New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
PALMER RETAINS TITLE
Seats Anderson and Thereby
Captures New Jersey Cup.
FOUR LIVELY SETS PLAYED
Miss Wagner Keeps Women >
Lawn Tennis Title and Scores
with Partner in Doubles

Fast and low driving won for the defend
/ ing New Jersey state tennis champions yes
terdav. Richard H Palmer now the three
/ time winner. captured the valuable cup
outright on the courts Of the Morristow1
Field Club by defeating his challenger.
Frederick G. Anderson. the former holder,
plavfne from Reading. Penn. il four furi-
/ Gus sets ar 70. SIS. Is. SIS Miss Marie
Wagner likewise earned the right 70 carry
home her trophy. as she defeated Miss
Esther Smith, OF the L0ngwood Cricket
/ Club. OF Boston. in straight sets BY score
Of So ST
/ In the mixed doubles Miss Wagner and
/ Henry J. Mouenhauer again scored on
the title BY defeating Mr. and Mrs bdes
| Johnson. 81. S. IN this match the deep
/ driving Of Miss Wagner combined prertlly
with Monenhauer's rapid net game they
I took their aces with comparative ease ana
/ led ali the way
/ Otto H Hinck. &C the Montclair Athletic
| Club, paired with s Howard Voshen. Of
/ the Borough Park Club. won the men
/ doubles championship They net and de-
feated n the hnai Anderson and Moien-
/ hauer the one time famous pair OF the
/ The women's championship was the first
/ match staged for the large gallery thar
/ surrounded the courts. which were IN
! splendid condition They were almost as
/ haeI as the asphalt OF California which
| gives 70 the Pacific Coast players their
/ amazing speed The expectation had been
/ that Miss Smith, the Boston challenger,
I would extend Miss Wagner 70 her limit
/ The former national indoor champion. how
/ ever. was ar her best There was an air
/ Of certainty about her game, and the
powerful swings OF her racket sent the
/ ball skimuing through Miss Smiths court
for passes and placement that soon put
/ her in commanding lead
/ Flashing over her court, managing thrill
ing gets Of shots from the challenger's
side that appeared good for a point Miss
/ Wagner in her work was strongly rem
iniscent OF Miss May Sutton- She was
/ always mistress Of the situation Her
/ Astounding activity. combined with her
( speed and tremendous aggresstveaess. soon
| BOWED Miss Smith over, so that the chal-
Ienger scored only three games II the
match
When Palmer faced Anderson IL was
/ AZ once evident that the ranking left
handler had taken the measure OF his
challenger. Like all 81 the south paw
uIavers. Palmer hit mis- drives Clearly
and hard Not only did the pace
cause Anderson trouble. but the de-
Tending champion was remarkably sue
cessf.1I in keeping the ball low. Ander-
son made desperate efforts TO overcone
this line Of attack He varied his pace
with considerable skill and also the direc-
+ion of his returns It was al 70 no avail
As the sets progressed Palmer attained
10 heights OF greater proficiency HIS
forcing game was perfection, and II
seemed as II Anderson. with al OF MS ez-
perfence, was always out OF position ~
the net when the occasion required Fa--
rner's half voIley shots always found ire
opening. Nearly all OF the time Anderson
was on the defensive He played TIE
/ champion closely. only 10 lose at erltlcal
times mainly through his unsteadiness
One thing that contributed 70 This was
tra+ Palmer sent the ball below the chaI-
/ ra7ger's knees and at his feet The -aH
Anderson was therefore doubled up IKE a
farl-rtfa a good deal Of the time so that
/ his rontr.I Of his returns was lost 1 ne
match produced tgreat contest Fred
A-tclx Ford and EIwyn Poor dictated as
/ urnpires.
The summary follows;
,-ay- 7a-se~ state Championship. mems singles
t~baIlanzA round Richard Il. Palmer. dS1-hoe-'
, +afeated Frederick G. Anderson cnal-enser
IS s-3. IS. IS .-.- .,,-
New Jersey State char1ptonship. women 81
| giles irhsIIeuze rouud}-liiss Marie " as-ler a.
fender defeated Mss Esther smith Challenger
/ 81 81 49, Il
Mems doubles Seminal rouHdl-G'to =
; E4i7rk and s Howard NosheN tereaLed t.as 2
I IN Posq1ta ana Steele Du Bosque- 81 S.
F T-~a-a--rLy c. Anderson and Henry j. 8lc-eIl
/ f7arer defeated n T. Banks and r N b-,AS-
s. 81 - - ~,
{ Final and championship r0llEo--ol-9 = - :
ana : Howard Vcshell defeated EreceEic4 :.
41darso- and Henri = 1foilenhausr, g. -
Mixed doubles final rcundi-MIss MARIE "asI
,ar ard Henry J. NoIlerhcusr defeated Ar- and
Mrs Edes Johnson 81, g.