Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-20
MISS WAGNER PLAYED WELL
Blue Lee Outran E. M. Fry at New
Orleans Races Yesterday.
SAID TO BE COLT OF CLASS
Cleveland Players Kicking on Salaries
Golfers at Palm Beach
Basket Ball.

NEW YORK, February 2G.-All the brack-
cts in the semi-final round of the women
championship singles were filled when play
in the national lawn tennis tournament
stopped upon the indoor courts OF the 'th
Regiment Armory yesterday. Miss Eliza
beth III. Moore. the ex-national title holder,
was in the lower-half, opposite Miss Louise
Hammond who distinguished herself by de-
feating Miss Meyer. the English player,
Tuesday. At the top were Miss Marie Was-
ner and Miss Elsie Little. the latter the
young sister of Raymond D. Little, captain
of the American international team MISS
Moore, the four times holder of the national
honors. played smashing, slashing lawn
tennis in her match with Miss Clara kut-
troff whom she defeated, ca, 6-3.
The feature of the day, however. was the
victory OF Miss Wagner, the youngest en-
trant for championship honors. Her re-
markablc court covering aroused favorable
comment. There was also a dash.ng vigor
about her strokes which was enlivening,
and she defeated Miss Edna Wildey of the
Morristown Field Club, 6-3. G-3 Miss
Wagner reminded the spectators of the days
when Miss marion Jones was at the hoyday
of her game. Miss Wagner had donned
short skirts and her hair was in a close
plait down her back and when she was in
full swing the bow of ribbon at the end
swung out Ike the tail of a kite.
In the mems singles all but two of the
brackets in the third round were filled, as
the committee defaulted players who failed
TO appear Wylie G.. Grant, the present
holder OF the title. displayed good form in
his match, in which he defeated Harold
II. Moore, the regimental expert. with the
loss of only one game in two SETS Grant
was spectacular and accurate overhead and
easily smashed his way to a win. Morris s.
Clark. the runner-up In the recent regimen
tai championship, caused some surprise by
defeating the winner of the title, Robert T.
Bryan. Clark worked his drives perfectly
and was so accurate that he won in deuce
sets at -. ST.
The Summary.
worlen's championship singles first round)-Miss
Elsie Little. West Side Lawn Tennis Club, de-
feated Miss Helen Romans, West Side Lawn Ten
mis- club, by default Miss Marie Wagner, Hamil-
ton Grunge Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Miss
Edna Wildey- Morrlstown Field Club. 6-3. 6-3;
Miss Louise Hammond West side Lawn Tennis
Grange Lawn Tennis Club. Sc, 81: Miss Eli a
beth II. Moore. New York Lawn Tennis Club, de-
feated Miss Clare kuttron, West Side Lawn Ten
Mems ehampISnshp singles tFst , r0gnatG55ant
5. Rathbun. seventh Regiment Tennis Club, by
default: H. Mex. Glarebrook: Elizabeth Town
Was,msni Tsnas "ns b1 default WE
G. Grant. New York Lawn Tennis Club. defeated
G. 1"nnson New York Lawn p tennis Gl %s,n Sy
men Tt rsnnis club. IS, So: W% 3. craein. j..
Bostwick. West Side Lawn Tennis Club, 6-s.
JOS: W. G. he Mile. West Side Lawn Tennis
Club. defeated W. Merrill Hall. Hamilton Grange
Lawn Tennis Club by default; G. Lorraine wyeth.
New York Lawn Tennis Club defeated G. A. L.
Dionne West Side LAWN Tennis Club. 6-3, 6-3.
Second round-Grant Burns defeated NJ. $, Char.
lock So. 60; Wylie c. Grant defeated Harold
Moore. CO. 6-I; II. d. Montgomery defeated A.
J.. Hospins. e. GO; W. NJ. De Mile defeated
King Smith by default T. Godfrey against q.
Lorraine wyeth. "a. 81 unfinished.
Mems championship doubles first roundl-Edwin
p. Fisher and Theodore Roosevelt Pel. Nest Side
and New York Lawn Tennis clubs, defeated J. r.
Close and r. y. Weeks, Elizabeth Towp- and Conn.
try club by default: Wylie c. Grant and Herbert
l.. westfsll. New York and Kings County Lawn
Tennis clubs. defeated DIR. William Rosenbanm
and G. Fouchard. Harlem Lawn Tennis Club,
a. %: Robert T. Bryan and Morris $. Clark.
seventh Regiment Tennis Club. defeated g.. L.
wyeth and partner. New York Lawn Tennis Club.
by default: H. Moore and j. NJ Schumacher. Sew
enth Regiment and Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis
clubs defeated r. G. Jones and Dr. r. r. HAWK
Rcimont Cricket Club. Philadelphia. by default