Mrs. Mallory met defeat at the hands of Mrs. Beamish at Beckenham
while the other members fell by the wayside at sundry points.
Mrs. Mallory won Roehampton, decisively defeating Miss Phillis
Howkins in the final. Francis T. Hunter, another American who
joined the team in England, although he was abroad on business,
scored a victory in the men's event at Roehampton.
The world's championship at Wimbledon was another series of
sensational matches and startling upsets. The draw as usual was
topheavy, all the strength in the upper half with Frank Hunter
and B. I. C. Norton in the lower. Every day saw its feature
matches produce the unexpected. Shimidzu and Lycett battled for
nearly four hours in a struggle that combined all the virtues and
vices of tennis and pugilism. Col. A. R. F. Kingscote, after
three sensational victories over Fisher, Dixon and Lowe,
collapsed against Alonzo and was decisively defeated. Shimidzu
looked a certain winner against Alonzo when he led at 2 sets to 1
and 4-1, but the Spaniard rose to great heights and by
sensational play pulled out the match in five sets.
Norton and Hunter, after several close calls, met in the semi
final. Norton took two sets and led 5-3 in the third only to have
Hunter follow in Alonzo's footsteps and pull out the set and win
the next. Here Norton again took command and ran out the match.
The Norton-Alonzo match in the final round was a sensational
reversal.
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