New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-20
INDOOR LAWN TENNIS.
PLAYERS WEEDED OUT.
Hiss Wagner Plays We'll in Match
zojth Mss Wddey.

All the brackets in the semi-fnal round Of the
womens championship singles were filed when
play in the national lawn tennis tournament
stopped upon the indoor of the eth Regiment
Grmory yesterday. Miss Elizabeth H. Moore the
ex-national title holder was in the lower half OPP
posite Miss Louise Hammond who distinguished
herself by defeating Miss Meyer the English play
er. Tuesday. At the top were Miss Marie Wag-
ner and Miss Elsie Little the latter the young sis
ter Of Raymond D. Little, captain Of the American
international team. Miss Moore the four times
holder Of the national honors played smashing
siashing lawn tennis in her match with Miss Clara
hutrof, whom she iefoated. ca Is
The feature Of the day. however was the victory
Of Miss Wagner, the youngest entrant for cham
pionship honors. Her remarkable court covering
aroused favorable comment. There was also a
dashing vIgor about her strokes which was en-
Avening. and she defeated Miss Edna Widely, Of
the Morristown Field Club, G-3, "a Miss Wagner
reminded the spectators Of the days when Miss
Wagner had donned short skirts and her hair was
In a ci9s' piAIl down her back; and when she
swung out like the tail OF kite.
IN the third round We're filed. as the committee de
I4uIIed payers who failed TO appear. Wylie c;
good form in his match, in which he defeated Har-
of only game in two sets Grant was spec
tacular and accurate overhead and easily smashed
in the recent regimentaI championship, caused
some surprise by defeating the winner of the title.
Robert 7. Bryan Clark worked his drives per
fecty and was SO accurate that he in deuce
hetS at ID 80 me summary tOIOWS;
Womeus championship singles (arst round)-SIiss
Elsie Little West side Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Miss
Helen Romans, West side Lawn Tennis Club. by de-
tnulj. Miss Marie Wagner. Hamilton Lawn Ten
mis- Club, defeated Miss Edna WILDLY Morristowu Field
Tennis club. defeated Miss Fanny NJ. Fish. Hamilton
Grange Lawn Tennis Club, Sc e; Miss Elizabeth
Il Moore. New York Lawn Tennis Club, defeated Miss
care huttTon, West Side Lawn Tennis Club, C., Go
Mems championship singles FIRST roundl-Graut Burns
Vest side Lawn Tennis club, defeated c. :. Rathbun,
brook, Elizabeth Town and Country Club defeated
thur ;. CTaEin. 9TH Regiment Tennis Club by default;
Nyhe G. Grant. New York Lawn Tennis Club. de
teated y. c. Johnson. New York Tennis Club. by
default Morris :. Clark 18th Regiment Tennis Club. de
Leated Robert T. Bryan, 18th Regiment Tennis Club.
club. defeated o. NJ Boscwick. West Side Lawn Tennis
''-S, 6-3, lo-S, ". G. De Mile side Lawn Ten
MS 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 G-3
Second round--Graut Burns defeated NJ s Charock.
80 Is: Wyle g. Grant defeated Harold Moore. Go.
G-l; II j. Montgomery defeated a l. Hoskins e.
Is, W NJ. De Mile defeated King Smith by default
J. C0trey against G. Lorraine Wyeth, G-4, 5-7, IN
Mems championship doubles first rcund)-Fdwin p
York Lawn Tennis clubs defeated J. = and r. ~.
Weeks. Elizabeth Town and Country Club by default;
Nylie c. Grant and Herbert J.. Westfa und
Kings County Lawn Tennis clubs, defeated William
ROsenbeum and @ FUuchard Harlem Tennis Club,
6-4, %. Robert 7. Bryan and Morris : Clark, Tth
New York Lawn Tennis club 10y default; II. and
J. NJ Schumacher, 7th Regiment Hamilton Grange
Lawn Tennis clubs, defeated r c.. Jones and 7. y.
Hawk Belmont Cricket Club. Philadelphia by default