New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-07
WOMEN HOLD THE COURTS
c.vorites Score in Play for Title
m 7th Regiment Floor.
MRS. sCHMITz WINS EASILY
v,.;onal Champion Disposes OF
Miss Wagner in Straight
Sets.

s,r,ed dashIng lawn tennis pay o'o $50
sf' -. women experts up 10 tho round
ct ,,e s.mi-fnals of the fifth national
- Championship tournament on the
noVV- - ,be -th Regiment Armory ycster-
eou' .,s~-ovinc tie field of twenty-five
ca Miss Barbara Fleming, OF the
es.i5 country Club. placed on record
r.vorssI of form by her defeat OF
- r.li-aboth C. Bunce, former Hudson
N's ,rsrnnion l-6. 81 Sc. Through
a.. tv,rtv-eight games Of the match
- Flerning. who is protese Of Mrs. .
: weaver. worked her shots IN a way
.. hsHed Miss Bunce, despite the TACT
. Tive latter was on her game. Another
- that savored OF an upset was mat
-.,.b Miss Erna Marcus. former New
-. champion. defeated Miss Fanny May
- ct The latter varied between
...,sdsisical play At the base line TO inter
- r.neerv snrrts al the net. When
r.. irish worked UP to her game she
-,s Miss Marcus maintained an even,
....6r mace. which. with her passing shots
- s,lendid court covering, allowed her
n win In straight SETS
~. Frederick Schmitz. the holder Of the
ale. Miss Mare Wagner, former cham
-, and Miss Clara Kuttrof. all per-
s,-7,ed well and interestingly. Mrs. SchmiZ
s.s,ossS OF Miss Margaret Grove, South
- c,arnpior. in straight sets. 81. 90.
-se net attack OF the Southern girl was
s,s Fleet or foot and possessing powerful
...-sv strokes. she accomplished good work
o.. long A. she intercepted Mrs. Schmitzs
...,,s These shots found the way through
a., enough however, 70 pinch out the
.,,s. games and win in straight sets. Miss
u.,rnsr engaged in two matches, and with
80 loss OF only six games altogether her
--.-srts be,7e Miss Teresa r. Kuser and
vrs c. ". Remsen.
?, vas t-e match in which Miss Fleming
s.s,ossd OF Miss Bunce that held the at
,.,ton Of the gallery The latter had been
-l.v,re SC strongly that she was consid-
80 certain hnalist Miss Fleming lost
e.. srst set. but in so doing she worked up
- the range o. the court. Miss Bunce LED
!, - on Games in the second set. ard
,,s, IL was that the Plainheld girl let out
hsr game
Engaging Miss Bunce in swift driving rail-
les Miss Fleming worked quick change Of
rscs and direction. So that the experienced
riavsr was soon making faulty returns.
srdden chop strokes. lohbs that fell true 10
-se line and a wonderful backhand drive
,o- rsssue ON Miss Bunce's right side
made 10 possible for Miss Fleming 70 run
m, four games and take the second set.
she also continued 70 lead Of 3-1 on he
third SCI Then Miss Bunce made a stub
horn stand The rallies were long and kept
the TWO women on the jump Miss Flem-
i-c was always I'M command OF the court,
however. and as she worked her pace with
clever variations Miss Bunce gradually
faded and was defeated.
One n the interesting matches Of the
dsv was that in which Miss Edith Alice
Bacg Of tho Hamilton Grange club, de-
fsatsd Miss Frances Henry. a former Bryn
MaVr PLAYER. 81. s. The rallies were
er'enddy foueht. IL was the steadine5s Of
Miss Bagg that carried her through this
match Miss Henry lacked experience upon
mo fsst board courts. and ~ was often that
In PLAYING gp too close 70 tho balls bounds
- sped by her Her dashing and vigorous
7aUnS however. caused III Of the games
M re closely scored
TIE summaries follow.
vom'rs national indoor -hsu> or,r.p singles
Mss Ras-.e q Holden 50 8 %. Miss Cara
Al'tr'N defeated Mise Elsa AlsberE. hv default
VS. Marjorie Kerr defeated Miss Adele 'Tasi7.
%. s. k-f Miss Na-Earot Grove defeated
Nss Era Me'~1f hi g Mrs Frederick
---~r- defeated Mes Gertrude Dc IA Tore ~
e',sut Miss Frzs5efr r. Punce defeated Miss
If.s shgl o. so. MISS Barbara Fleming
c'fss's1 N-- John Fckereon. 81. a.. Miss
Nsre Warrs- defeated Misc Teresa Euser. s .
NE ~ Fersen defeated Miss Mar
ts-s' ST P,ser 90 50
seems rour5 Miss Alice r. Fish defeated
Nf- Ina AN.r ktssel. hv default Miss Edith
20 Ham, defeated Miss Ru1a stephens s a.
'-i Mss Clara kuftrof defeated Mise Mar
ks-~ F-1. e. Mrs Frederick Sohmitz
4f'ss'sl Miss Margaret Grove. 81, : o Miss
5s-tara Fleming defeated Miss Elzaheth @
nt g. g. Miss Marie WaEner De
fssfAl M-s r. Eemsen. 90 GO. Miss
"a Marcus ss'eafsd Bliss Fanny MAY Fish
- s-f Mss Edith Adele Bagg defeated Miss
frances Henry 6-i. IS.
Al the close Of the singles for the day
The twelve pairs were drawn for the
6o10lss. r. resulted in a fairly balanced
arrangement. although in the upper half
'he Misses Fish meet Mrs Schmtz and
Hiss Marcus I'm their first match. Miss
Nasner and Miss Kutroff lead in the lower
section Tho drsU follows for the matches
winch will begin to-day.
First Ro1nd-Ni-s Natalie Waddleton and
A!ss Bessie a.. Holden rs. Miss Marjorie
herr and Miss Frances Henry. the Misses
fish SIS. Mrs Frederick Schmitz and Miss
hrna Marcus Miss Margaret Grove and
ar Albert Humpnrie- SIS. Miss Margaret
N bker and Miss Rita c. Metcalf. Miss
ADELE Crsg,n and Mrs q. Jenkins VS.. Miss
rlza0e.h g.. Bunce and Miss Barbara
Fleming
second Round Mrst round Miss
-4il Adele Bagg and Miss Buda Stephens
o., Miss Edit. NJ. Handy and Mrs q. W.
temser Miss Teresa r. kuser and Miss
Gertrude de- .a Tore Us. Miss Marie Wag-