New-York tribune., 1922-07-09

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very nearly on a par with the won
year, when Suzanne Lenglen, of Fra
Only the fair Suzanne herself will
be missing when play starts at Forest
Hills next month, for yesterday word
came to the national association Offices
in this city that the California Lawn
Tennis Association has completed ar
rangements to send Miss Mary X.
Browne and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy,
both former holders Of the national
honors, and Miss Helen Wills, the mar
velous sixteen-year national girl
champion, to the East as contenders
for the title now held by Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory.
With the addition of Mrs. Marion
Zinderstein Jessup, a former runner
up for the national honors. and Miss
Eleanor Goss, No. in last seasons
ranking, not to mention half dozen
other dangerous contenders, it may be
understood that a series of notable
struggles for supremacy are certain
to result before the title is won or
lost
Both Miss Browne and Mrs Bundy
made notable bids for the national
carrying Mrs. Mallory to three stir
ring sets before she went down to de-
feat in the final round, and Mrs. Bundy
forcing the great champion to bitter
ly contested deuce set in the opening
session of play before she yielded in
the semi-final round.
Miss Browne Finished Player
Next to Mrs. George w Wightman,
perhaps, and to her alone, consider
Miss Browne the most finished woman
player this country has ever produced.
Gifted with practically every shot in
the game, Miss Browne is also blessed
with a rare sense of anticipation, and
her footwork is faultless.
Rarely does she make a false move
on the court, and up to two years ago
she was capable Of making the most
astounding recoveries of placed shots.
Last year, however, l thought that the
little Californian had lost the keen
I edge off her speed and endurance, that
she was no longer able to give of her
best in hard three-set match.
That may have been merely tempo
rary physical condition. Miss Browne
is yet young enough in years by
goodly margin to regain her best form,
and / should not be surprised to see
her produce the same superb game this
summer that distinguished her plav in
the summer of 1917 when she defeated
Mrs. Mallory in a majority Of a long
series Of matches for the benefit OF the
| Red Cross
Last year Miss Browne and Mrs. Mai
lory net more than once and each time
Mrs Mallory, playing the greatest ten
MS of her brilliant career, was victo-
rious, and it was always her tremen-
dous reserve strength and unsurpassed
fighting spirit that brought the cham
plon home in the lead.
Mrs. Bundy, retired from active
tournament competition for almost fif
teen years. the mother of a consider
able family of young children, re-
turned to the courts in 1921, chiefly in
splred by the desire to help repef the
then approaching assault. on our wom-
ems national championship title, the
same spur that drove Miss Browne
from retirement.
Mrs. Bundy Ranks Fourth
Mrs. Bundy's showing in the East
last year was nothing short Of re-.
arkable, the speed and pace of her
strokes carrying her into fourth
place among the greatest PLAYERS in
the United Staes. AS was he case
with Miss Browne, she was not able
to stand off Mrs. Mallory's great fight
ing finish, and small wonder, under the
circumstances.
The decision of the California as
sociation to send little Miss Wills East
again TINS year is q most wise one.
oeneve. The competition against
older, more experienced PLAYERS With
their varying styles of play. is lust
what this California schoolgirl needs
to develop her game to the fullest ex-
tent
In Miss Wills this country has q
future national champion in the MAX
ing or am sadly mistaken. We have
no junior in the East at all like this
young player. Here are blended ex-
qulsite smoothness and ease of stroke
with sound footwork and remarkable
poise. Miss Wills appears a second
mary Browne in embryo, with consid-
erable OF the latter great players Won
derful genius for volleying and a mas.
terry in the handling of overhead shots,
and she is hardly beyond the threshold
OF her tennis career, if matters follow
their logical course
Miss Wills is still of too tender an
age hs1a; TO DC be worrying seriously about
holding the national henors. She can
we'll afford to wait two or three wears
at least before filling that role. but
that she will eventually gain the top
most place for women on American
courts firmly believe. 1t will be most
interesting to note the extent of her
development since she was here last
SUMNER.
Champion To Be Hard Pressed
Once more it is assured that Mrs.
Mallory will be hard pressed to defend
her championship, and she will only
accomplish that by unleashing game
fully as powerful and as brilliant as
she showed US last year.
The girls national championship.
previously played in connection with
the women's events. have been trans
ferred to the Philadelphia Cricket Club
to start the week of September II.
while the mixed doubles title event will
be held in conjunction with the mems
doubles championship tourney at
Longwood during the week of Au-
gust 21.
Entries for the women's national
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