Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-06
READY FOR THE PLAY.
Women to Strive This Week for
Indoor Tennis Championship.
LEADING PLAYERS ENTERED
Mrs. Schmitz, Holder of Title,
Drawn Against Miss de la
Tore in First Round.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Twenty- five
women, rating as the foremost lawn ten
mis- players of their sex in this section
OF the country, were drawn yesterday
for the fifth annual indoor national cham
pionship tournament. Mrs. Frederick
Schmitz, the holder Of the title, and Miss
Marie Wagner, a former champion, find
places on the list in the singles. This
event will begin tomorrow morning on
the courts Of the 9TH Regiment Ar
mory. The doubles Will begin Tuesday.
Mrs. Schmitz, who learned her lawn
tennins in England. holds place in the
upper half. In her first match she meets
Miss Gertrude de Ia Tore Of the West
Side Club. Others in this half include
Miss Alice NJ Fish of the Montclair
Athletic Club. Miss Ina Alice Kissel, Miss
Buda Stevens, a young but brilliant play
er; Miss Edith NJ. Handy of the Staten
Island Ladies' Club, Miss Margaret Grove.
the southern girl and champion, whose
dashing game carried her to the semi
finals last year, and Miss Clara Kuttrof,
q West Side Club expert
Mss Elizabeth c. Bunce. the Hudson
River champion; Miss Marie Wagner,
Miss Fannie Fish Of Montclair Miss Mar
try Club. Miss Erna Marcus. a New Jer-
sey title holder, and Miss Frances Henry.
former Bryn Mawr player are the
women in the lower section. This division
OF the draw offers the promise Of the
hardest matches, as the players are
showing their fastest game.
All the matches will be the best two
In three deuce and vantage sets. Walter
Merrill Hall will act as referee, and the
following committee Of the regiment will
be In charge: William B. CraEIn, IT,, chair
man; H. /. Naisawald, Calhoun. Cragin,
King, Smith, Douglas c. Despard, Harry
l.. Follett and Morris S. Clark. The
women's committee includes Miss Marie
Wagner, Mrs. Frederick Schrnitz and Miss
Edith Adele Bagg.
The previous winners follow:
WoMEN's SINGLES
1eo7.Miss Elizabeth H. Moore. champion:
Miss Marie Wagner runner-up.
1eos.Miss Marie Wagner. champion; Mrs.
l9o9-Miss Marie Wagner. champion; Miss
Ei 1ae6 II. Moore, runner-up.
Erns Marcus, runner-up.
WOMEN'S DOUBLES.
1908-Miss Moore and Mrs. Pouch, champions;
Mrs. Mccarthy and Miss Johnson. runners-up.
ieosMlss Moore and Miss Marcus, champions;
1S1o-Miss Wagner and Miss kuttron, cham
pions: Miss Moore and Miss Marcus, runncrs-up.
The drawing for the singles, which was
made by Walter Merrill Hall and William
B: Cragin, jr, follows:
National championship singles (pre-
liminary und)-Miss Alice M. Fish VS..
Miss Ina Alice Kissei. Miss Buda Stevens
VS.. winner Of Miss Bessie G. Holden and
Miss Edith M. Handy match.
First round-Mhss Bessie G, Holden VS..
Miss Edith M Handy, Miss Elsa Asberg
VS.. Miss Clara Kuttroff, Miss Marjorie
Kerr VS.. Miss Adele Cragin, Miss Mar
garet Grove vs. Miss Rita Metcalf, Miss
Gertrude de Ia Tore VS.. Mrs. Frederick
Schmitz, Miss Della Thule vs. Miss Eliza
beth C. Bunce, Miss Margaret Flemming
VS.. Mrs. j. Eckerson, Miss Theresa r.
Kuser VS.. Miss Marie Wagner, Miss Mar
garet NJ Riker VS.. Mrs C.. w. Remsen.
Second round FIRST round byes)-Miss
Fanny M. Fish VS.. Miss Erna Marcus,
Miss Edith Adele Bagg VS.. Miss Frances
Henry.