New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-02
WOMEN IN KEEN MATCH
Miss Darlington Wins Hard Fight
at Seabright.
MATCH GOES THREE SETS
Miss Fleitman Beaten After Be.
ing Twice Within a Stroke
of Victory.

Miss Darlington won the women's singles
lawn tennis tournament on the turf courts
Of the seabrght Cricket and Lawn Tennis
Club AZ Seabright. y. j., yesterday Her
opponent Miss Paula Fleitman forced the
match through the limit ~ three sets be-
fore Miss Darlington won. the CUP NJ Ga.
IS. SIS
The contest was an excellent exhibition
OF womens playing Making use % a fast
service for placement. by which she drove
her opponent out Of position, Miss Caring
ton began well. She accepted the swiftly
PLAYED returns from Miss FIeitmsn's side
Of the net on the voey Tho two engaged
, IN some ripping exchange az close range.
but in tho carly games Miss Darlington
proved too steady for her adversary, and
scored The frs, SGT AZ S.
With the opening So, tucked away the
two women entered upon tho second Miss
Flotman had learned the trick Of turning
her adversary shots for placement into
passing shots. and there was considerable
long range driving Miss Fle,man was
daring I'm her play IN the lines and o.
seemed as II her dashIng work brought ita
reward. for she clipped the chalked lines
the set and balancing tho set score a. @.
The two women fought desperately a..
the third set. II was almost a continual
race for the net. first on one side and then
>on the other IN tho close games and A.
the critical stages Miss Darlington always
seemed 10 have the winning shot up her
sleeve Her voleying made 10 possible for
her 10 win at SIS. although Miss Fiei'man
was twice within a stroke Of the match be-
fore the contest finished.
Another lively match was The upper se11'.
final of the mixed doubles. In which Mrs.
George r. Tyler and Bernon s. Prentice DO
feated Miss Paula Floitman and Blaine Ew-
ing At 3-6. st 6--1. The rallies in this
match, which followed high lobbing ex-
changes. were an well played. In the -ec-
ond set Miss Fletman AMI hor partner led
and seemed % have tho match well I'm hand
at s.. The opposing pair worked the Al
leyT So cleyerly for aces however that The
danger was ayerted for Mrs. ryler and
won The third and deciding set with tho
loss OF only ono game.
Bernon = Prentice the former Harvard
captain won his place IN the lns. round
erer II 81. OIL Prentice was remark
ably fast on his drives. ana ho rarely missed
a shot overhead
The upper bracket in tho dnal ~ the
doubles was filled bv Reeve Srhlov and Ber-
non =. Prentice, who defeated George car
pen'cr and IT. r. Hadden hy the score %
g. SIS
Playing consistent game. - Nam Bmut
and j. Y. Lauderdale from plus half of
fifteen, won the class \ handicap doubles
Of the Crescent Athletic Club on the courts
at Bay Ridge YESTERDAY The opponents OF
the pair in the final round were .. a. Sar-
gent and y p. Beecher. who PLAYED from
tine scratch mark. bat the tally in favor OF
the winners was Sc 6--3 g.
Tho summary follows:
Crescent Athletic club. Class A. handicap
scratch defeated Bull and Martin minus ha.t
OF 3W hy default: campbell and Wall mlnUs
naIi ~ ID defeated Br,z ami woodward minus
second rgup l-saree1t and Beechsr defeated
l'rer1 scratch defeated Brooks and Chariorl
scratch. by default. campbell and Wall rnirgy
minus half of 1jl. S-G 6-I: Van Bruut ana
AMI Ey scratch e e
Soni.d final roInd-Sargent and Rfocis-
scratch defeated R.geov AMI Cfrero e-rat-p
l-t. IS &C. Van Hr1t aud L1ui'ria'e tr'Is
hal. Of 10 detected campbell AMI Wall minus
Final round Van B-unt ana rsude-ds., rns
I na' g .s'e ..fea',i osar-ent and heeene-
Class Handlcar s1lIcg ars. roi1dl Dun
ham ana sturdy Wiuus la'f ~ i-l defeated
SSm,ther ami n.anf'os scratch. H-l2 O. p.
and Van sagt oeraf.h. c. G-2
second rounding and Valentine minus i1f
OF T.! defeated WaI>cr ami %eU pu- ~ hv
fault. Fo"rae and OgiIrio ts0ratch) defeated
Iunham and ~rurft fs.fafrnl. Go t-i e. 3.
Wins and Roberts u.uus r7lt OF 30 defeated
Andrews ami jackson 's-rato.1. tr default, sc.
Waugh and Filter scratch, defeated Levers and