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Show AMERICAN "WONDER - .GIRL" OF TENNIS SAILS TO GET REVENGE ILLA ANXIOUS TO DEFEAT LENGLEN Speed Girl Also la Anxious to Win Great Event at , Wimbledon NEW TOFIK. My 1 -Mr Moll !ljurtf.t Mallijry. Amr1ran woman tn mi champion, will ak tha irorM'a champlonahl on tha court! of tha farooua Wlmbladon club In F-n aland a-aln th'a aaaaon. Hha aalLa on May U with har heart at on tha accomplishment ot two tannla history maJdna; faata omplla and convtnclr.a; damoruit rat Ion Oiat aba ia superior to Mlla Huaanna Lenelen. tha FYench tannia atar. and tha winnlnar of thti tltla of tha world'a be if woman ten, nla player. ArTIR BOTH. Thera la no method of aerertalnlnf which of theea two object a If a preference prefer-ence would hava to ba cboaen that Mra. afallory would aalect, but thoeo who know the record of hr two prevjoua fa4lure at Wimbledon and who noted her dlaap-polntment dlaap-polntment when Mile. Lena I en beca.me 111 and abruptly anded their match laet year at Foreai Hllla, N. Y.. ballava alia will not be content without both. Aa Mile. Ianflan haa indicated har Intention In-tention to ajraln compete for world a honor hon-or at Wimbledon, Mra. MaJlory may aa euro double aailsfaxtlun In ona match. ON OWN HOOK. Mra. MaUory will aall with Mlaa Rdlth " Rirourney of Boston on tha Reliance, reaching; llymouth three waeha before tha Wimbledon tournament, 1n time to per-tlclpAta per-tlclpAta In tha Queen'a club meet at Roa-hamDtnn Roa-hamDtnn and tn seTeral minor matchea to prepare herself for what obviously la thojh supreme teat of her tennis career. Mra. Mallory haa declined to ba quoted, hut to her friends, those who know her as a temperamental flreeater. aha haa confided her earnestness In theaa ambl-' ttona, emphasising that aha plays becaueaWj i she lovea the game and hopes to demonstrate demon-strate beyond dispute her proficiency. Hha will compete aa a private Individual representing rep-resenting only hererlf and not tha United States Lawn Tennla association. NO TRAININO. Mra. Mallory believes that tennla, unlike un-like other sports, does not require thoaa who are proficient In It to train ataadlly. Conjeqnently she will not arrange a practice prac-tice court for "limbering up" while on tha Reliance, but will depend upon her practice matchea after reaching tngtand for rounding Into perfect form. It can ba aald with authority that ghe now belle vea herself to ba la perfect phyalcal condition. condi-tion. Thoaa acquainted with Mra. Mallory' dinner parties and har household Including Includ-ing Mr. Mallory, who la a broker eeldora hear her apeak of tennis. After returning return-ing from a visit to her home In Norway last year Mrs. Mallory told Inquisitor the only mention of her prowess that her family made was: "We aee you wara beaten. You must ba a punk player." MOLLA UNTAUGHT. Hha haa never taken a "lesson'1 and those who have Importuned her to teach them have learned thn( aha cannot teach. At leaat she tells them she cannot and r refuses. Hha refralna from advising other players, novlcea or expert a, and apparently appar-ently takea small interest In their varloua feata and methods of performing. It Is known that aha appraleen very low her own aery Ice. deeming It the poorest poor-est part or her game, but ahe haa every confidence in her dazillng, "hot shotting ' returns and volleys. Htie haa not attempted at-tempted especially to Improve her gamow this winter. Indulging In a comparatively small number of Indoor contests with friends who are not rated extremely flue players. Mra. Mallory acorns her position aa an athletic lrader. refuses to moral! ir on tha benefit of the game or on It. Her only comemnt Is: "1 play It because 1 Ilka to ftlay It." She doea not deny that ona mpelllng reason for her entering this year'a championship tournament Ta tha fear of Ita being aald that ahe feared another an-other teat with Mlla. Lenglen. |
