Mrs. Mallory was the woman of the hour. She marched on to victory
and successfully defended her title by virtue of victories over
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy in the semi-final and Miss Mary Browne in
the final.
Marvellous Molla! World's Champion in 1921 beyond shadow of
dispute!
It is deplorable that the quite natural reaction and nervous
upset, coupled with a return of her bronchial illness, forced
Mlle. Lenglen to return to France before she was able to play her
exhibition tour for the Committee for Devastated France. Possibly
1922 will find conditions more favorable and the Gods of Fate
will smile on the return of Mlle. Lenglen to America.
MRS. FRANKLIN I. MALLORY (Molla Bjurstedt)
One of the most remarkable personalities in the tennis world is
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the American Champion and actually
Champion of the World, 1921.
Mrs. Mallory is a Norsewoman by birth. She came to America in
1915. In 1919 she married Franklin I. Mallory, and thus became an
American citizen.
It is a remarkable game which Mrs. Mallory has developed. She has
no service of real value. Her overhead is nil, her volleying is
mediocre; but her marvellous forehand and backhand drives,
coupled with the wonderful court-covering ability and fighting
spirit that have made her world-famous, allow her to rise above
the inherent weaknesses of those portions of her game and defeat
in one season all the greatest players in the world, including
Mlle.
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