MRS MALLORY BARRED.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17352, 17 May 1924, Page 12

MRS MALLORY BARRED.

ANOTHER TENNIS. SENSATION. f Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, former tennis champion of the L uited States, has consented io play on Norway’s Olympic tennis team, subject to the approval of the French Olympic com mittee, says a Christiana dispatch to American papers. Upon learning that Airs Mallory was barred from representing the United States in the Olympic games because she represented Norway in tho last Olympic games at Stockholm, tho Norwegian Tennis Association invited her to joiu the Norwegian team. She accepted and will be one of three Norwegian women to appear in the Olympic tennis series, playing in the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. In order to insure against difficulties arising at- the last moment and with .a view to frustrating possible attempts to exclude Her

from play altogether, the Norwegian Olympic committee has asked tho French committee to give its approval to her selection. Like the other Norwegian representatives, Mrs Mallory has agreed to association is short of funds. Though unable, despite extensive negotiations, to represent, her adopted country at Paris. Mrs Mallory will bo a nlember of the American team which will oppose British women in a series for the Haz,el Hotchkiss Wightniau trophy. won at Forest Hills last year by the United States. Mrs Mallory* team mates who ai'c expected to sail about- June 1 probablv will be Miss Helen Wills, of Berkeley. Cal., national champion : MU* Eleanor Goss, of Ne-.v York : and Mrs Wightman, donor of the cup and captain of the American

1923 team. The Wightman matches are scheduled tor June 19 and 20, after which English championships at Wimbledon before proceeding to Paris. The centre of interest in the women’* Olympic tennis is expected to be ;\ three-cornered contest for honours, with Mrs Mallow, her French rival and conqueror. Mdllc Suzanne keimlen. and Miss Wills .as the principals