The Washington times., 1927-06-23
.ET ERAN
FIGHTS To
THE END
By F. A. Wray


international News Service
WIMBLEDON, England, June %.
The old story OF the supremacy
OF youth against age was proven
again today.
Mrs. Molla Mallory. American
tennis champion and veteran of
years on the courts, was knocked
out of the Wimbledon champion.
ships by 16-year-old Betty Nuthall,
who Is making her first appear
@nce in a major tournament.
Miss Nuthall, O flaxen.haired
school girl, who has long been re-
>garded as a tennis prodigy, defeated
the American champion, 2-6, 60,
60.
Jean Cochet won his third round
match, defeating H. Kleinschroth,
Us, 81, 60.
Mrs. Mallory's superior strategy
and her experience served her well
during the first set, which she
took after stiff battle for every
game.
In the second set the English
girl set a terrific pace and by
brilliant play and remarkable
&
Mrs. Mallory was able to take
set and at the end of the set
was apparently very tired.
Miss Nuthall, exuding the strength
of youth and tasting her first major
victory, let go all her reserve in
the last set and took the set in love
to win the match, thus eliminating
Mrs. Mallory from the tournament
in which she has figured in the
semi-finals or finals for many years.
The galleries in their enthusiasm
Immediately began making predic-
lions that Miss Nuthan would win
the championship, after she had
displayed a relentless forehand
drive that equalled Suzanne Leng-
lens. Miss Nuthall still has some
rather formidable opponents between
her and victory, including Helen
Wills, Elizabeth Ryan and Mrs.
Kitty McKane Godfree.
1t was a perfect June afternoon.
Women seemed to sense the
drama of this match and fine ladies
turned out in glorious gowns, while
sedate gentlemen wearing gray top
hats escorted their ladies to this
boxes.
Even the contestants couldn't re-
sist the opportunity to dress up
q bit.
Mrs. Mallory came on the
courts, her tanned face alight
with smiles, wearing q lemon
cOIOred sweater and q bandeau
to match. Perhaps . bit shy,
but not at all afraid, the fIaxen.
haired Betty strOlled over to the
net, CORDED in brilliant Cerise
trimmings.
The contest started with q VEN
geance the moment the referee
called "play."
Miss Nuthall took the first game
in her service and Mrs. Mallory
duplicated the feat The match
see-sawed then on service, going to
ALL,
Mrs. Mallory was playing as fine
tennis as she has ever displayed in
England and took the fifth and
sixth games, when an overanxious
Betty persisted in double.faulting
Then with marvellous back-hand
drives Betty took the seventh games
to deuce three times, but Mrs. NAL
lory's perfect sideline placements
prevailed and with a terrific pace
she took the first set at 60.
Mrs. Mallory took the first game
of the second set, but Betty was
still cool and she took the second
game. The wise ones in the gal
leries began observing that youth
will tell" for Mrs. Mallory was ap.
parently weakening little under
the strenuous pace set for her by
the youngster, who only recently
has put up the long curls that hung
down her back. Betty was using
an underhand service that worried
Mrs. Mallory a good deal, for the
balls bounded shoulder high and
were difficult to return. Betty car
ried the match to Al in her favor.
The spectators went wild, for
getting the usual Wimbledon
custom of applauding lightly
with gIOved hands. The crowd
stood on its feet and yelled like
any American baseball bleacheF
crowd. Betty whirled through
two rapid victories to take the
second set at 81.
The third set opened with some
naryelously fast rallies and II
seemed that Mrs. Mallory was striv.
ing to dazzle her girl opponent. If
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