beaten
her worse on the French courts had it
not Deen fOr pllSterS Oh my Icet.
This made the Morse woman furious
She decided that if there was one woman
in this world she could beat it was
Suzanne, and set about to do IT, Sh'
analysed Mile. Lcnglens game witt
the help of other tennis experts. nnc
found that 1t was not without flaws
She planned to direct her attack agains
these weak points.
That she succeeded is past history
When Suzanne appeared on the Ions
Island courts she faced n sober minded
woman vino was out to beat her. Sh'
fought hard raced iron. one side Of th'
court to the other, but the Nors,
womnns drives were too hard to b
stopped. Mile. Suzanne then suddenly
became i'll and defaulted.
The feud between these two wonders
of the tennis world is RS great. if no
greater. than any other vendetta be
tween two athletes in The history q
sports. II has attracted world. wide in
terest, and the eyes of the universe ar
turned to the Wimbledon battle groun,
today.