New-York tribune., 1909-07-04

Minnesota Champion Makes Good
Start an East JcrSeY TOurncy.

Women lawn tennis players provided the inter
esting feature of the opening rounds Of the East
Jersey League tournament yesterday the courts
OF the Elizabeth Town and Country Club Eliza
beth. n. J. -Four players of class Miss Gwendoyn
Rees. the Minnesota state champion: Miss Marie
Wagner, indoor national champion; Miss Elizabeth
c. Bunce a former Hudson River title holder. and
the former New Jersey state champion. Miss Edith
B. Handy, all reached the semi-final round Tho
girl from st. Paul was at her best and she gave
a sashng exhibition against Miss Aida H. Hamil-
ton. Of the Hamilton Grange club. The local girl
played pluckily. bat outclassed by the drives
and speed of her opponent, who won at Glove and
6-I Miss Bunce engaged in two exciting COM
petitions first defeating Mrs. \. II. Church. 6-3.
% and 90, and then Miss Anna a. Rankin.
6-love and 81. Miss Handy took a walkover
from the English girl Miss Clare e. CasseiL asset. o,, s,u
giles in which Richard II. Palmer, the winner last
year. is playing through. Palmer apparently. dis
posed of his most formidable adversary yesterday
for in his second match he defeated w c. Allen
of the Knckerbocker Field Club, at 10 g. Pre-
vious to this contest Allen had engaged s. w. Mer-
rhew in a fast three-set match. which he won at
O. 80, 6-2
In the lower section OF the draw of thirty-three
contestants william B. Cragin, jr-, the Long ISL
and champion disposed OF the former Ohio State
titeholder G. Lorraine Wyeth. Cragin worked MS
shots deep from back court. and he was very sure
and powerful overhead. His gets and recoverles
were remarkable, that. as Wyeth could not pass
successfully. the end came at S-S' O. in CraEins
favor.
The summary follows:
East Jersey League mems (singles hTst roHnal-
second round-H p. Smith defeated Kenneth NJ Bo.[ a
Raa sS TI 4 HsTdz 5enn! + defeaed assSe af's' oe
II: W c Alien defeated S. w. Merrihew. g. %.
8-2: H ]. Cochrane defeated c: J. BTaneId' al:
r p Harrison defeated E. Moore % s. -; i;;,,i
rains wyeth defeated ] A CIssel: 49,, ~ " aRI.
G. w McAneny defeated George s. Grossbesl by de e
fag1T; nsn1y e & MeicE defeated A 6 Wright 90 q
e NJ Sheppard defeated Norman r. ChaIock o. ES,oS
A l.
Alien IS e william g GTasn; n;o IT, j,.a!S defeated t; % g
nns Wye5n S ga F. NJ sheppard defeated Henry G
WoS single. @a, st F9g9dMs BSas s Sd Msavf Msa Marie
Wagner defeated Miss Carolyn bosar'' - 90 % %M5'
"a 90: Miss Anna A Rankin defeated Miss Anna b
aida H Hamilton 60 e1 Mics Marie Wagner de-
feated F. Weaver. g 81; MISS Eiazapeta N,si
Edith B. Handy defeated Miss Clare Cassel by deta1l,
Women's doubles Cfrst round)IMlss Gwendoyn Ed hes'
and Miss Elizabeth c. Runce defeated Niles Edith a
Raap and Miss Aida IL Hamilton. g. ~ 49,.
semi-hnal round-Mrs s. Weaver ana MISS cI naaI
Wagner defeated MIS- A H. ~"Ni1" ~ ~ ''
Bosart. 6-S' IS
Displaying marked power of recovery, Walter
Merrill Hail. of the Hamilton Grange Club won the
s,nuIes title of the slwanoy Club at New Rochelle
Yesterday Hall faced Dr. ]. William Rosenbaum for
eva ar,Ielling sets. during which both men footed
Ten miles In the struggle the base line and IN
attempts TO get to the net Halls steadiness final
Iv allowed him to come through to the score OF
"a SIS S2 eA 1o-S in this postponed final
of the tournament. In the last set DR.. Rosenbaum
led at TO, 3O-love and yet he unsuccessful.
A partial reason for this that David Sands,
who acted umpire, began to enforce foot faults
in the fifth set