New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
MANY LIVELY RALLIES
Miss Browning Wins Place in
Final Round at OunWoodie.
BEATS MISS ANNA MARTIN
Smith and Burchard Lead in
Mems Doubles When Rain
Stops Match.

Bringing her powerful driving shots TO
bear in the lively rallies Miss Adelaide
Browning OF Ardsley. won her place In
the final round OF the Hudson River cham
pionship womens singles yesterday on the
clay courts Of the Dunwoodie Country Cluo'
at Yonkers In a match which was filled
with brilliant playing Miss Browning de-
feated Miss Anna Martin. OF Park Hill and
the three times winner Of the Smith College
champion ship. by score OF 81, 6-l. AS a
result Miss Browning couples with Miss
Ellen Barry, OF West Point for the cham
rionship title and trophy.
An attempt was made TO bring off the
championship final Of the mems doubles. in
which king Smith and Ross Burchard, OF
Poweton. met Frederick p. Fox and Dr.
3. f. Drake, of New Rochelle. Fox was
two hours late in arriving at the courts
however. so that II was impossible TO finish
before the driving rain stopped the lawn
tennis for the day When the match was
called of Smith and Burchard had won
the first set at IS and were leading on the
second at Al 1t VIII be resumed at that
place this afternoon. All Of the finals Will
he decided to-day. weather permitting. the
mems singles will bring together Abraham
Bassford jr, Of Bronxvlle. against Homer
W Guernsey of Pougbkeepsie The
women's singles lies between Miss Brown
ing and Miss Barry. The mems doubles
Is TO be finished and the mixed doubles is
TO be contested between Mrs. William IA.
Pouch and Ross Burchard OF Powelton
and Mrs. Henry II. Burdick and A. r.
Latimer. Of Bronxville. SO far as the team
championship is concerned. II Is question
OF how Powelton and Bronxville win their
matches
The women's semi-fnal match attracted
more of a gallery than the day and the
weather conditions seemed to warrant
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss. the national cham
pion. came over from Ardsley with Miss
Browning. and the California girl acted as
umpire. Her decisions from the chair were
snappy and uniformly good. Miss Hotch-
kiss was impressed by the strength and
accuracy OF Miss Martins back handlers.
upon which she complimented her. The
Hudson River cup for the women also at
tracted the national title holder. She de-
cared that II was superior to the ma
tional trophy, and that another year she
would Join one OF the Hudson River asso-
citation clubs and contrive TO win IT for her
personal property.
The courts were trihe slow from the
slight rain Of the early afternoon when
Miss Browning and Miss Martin began
their match. II was base line driving at
first BY tremendous activity Miss Brown
ing scored the first two games. Then Miss
Martin made an assault on the net posi-
ton. Her style was unimpeachable and she
scored the game. despite Miss Browning's
attempts az cross volleying and passing
The next four games produced some stir
last ditch. brought all Of the heavy artillery
of her overhead strokes into the play.
quick 70 notice the effect, the Ardsley girl,
who was a finalst In the national cham
rionship kept the ball sailing low. and
won the first set at 81, although the point
score was close.
Miss Browning was splendidly aggressive
I'm the second set. Footing swiftly over her
court she used an infinite variety Of strokes
with remarkable steadiness. The weather
conditions had become wretched. but the
Ardsley girl suited her shots TO the court,
forging along 10 4-love. BY n pretty bit
of squirting Miss Martin won the fifth game.
10 was her last successful effort, as Miss
Prowning captured the set and match at
c.
The portion OF the mems doubles which
WAS played was contested In q drizze that
later increased 10 a downpour that drove
the players from the court. At the be-
ginning Ross Burchard was astray on his
ground strokes in a lot Of sizzling rallies
and ty playing the ball 10 Burchard almost
continuously Fox and Dr. Drake went to
tho front al -. Then King Smith pulled
his partner down TO earth. so that the pairs
balanced al 5-all. Smith worked some
stifly played cross-court shots through the
New Rochelle pair in the next two games
and won the set at rs.
Smith and BUrchard held 10 their steadi-
ness IN the FIVE games played OF the second
set At this stage the match will be con-
tinued 70 a conclusion this afternoon.
The mems singles and doubles OF the
open tournament Of the siwanoy Country
Club, on the courts at Mount Vernon, will
begin this afternoon. The tournament is
under the direction OF the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association. and
will continue throughout next week. H.
G. Pond is chairman of the committee.
which also includes G. NJ. Lord, s. p.
Breck, L. r. Lawyer, II. l. Ghormley and
W w Clark