Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
CHAMPION EASILY
!. BEATS MISS CROSS
Miss Jacobs, on Other Hand,
Is Given Hard Battle by
Mrs. Mallory.
~ The Associated Press.

n
widely hailed as the crown
princeSs-Swept through to victory il
straight sets today 10 enter the flna
| round Of the national title tournament
where on Monday they are TO fight i
out for the championship
Il was lust another romp for Queer
Helen Of Berkeley, the champion, IL
winning her Semi-flnal match iron
Edith Cross. another sturdy young Call
f0rnian Go. 6--l But Miss Jacobs
Of Santa Barbara underwent a search
ing test Of stamina, courage and ability
81 the hands of the veteran. Mrs. MollS
BlurStect Mallory Of New York, before
she finally emerged victorious. O.
IS
Il was in q memorable match which
marked the rising of new star and th'
virtual setting Of the old, that Mis-!
Jacobs asserted the supremacy of youtf
over the experience and Incompatible
fighting spirit Of the Sun-tanned Mrs
Mallory. who came out Of the North
land some 3 years ago 10 win the ma,
tional championship no less than eight
times,
Wills Makes Great Bid.
Mrs. Mallory. then the defending title
holder, was eliminated in the fourth
round last year by Mrs. Charlotte Hos
mer Chaplin. and for days she has been
training steadily. practicing against
male onponents to build up her game
for one more championship bid. Rumor
saws this is TO be the last If so. this
match was a finale worthy Of her great
court career.
Mrs. Mallory started we'll. taking a
tpo-to-one lead in the first three
games. breaking down Miss Jacobs
service both times. once at love. But
tlle determined young Californian was
just getting under way. She began
putting everything she had into every
stroke and went into the lead never tc
be overtaken. With a run Of I'VE
straight games. two OF them won With
out loss of a point, she ran out the
Set. Ga
Keeling of nine points in row foI
two love games at the start OF the
second set, Miss Jacobs appeared head
ed for speedy victory, A break through
her service came in the third game
however. and then the veteran added
two more games TO lead by three &c
two The fourth game, strangely
enough. had been the first she had won
on her own service. In the sixth ano
seventh games each player pierced the
others delivery. The next two went
or service and still Mrs. Mallory was
leading, games to l.
Errors Prove Fatal.
Then something happened Whether
through nerve strain or the toll ex-
acted upon sinews and muscles by
Miss Jacobs ceaseleSS peppering OF the
baseiine and corners. Mrs. Mallory fell
into a run Of the most disheartenlng
errors.
Once in the tenth game she famed
tire air, missing completely baseline
shot that would have fallen certain VIC
tim 70 her deadly forehand year or
two ago. The point told and Miss
Jacobs Won the game. In the next
Mrs. Mallory dubbed return, striking
the bali on the wood of her racket.
That too went 10 the young CallIor-
MAN One more game renamed oe-
tween the Norsewoman and defeat
she forced it 10 deuce and then with
match point against her, dubbed an
other shot TO many n the galery
il appeared that this formerly tireiess
airGn woman lacked the strength 70
make her racket obey the promptlngs
of her brain. When the match was
over she flung herself on the GROUND
and pressed an orange TO dry lips
gwen though featuring the queen, the
match between Miss Wills and Miss
Cross came as an antl-cilrnax.
Miss Wills Not Extended.
There was far too great discrepancy
between the abilities Of the two, al
though Miss Cross had looked remark
sbly strong as she marched through al
rer previous matches in straight setS'
counting Mrs. Hazel Hotchklss Wagnt-
man among her victims.
With Miss Wills paying more atten-
4io,7 70 tuning Up her shots tnan 10
winning the match at hand, she moved
x,esdjly through the first set at love.
although Miss Cross managed 10 deuce
half the games. The set lasted Is MIN
,.tes and the second was only NM
utes longer. a
In the second game Of the second
SET. the stage at wncn MASS WIS ue-
laiIy deigns TO allot Wnat are AZ
for courtesy games. she lapsed prieIt
stroking q ground bah far beyond
the oase line she lost the game. fouf
r,oints TO two. The amenities II NED
She then proceeded 70 reel I'VE
games ia row for the set ar = aaatcn
n vas orc Of the easlest matches
xFtes wills has had In the tournament
tyo Of her other three opponents nav
ing taken more games from ner tnal
Miss Gross did She has lost but ~
games in four matches and 9 Of tnose
we're gained III the quarter i1nak Ds
MRS Charlotte I-osmer Chaplin o.
Springfield Mass.
Records Of Finalists.
Miss Wills victories have been won
ryey Mrs T. E. Taylor % New YORK
&C 6-I Mrs L, A. Harper. Los
Angels. go. 60: Mrs. Chaplin. 6-2
81 and now Miss Cross, 60 al.
victories over Penelope Anderson 0
Richmond. Va, and Mrs. mallory
T@af1irec the progress Of Miss Jacobs
who defeated Marie Fensterer Of Engie
wood n j. Go. 60; Miss SaTan Fal
frey Of Boston. 81. 81, Mrs. W
Yester d New York by default MIS-
Anderson. e., 81. and now Mrs
Mallory. e., 7--a.
Fise wills will enter the final al
overwhelming faYoriA with victor
IL straight sets not unlikely. .Whsi
fne net Miss Jacobs in the Senli~flns
az last years tournament she WoI
60 81 Yet contentious that mis-
Jacobs naa improved considerably w@F
bolstered By her showing today IN down
ing Mrs Mallory VINO Is ranked sec
onc. two nooches above her IN the ma
tlonai rating list
In addition 70 her singles ylctoFj
MISS wills paired with Mrs wight
nan. won in tne douDles-quarfer final
from TIE energetic and magnetic Mis-
evelyn Parsons If palo Alto and Viz
qjria Race II Boston, 81. 60. Mr.
Harper aud Miss Cross also advanced
beating Clara Zlnke and Ruth OeKmaf
Cincinnati 60 &c.
The other two matches were inEr
rapted ~ ,aln with Miss Jacobs an
MRS MAY Sutton EUndy ieadiDg VII
pIula Hil1eary Ut Philadelphia an
DQrotny hndtus Of Yonkerg. games
IN the first set Mrs Chaplin an