New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-04
FAST PLAY ON COURTS
Miss Marie Wagner Defeats
Mrs. Frederick SchmItz.
PLACES THE BALL WELL
Merle Johnson Wins Singles Title
of Nassau and Queens
Counties.

Always placing her drives with speed ana
accuracy. Miss Marie Wagner won the sin.
giles Of the women's lawn tennis tournamenk
on the courts Of the Morristown Field Club,
Morristown, N. j.. yesterday. In the final
Miss Wagner defeated Mrs. Frederick
Schmitz SIS. 6-S.
The showers. which partly interfered
with the singles. let up during the playing
Of the doubles, which was won by Miss
Barbara Fleming and Miss Elizabeth c.
Bunce, who defeated Miss Marie Wagner
and Miss Clara Kuttroff, 6-1. 6-love This
onesidedness of this match was SENSATIONAL
and was due 10 tho steadiness Of Miss
Fleming's driving and tho remarkable lob
bling of Miss Bunce.
Despite the fact that she was placed far
back on a handicap mark, Miss Wagner
owing the field minus 80. won the handi-
cap singles by defeating Miss Ina Alice Kis|
sell. scratch, in the final 81, ca.
Altogether the record Of the women In
finishing the tournament was almost as
good as on the day previous. when they had
scored 696 games. Ten finals were decided
with total Of 1s9 games. Miss Wagner
figured in three OF the finals and won two
Of them.
At all times Miss Wagner hit the ball for
singing drives In her cup match against
Mrs. Schmitz the placing of the national In
door champion compelled her opponent I'd
run miles over her court. On each return
hal sti u,Id
Of her opponent. She was swift and sure
at all times easily demonstrating that she
stands at the top Of the women in this Sec
ton Of the country.
The summary follows:
wolnen's scratch singles final round)--Niss
Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. Frederick schmitz.
women's doubles third round)--Miss Barbara
| Fleming and Miss Elizabeth G. Bunce deteated
| Miss Irving and Miss Scofeld 2-8, S. ell
| Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Clara kuttron de-
feated Mrs, A, II. Hopkins and Miss Erna Mar
Final round-Miss Barbara Fleming and Miss
| Elizabeth c. Bunce defeated Miss Marie Wagner
and Miss Clara Kuttrofr. 81. 80 ,o..
Marie Wagner. minus 80. defeated Mss Fleming.
| minus Isl, O., 4-o, 6-3; Miss Kissells
scratch, defeated Miss Anne Hamilton. plus
Final round-Miss Marie Wagner. minus go
| defeated Miss Ina Alice Kisse scratch. 6-L
GO.
| Covering court at .og trot and looping
the ball back over the net by high lobs,
| Merle Johnson. of the Douglaston Country
| Club. won the mems singles lawn tennis
championship of Nassau and Queens coun-
ties. In the final on the courts Of the Great
Neck Country Club Johnson defeated
Thomas T. Tuohy, Jr., Of the Great Neck
| Club. 6-i, ca. GO.
Earlier in the afternoon the semi-fnals
had produced good sport. Tuohy defeated
A. Q. Parsons in a holly contested three-
| SET match by the scores 3-6. "a. Ga.
| Johnson experienced an easier time OF IL
against Robert Holt. So, g. Tuohys
| driving was the sort OF game which most
OF the men could play against. The easy
style of Johnson, with its slow dropping
lobs. continually caused the opposing
players 10 make errors. so that the cham
pion won on opponents errors rather than
his own.
The summary follows:
Nassau ard Queens counties championship.
| mems singles second round)---A. o. Parsons de-
fafeated 7. J. Mapp. IS. 60.
| Semi-fnal /tound-Thonss F. Touhy. tr.. de-
feated A. r. Parsons. SIS, Ct, 60. Meria
! Johnson defeated Robert Holt 90. 80.
| Final and championship round--Merle john
| son defeated Thomas +. Touhy. jr., g.. e.,
60.