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Show WOMAN RETAINS TITLE IN TENNIS Mrs. Molla Mallory Wins National Na-tional Championship for Fourth Time PHILADELPHIA. Sept 18 Mrs. Molla BJurstedt Mallor; won the women's wo-men's national tennis championship for the fourth time today when she d. feated Miss Marion Zindersteln of Boston at the Philadelphia O x ket t lub. Following th- loss of the single championship, Mies Zlndcrsdein coupled with Miss Eleanor Goss of New York, captured the double? championship, cham-pionship, which they also won last year, by defeating Miss Eleanor Ten-nant Ten-nant and Mis Helen Baker of California. Califor-nia. 13-11 4 b. G-3. The national title for mixed doubles was won by Mrs G. W. Wlghtman of Boston, last year's single's champion and Wallace F Johnson. Philadelphia, who defeated Mrs Mallorv and Crnlg Riddle of Philadelphia t3. -.' WON TITLE WITH EASE. The Junior national tit lo went to Miss Loulae Dixon, Philadelphia, who defeated de-feated Miss Helen Sewell Philadelphia. 3-. ft-3. 6-2 Mrs Ma'lory won the singles championship cham-pionship with amazing ease She outplayed out-played and outgeneraled Miss Zindersteln Zinder-steln at every angle of the game. By her victory Mrs Mallory obtained revenge re-venge for the defeat at the hands of Mue Zln1erteln last ear when she was suffering from a strained ba ll Th. champion was at her besl. her i powerful forehand drives coming over the net with dazzling apeed and un-l canny accuracy Her backhand also prov. d . If. th ai i rltlcal n ientl EXTENDED CONTEST, j This Is really the fifth time that Mrs. Mallory has won the high tennis Ihonora Shi cam' through to lct.u in the national title events In 1915. 1916, KH 7 and 1918. but the 1917 event was not counted as a championship, ll i being merely a patriotic tournament. I The doubles final match required I twenty-four games before it was won I I by Mlas Zindersteln and Miss Goat ;The Callfornlans .-ill through the match played an aggressive game, while the champions lost opportunlt after op-1 portunlty of winning the?r points. Miss Zindersteln played the most brilliant tennis of the quartet, while Miss Baker wa a trifle better than her partner. Miss Zindersteln pTdYed all her shots a! her and the Californlan was kept ey busy, Mi Goas, on th other, hand, played Miss Baker. |