New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
WOMEN At THE NETS.
Ply FOR INDOOR TITLE.
Miss Moore, the Cham pion, HoFa
Pressed by English Girl.

4 ,-,a.r -,o,fec. conditions os light and manage
I mena the foremost OF the wome; lawn tennis pia!
/ <rx of the country began play in the Hioooi 10
/ f.cnai championship tournament yeste'"as u" ~
frrs of the eth Regiment Arory. Goth street aiiu
] Park avenue Among the PLAYERS Was an h-ifi,Sh
! girl Miss Clare Cassel. who came near siio'''ee
] The aspirations Of Miss Elizabeth IL Moore "hiiei
~ the indoor title last year and four times h"0e
! a. ,hs o,,soo~ national championship. Other COM
{ xets,ors on the list included Miss Marie wagner
/ runner-up Of the tournament OF year ago sai'7
/ Alice l.. Day. New Jersey state chainp'on' "'Ss
1 ,r.r,,,s .be cha-opion of the East Jersey Lawn
Tennis League: Mrs. A H Mccarthy, SISTER VI
r,,rs,, a Isrned: Mrs A 6. Miles. formerly MISS
Glover Boidt ranking player; Miss Elsie i-It'ie
sister Of RAYMOND ID. Little: Miss Margaret Jshn-
son the champion of the Staten Island cluo' ahe
/ the Misses Nildey-
vflliau Cunningham the referee. insisted that
s.he nlarers take the early, and the entire
first round and the better half of the second were
completed before play ceased for the day IN
order TO accomplish this he was compelled 10
record some defaults. The competition in which
,be English girl met Miss Moore provided in some
wsvs one of the most interesting matches OF the
eay. Miss Cassel made use OF a hard and swift
service The ball came crisply on the boards ana
so often found Miss Moore out of range that de-
epiie clever tactics. the American girl was often
foutrnanoeuyred and lost the first set at "a
In the second set Miss cassel worked the ban
1 from side to side. and kept Miss Moore SO Tnnch
ton the run that suffered from nose bleed Que
IL a -'--'1
Moore worked heroically despite the fact that the
English girl was once within a stroke of winning
and eventually the set by cutting her returns
OF so short the ball barely had legs enough TO
crawl over the net Miss Moore won this set at
Sc ITp TO sail the play went evenly in the de-
gliding set Then Miss Moore adroity changed
her pace with such good effect that she won the
and match at 6-S-
Miss Alice Fish engaged Miss Marie Wagner in
three sets. The latter lost the first at e-l ana
yha nnf,A
this 5uncture Miss Wagner changed from safe re-
turns aggressive net work. She came UP TO the
ne. or every return. and fairly hammered the baii
for srnothering cross shots, which left Miss
Fist often standing helpless her court BY this
method Miss Wagner scored four games outright
and the Set 6-3. Miss Wagner held TO her
fast work in the third. and won at s-S
The doubles. with sixteen pairs. viii be started
Tomorrow, and an effort Will be made 10 coma
plete the tournament by Wednesday. The sum
nlary follows:
Marcus. Ilderan Outing Club. defeated Miss Edith
Niles West Side Lawn Tennis Club, defeated Miss
si Mrs seha ia 7f Rssiment Tennis Cub de-
M Mss s Rsynoas s Tos sd and Gps County
Club defeated Miss Cotton, Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Tennis club defested Miss Edna wiidey. Piainied
mann Richmond Country Club defeated Mrs l. s
& a5r GS r Tennis Gfaea a afs Mrs Tah
winkle .th Regiment Tennis Club by default: @
ris Club defeated Miss Wolf Tth Regiment Tennis
Club 81 90: Miss Clare Cassel. London England
defeated Percy Ingalls,. 9Th Regiment Tennis
Club bv default; Miss Alice Fish Hamilton Grange
Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Miss Louise Hammond
IVES; Side Tennis Club. e. 81: Miss Marie Wag-
ser. Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club. defeated
Miss Else Little West Side Tennis Club. e. 6-l;
" H Pouch. Richmond County Country Club.
side Tennis Club. 6-i. -:
Nrs A. Mccarthy. West Side Tennis Club defeated
Natalie wIldey. PlainheId Country Club. by de-
fault: Miss Louise Cragin. 7th Regiment Tennis Club
defeated Miss Elsie Smith, West Side Tennis Club by
default.
seeona Eound-Mss Marcus M IdeEsR az Outing Outing Club Cub
ce1eafeo MISS lara kutfToI west size tennis tiOo
s-3. 60. Miss Elizabeth H Moore, Hamilton Grange
Tennis Club defeated Miss Clare CasseI. London
England 81. Sc. e-5: Miss Marie Wagner. Harnil-
Grange Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Miss Alice
Fish Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club. 1-6 6-3
s--3- Mrs w Z Pouch, Richmond County Country
defeated Mrs. A II Mccarthy. West Side Tennis
Club e.. 6-S: George II. Chapman Nyack
defeated Miss Louise C-agin. eth Regi
Tennis Club, &c. 6-S