New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-04
MISS WAGNER IN DEFEAT
Goes Down Before Miss Florence
Sutton in Spirited Match.
CHAMPION LOSES ONE SET
Miss Hotchkiss Beats Miss
Browning, However, in Play
for Lawn Tennis Title.

Miss Marie Wagner, the title holder. was
beaten in the continuation Of the metro
politan championship lawn tennis tourna-
ment, on the courts of the West Side Ten
mis- Club. yesterday She fell a victim to
the clever play of Miss Florence Sutton,
Of California, at rs, 6-2 In another IN
teresting match Miss Adelaide Browning
took set from Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, the
national champion. In the fourth round
only once before during her campaign in
the East this season has Miss Hotchkiss
lost set, and that was OF Niagara Falls
against Miss May Sutton, the former
American and English champion and the
famous sister of Miss Florence Sutton.
Miss Browning played well. but she was
not quite able TO cope with the California
GIRL who finally won at SO. 81. 81. This
victory leaves Miss Hotchkiss the only
player to reach the semi-final round. where
IN the top section she VIII meet the winner
OF the match between Miss Sutton and
Miss Florence Balm.
The match between Miss Wagner and
Miss Sutton in the third round was the
best Of the day, and It attracted the entire
gallery in spite Of the fact that Misc
HotchlSiss and Miss Blum were plaving at
the same time. Although defeated IN
straight sets, Miss Wagner played one Of
the best games OF her life. and she can
attribute her defeat to the number OF nets
and outs tailed against her In the mat
ter Of general play she was the equal OF
MISS sutton. and even outshone the Cali
fornian at times, but she lacked the steadl-
ness OF her opponent at the crucial mo-
ments and that, with her errors. proved
her undoing
MISS Suttons strongest point was her
ABILITY 70 return many extremely difficult
shots. Miss Wagner won the toss for
choice of sides and elected to play with
the sun on her back, and she won the first
two games, although both went IN van
tage The third was notable for its long
rallies. and Il fell 10 Miss Sutton. after
having reached deuce three times. Two
more games followed for Miss Sutton. Civ
Ing her the lead at 81. Games apiece
brought the Californian 20 4-3. Then for
a short spell Miss Wagner steadied herself.
and she went through Miss Sutton for the
eighth game, and In the next, on her own
service, she won love game, the first OF
the match.
The score Of the game at that point was
q in favor Of the New Yorker Miss
Wagner then relapsed into her net mis-
takes, and Miss Sutton ran out three
straight games and the set at ~. The
ace score IN the set was 80 TO 81 in favor OF
Miss Sutton. Although Miss Wagner won
the two opening games in the second set,
Miss Sutton captured SIX straight with a
fine display Of driving getting and some
smashing thrown in.
Miss Edna Wildey and Mrs Frederick
Schmitz engaged In the longest match Of
the day for the honor OF completing the
fourth round. Mrs. Schmitz, who was the
former national indoor champion, drove
well, but she seemed less alert on the
court, Miss widely running about Ike a
deer. This speed wore the former cham
pion down. and Miss Wlldey won the
match by a score Of 90, 8-S, 81.
The doubles got under way, but will not
be in full swing until this afternoon. In
the best Of these matches yesterday Mrs
Barger Wallach and Mrs George N. Chap