The evening world. Newspaper, July 13, 1922, Page 23

® Mrs. Mallory’s defeat by Mile, Lengien at Wimbledon onty increased the spirited tennis controversy between the two champions. turn match in the United States in prospect, The Evening World invited Bamuel Hardy, American Davis Cup Team Captain, to describe the win- playing ability of the rival cham- 7 ee were played in unfavorable ~ She will be How Su Plays Her + The Champion Analyzed by Samuel Hardy 3 THE -EVENING nne Le nélen inning Stro notes of her probable opponents and : B 1cthhique ee and Compared With Play of Mrs. Mallory, Whom She So Decisively Defeated. \'!.'23. 0 eie ning strategy at Wimbledon and the pions. Mr. Hardy, America’s foremos matches with both Mrs. Mallory an article Mr. Hardy compares the stroke: t tennis d authority, Mile. Lenglen. of the two ‘ars played Tn the With a re- graphs strikingly illustrate Mule. Lenglen's masterly technique. By Samuel Hdtdy. r Captain 1920 American Davis Cup Team. Copyright, 1922 (New York Evening World) by Press Publishing E LENGLEN is not likely to come to the United States this year for another tennis tilt with Mrs. Molla Mallory. The temperamental French girl, justly satisfied with her victory, will un- @oubtedly remain at home and rest on her laurels. In marked contrast is Mrs. Mallory who already is anxious for another match and hopes Suzanne will visit these shores this summer, This ts he American champion's way. 8 ever quits. Immediately after losing rather decisively to Mile, Len- glen on clay courts at Paris last year Mrs, Mallory encountered Willlam Tilden and rushing up to him = ex- claimed, “I can beat that girl the next time.” And ehe did at Forest- Hills in the second round of the American national championship. The defeat at historic Wimbledon one-sided as it was, will Mallory’s confidenc dy and keen for a re- and last week, not shake Mr turn encounter in this country she is not ready to admit that such a match would have the same ending fas the affair at Wimbledon. For one thing official reports show glish oD that the finals for the coveted litions, Mrs. Mallory perhaps be lieves that the heavy turf caused by the almost continuous rains that ac- companied the tournament handi- capped her more than her French opponent, but playing conditions were the same for both stars and the test one. was a f What most surprised critics here as the apparent collapse of Mrs Mallory. This was entirely unex- pected. No ope doubted the nerve control and stramina of the American title holder to withstand any kind of @ test. On the other hand the health Suzanne’s forearm play at Wimbledon surpassed Molla’: remarkable forearm driving. he backhand of the two stars is equal’ for force and accurany. a fe and ineli last out a questioned fon of the French girl to hard-| pught Before the match it conceded that rounded game verse conditions, than rival. But this advant by the one defect in he This Tompany struggle was general Lenglen had a bette+ her v game, k of competitive spirit under many following The photo- was Amgrican wish offset rially the without his coaching and support ad- At Wimbledon this year it was ait shortcomin prompted many of us to believe that Mrs, Mallory might repeat in I defaulted after losing the first set. But compl accounts fr: { alloty and red from show that it was Mrs, } not Suzanne who suff nerves. A four-hour wait in the dressing ré@m undoubtedly affected the nerves of the American ch pion. Her usual accurate game was missed the mark by narrow mars Mrs. Mallory probably felt éxactly es the French girl did at Forest Hi when so many of her shots went over a few inches, It is a em told lis the lines by dreadful feeling Mlle, Ler me, a feeling of helplessness An undoubted factor that contrib. uted to Suzanne's success was the presence of her father, one of the cle’ t tennis coaches th@fe is. He has sed a powerful in- fluence over his temperamental daughter, After a week of careful ob- servations M, Lenglen was familiar with ry feature of the American champion's nd he undoubtediy ame instructed Suzanne how to handle her opponent, It is known that the French cham- pion came here last year against tha her father. She was mate Hilts handicapped at Fore! 5 ferent, M. Lenglen was there takit Suzanne often makes sensational “kills” with a highly developed overhead smash—a weakness in Mrs. Mallory. upervising her matches. It is the one-sidedness of Lenglen's victory which has expe France and at Forest before her de! American champion. shocked American I played with her both in Hills last year t at the hands of the It was my opin- WORLD, THURSDAY, JULY 13, . WonderGirl of Tennis, fon then that she onght to win at Wimbledon in straight sets at scores of about 6—%, 6—3. Frankly, I must admit that it seemed almost imposst- ble to me that she could win a love set against Mrs. Mallory. Suzanne not only did this on the turf court at Wimbledon but she beat Mrs. Mallory at her favorite base- line game, Reports of the match show that Lenglen exchanged drive for drive with her opponent, rarely taking the The French girl controls a volley return that enables her to play a strong net attack. The American title holder is weak here. Hor superior speed and depth Mrs. Mallory was forced to make 1 ‘sionally Suzanne would mix as sort return and smother her uly the Ame oun champion ball will land short, or in the net or troke compelled Mrs, Rallory to 6° outside the lines, make many returns while on one dead mixed doubles, Mallory, because of this han- a disadvantage Ia my opinion the rival champions equally fleet glen 18 more acrobatic and gl the court with more xrace, Mallory covers equal speed and on her day n z rd and as acourately as Mile ack by coming to mid-court Lenglen ’ Both have strong, dependable fore- onent with a drop volley or a hand shots and there's very little dif- but most of her shots were ference in their backhands. \t dfives that were so cleverly girl runs around the bail in order to nd so fast that Mrs, Mallory make a forehand drive. t handle them successfully, hand strokes are too Mrs. Mallory will let easy lobs c «jitted ntmerous errors. Any down 4 Star will do likewise when drive the return, ton the defensive and compelled head smash and her .ko returns #o hurriedly that the mediocre, This explains her are is always at when encountering players a or Mary Browne or E in, all of whom have more rounded e4 than the American champion Mrs. Mallory's service ts only aver 18 reasonably accurate unusual speed hots when out of position and over equently missed many of her re- Mrs. American titleholder to score is en- r ability to cover ground in that {8 unsurpassed e Lenglen, thanks to the un hing and coa Their back- | She has no over- of tgnnis technique, ster than BMys, Mallory's and the Her service NEWS PHoro, Suzanne Is Clever and Accurate, Playing the Ball Near the Ground. M Mallory Lacks a Dependa- ble Ground Stroke. Pictures on the left show the start and the finish of , Lenglen’s service that is not- able for speed and deceptive twist. The American cham- pion’s service is only ordinary. match at Wimbledon showed hos drives as dangerous. In addition Su yanne possesses a powerful smash fine volleying ability and a splendid backhand half-vol While clever at the not, she is usually content to play a baseline game as her Seetness and her ability to return almost any shot provides her with @ strong de- fensive gam: After years of constant practice and tournament play Suzanne has developed a game available for any position on the court. Her fighting spirit has occasionally been open to doubt but never her ability to play fine tennis in the best possible form. The question !s often asked me how the pritiant B aid pare jn a three-set match t Ar 1 men players. My an swer is that the twenty ranking men would win from Suzanne in the ma- jority of mate! Bill Tildea A give her 30 in ry game and beat her. Vincent Rickards could safely give her 16 come out on the winning end of the score. The French pion could be ranked somewhere from twenty to thirty In the list of oug, best mascu- ne racauet wieiders, > ( > we Lm cets ws vnawe rm ol SN Neem, eR seamen a