New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05
Timely BITS OF SPORT fast PLAY ON COURTS
Women Have Active Day on the
West Side Club Turf.
CHAMPIONS COME. THROUGH
Stars Earn Brackets in Semi.
Final Round Of Struggle for
Singles Title.

The womens metropolitan CHAMPIONSHIP
on the courts Of the West Side Tennis Cl1b
had its most active session yesterday. and
despite the muggy weather capital progres,
was made I'm the four fixtures on the pro.
gramme The semi-hnal OF the women,
singles was Strengthened out and 10 Judge
from the four names which are brackeied
there should be some smart work tai,
afternoon. On the top section Miss Haze,
Hotchkiss IS coupled with Miss Florenc.
sutton. the pair being the challenger and
defender Of the women's national title this
year. Miss Hotchklss gained her poslto,
on Tuesday. while in the fourth round ye,.
terday Miss Sutton met Miss Fiorerc,
Ballin tho score I'm favor OF the Californian
being CT 60.
The lower section Of the draw rs occupied
by Mrs. Barger Wallach and Miss Edith
Handy. Mrs WalIach. a former national
champion, won her place over Miss Edna
Wildey I'm three-set engagement. The ag.
,rres being 2-6. Go CT. Miss Handy faced
Mrs. A. Lehman I'm her match. and though
the former secured the first easily shc lad
to bring her best shots into play In Inc
second. which was a vantage one. The
score in favor OF Miss Handy was S.. "a
The women's championship doubles oc-
cuplod most Of the day. and tho tournament
committee worked with such expedition
that the seml-Gnal round was reached. The
top section is occupied by Miss sutton,
tho Is paired with Miss Dorothy Green. Of
Philadelphia. and they viii meet Mrs
Wallach and Mrs. Chapman. Tho pairs in
the lower section are Mrs William r.
! Pouch who as Miss Helen Helwig won the
national singles championship some years
| ago. and Miss Edith IIands, and Miss
| Hotchkiss and Miss Browning II viii he
seen that Miss Runce and Miss Green The
winners Of this title last year, are not
paired again. Miss Bunce had Miss Nldey
as partner. and i'm the second round they
| had to bow before Mrs. Wallach and Mrs
! Chapman. though the latter c0mhinator
/ lad to work al the way 10 keep I'm front
The mixed doubles were put under way
and several matches were played the long,
est being between Mrs Frederick Schmtz
and Arthur Noyes against Miss Sutton and
| A. Bostwick II was played in the court a,
the end Of the clubhouse and with the on
tire gallery present Mrs. Schmitz and her
mariner won the first set at 81, but Miss
Sutton Won tho next AZ So. and with mat.
ters even in sets began some Of the warm
est mixed doubles work ever seen on th'
courts. At every possible chance both neT
and women came TO the net for smashes
end some very fine kills were brought of
on both sides So hot was the encounter
THAT one OF Mrs Schmitzs smashcs ht
Bostwick on the temple and spun him
around on the court. After a spell OF close
work the pairs drew level at ball Then
# was 6-all when Mrs. Schmltz and Noyei
won the next two games and the match at
Sc
The summary follows.
Nretrpolitan championship Cwomeus singles,
| fourth round Miss Florence sutton cetesiea
Miss Florence Balm, G-l, 60. Mlss Ei.l
Handy defeated Mrs. A. Lehman g 49,
| Women's doubles odrst rourdl-Mrs Fred
erick Schmitz and Miss cara kllloI d ~. r,s
| Miss Florence sutton and Miss Dorothy, cree
defeated Mrs Humphreys ana pa ~ ~,
fault: Mrs. Bargcr Nallach ant ~ ~ ~,
NJ chapman defeated Miss Elizabeth - NO.
! ana RJies Elsie Little Ct &c. g; MIS-
Eiizabeth Bunce and Miss Edna Wide ,.,,, G
! fcated Miss Marie Wagner and Miss FANNY
| go g . GO. Mrs William IT, Pouch 4il
! Ms Edith Handy defeated Mrs Blum am NJ
! cbr,an @ G-3: Miss Florence Sh.do4 W.
Q 80 ID
/ snd Miss Marian Nanderhof. t-i " -
Mis- Johnston and Miss Buda stephens o,leS 9,,,
Me- 1Iorence BALM and Miss May Ea.,i,
GO so. co. Miss Hazel HochNiss ana N'''
AG second round-Slss Florence sutton ana N,
! rorofT,- Green defeated Mrs. Fredcr.,N Sl,... Inn.
~ oSi;ss clara Kutrof. g. -. Mrs baLssi
Wallach and Mrs. George NJ chapman 9 ,.ifis,
III E,iilabetb Punce and Miss EDNA Ny W.,
C. Sc. Mrs william II. Pouch ana "a.
Rain Handy defeated Miss Elorene, 'I5,,.'
s'id Miss Bessie Wright. 90. 6-l Mls5 -
Hotchkiss and Miss ADELAIDE Bro serSs, s' S
Miss Johnston and Miss buoa
g. d.. .,,n Miss Dorothy
crNon and calhoun Cragin bye; MIS- NJ, ~,
Setb II Moore and VI. Caudery deisalf' Ut l.i,
tr,il,, DeItz and Richard Couater. - i,s',,s.i
Girs frederick Schmitz and \. bol,s Il
III, FIorence sutton and \. BostWiJA, y
so &. Miss Elsie Little and Hl. .ii' b.
Palmer defeated Miss Alice IatIIs an. =. ' ss5
a.ti,g ia ca: Miss Hazel Hoieeh' s5, ~
Gar,,on p Gardner defeated Miss BcsSle iq 3-
90 n stuart. by default; Mrs. ana D' 'i0'-
Women's consolation singles ;,. WI.I, Wognsr
~ puth Harper defeated Miss MARI 70.
MS deSauIt. Miss clara Kutrod defeated "'N
~ = Marvel 6-1. 6-3.