New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
FAST PLAY IN DOUBLES
Final Round Now Reached for
Local Lawn Tennis Title.
GIRLS DEFEAT MATR0NS
Miss Sutton and Miss Green
Forced to the Limit in
Three Set Match.

Play in the women's metropolitan law,
tennis championship tournament yesterde,
/ on the courts Of the West Side Tenni,
| club was devoted mostly TO the double,
and. although the matches were no.
numerous. what did take place were of
! high class. Two pairs won their way to
the final round, and these were Miss Ha.el
! Hotchkiss and Miss Adelaide Browning d,
the top section. and Miss Florence Sutto,
and Miss Dorothy Green i'm the lower SOC
lion. The final round. with tho seml-Ansi,
! Of the singles. will be played this afto,.
noon.
The match between Miss Sutton and Me,
Breen and Mrs. Barger- Waliach ana Mrs
George VI. Chapman attracted the mai,
share Of the gallery. which was the blgess,
OF the tournament so far. and, in fact. tta
best ever seen at this fixture. The playerx
were assigned To the coart nearest IN.
clubhouse, so that those on the verand,
! and on the steps Of the piazza had a splen.
did view of the match The order OF the
service was Miss Sutton. Mrs. Chapman.
Miss Green and Mrs Wallach. and although
Miss Sutton gained the first two points bv
some nice placing shots, Mrs. Chapman
: broke through after deuce had been called
and won the opening game Although tie
players had not warmed to their work.
there were some fast rallies In the next
game, when after deuce had been called
twice the game went TO Miss Sutton's side.
Miss Green lost her service game. and
Mrs. Walllch winning her service made
the tally 81 i'm favor Of the eX-champion =
side. Two games in quick succession Tor
Miss Sutton brought the score up to 3-all.
Then games apiece made II 4-all, alter
which Mrs. Wsllach, with two games. ran
out the set at 6-i. the last game being .
love one on Mrs. Chapman's service.
Miss Green opened the second set serving
and showed some Of her best speed by capt
uring a love game. The next was remarka'
bic for its long rallies, and on aces It went
to deuce four times, TO be finally capturet
by Miss sutton and her partner. in =
whirling shower Of smashes the next three
games were tailed for the girls, leaving tho
score 5-love in their favor They were out
playing Mrs. Wallach and Mrs. Chapman
at every point although the latter pair
came with a squirt which netted them two
games in succession. With the figures -
! in their favor, Miss Sutton and Miss Green
made the next one easily getting the set
| at 60.
When the umpire called sets apiece thers
was great interest. Miss Green again puc
/ the set I'm commission, but her opponents
/ broke through for the first game Then
| Miss Sutton and Miss Green settled down
and captured five games without a break
two being at love. This brought the score
TO 81. In the next game Mrs Nallach and
| her mariner made a last stand, but finally
! lost the set at 6-2.
! Miss Hotchkiss and Miss Browning de-
| feated Mrs. William H. Pouch and Miss
Edith Handy at 4-6. e., 81 in Che
other semi-fnal match. Playing with her
oldtime dash and accuracy, Mrs. Pouch
ably assisted by Miss Handy. gained the
first set at 81. Then il looked as II MISS
Hotchkiss and Miss Browning would be-
! eliminated, but they stayed better and
worked ahead in the next two sets, which
they won comfortably.
The summaries follow.
Metropolitan championship 'vomen
doubles sem-fnal round) Miss Florence Su,f
ton and Miss Dorothy Green defeated Mrs
/ Bargcr Wallach and Mrs. George VI. chapman:
! 4-6 CO. e. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss ana
4 Miss Adelaide BfONhluS h'AIdiFn III :. - ii.''.N
| II. Pouch and Miss Edith Handy, IL t--
| 81. . -.
Mixed doubles Cdrst rOundD-Mrs. H. E'
| Uanyel and Joseph Condor defeated Mrs Nc
| Dayitt and Lyle T. Mahan, q. IS; Mr'
! George NJ chapman and y. Holmes defeated
Miss Adele Crasin and Arthur 'Tagin ~
\ G-l. ...- II
Second round-Mrs Frederick Schm.iz anf
! 4 Bovcs defeated Miss Elsie Little and Rich-
! ara n Palmer 6--1, 80 8-3: Mrs Gegfss
N chairman and A. Holmes defeated Mss
| Dorothy Green and Calhoun Cragin e.
| "a. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss and Carlton IL
| Gsrdner defeated Mrs and DR. Humphrey%
| 90. I'll. 81 pst,
Womcn's consolation snsles-Ms B.sss
| Wright defeated Mrs Blum by delalt' "''
- p,Iifn defeated Miss Emily Dcitz, o-h
los. Miss Bessie Holden defeated Mrs. Henry
! &c -, Sc.