New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
WOMEN READY FOR PLAY
To Strive This Week for Indoor
Lawn Tennis Championship.
LEADING PLAYERS ENTERED
Mrs. Schmitz, Holder Of Title,
Drawn Against Miss dc Ia
Torre in First Round.

Tventy-fve women. rating - the fore
most lawn tennis players Of their sen IN
this section Of the country. we're drawn yes
terdav for the ffth annual indoor national
championship tournament Mrs. Frederick
Schmits, tho holder OF the title, and MISS
Marie Wagner, former champion. find
places on The list in tie singles. This event
will begin tomorrow morning on the courts
Of the eth Regiment Armory. The doubles
will begin OH TUESDAY.
Mrs Schmitz. who learned her lawn ten
mis- IN England. holds a place in the upper
half. IN her first match she meets MISS
Gertrude de la Tore, Of the West Side
Club. Others n this half include Miss Alice
N. Fish. Of the Nontclair Athletic Clup'
Miss Ina Alice hissel, Miss Buda stevens
young but brilliant player: Miss Edith NJ.
Handy, OF the Staten Island Ladies Clup'
Miss Margaret Grove. the Southern girl ana
champion, whose dashinC game carried her
t. the semi finals last year. and Miss cara
Kuttron, West Side club expert
Miss Elizabeth {. Bunce. the Hudson
River champion; Miss Marie Wagner. Miss
Fannie Fish. Of Montclair; Miss Margaret
Flemnine of the Plainfeld Country Ciub'
Miss Frne Mnrcus New Jersey 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 arc showing their fastest
game
All of tire matches will be the best two
in three deuce and vantage sets. Walter
Merrill Hall will act a. referee. and the fol-
lowing committee Of tho regiment will be
in charge: william p Cragin. jr., chair
man r. ', Nsisawsld, Calhoun Cragin.
King Smith. Douglas {. Despard, Harry l..
Follett a,d Morris s. Clark. The womens
committee includes Miss Marie Wagner
Mrs. Frederick Schmitz aud Miss Edith
Adele BqgG.
The previous winners follow:
woMEN's sINGLEs.
1907 Miss Elizabeth H. Moore champion;
Miss Marie wagner. runner-up -,... A.
1905 Miss Marie Wagner champion MIS-.
frederick SchmtZ, rUnner-up. a.
1909 Miss Marie Wagner. champion' MISE
Elizabeth H. Moore runner up. -
i9lO Mrs. Frederick schmitz champion; Miss
FrHa Marcus. runner up
WOMENs DOUBLES.
i9Gs-Miss Moore and Mrs. Pouch. champions.
Mrs Mccarthy and Miss Johnson, runners up.
1909-Mss Moore and Miss Marcus rhsmplons'
1910 Miss Wagner and Miss Kuttror c'isN-
pons. Miss Moore and Miss Marcus. runners-u7.
The drawing for the singles, which was
made py Walter Merrill Hall and William
g. Cragin, jr., follows:
National championship singles preIimi-
nary round)-Miss Alice NJ. Fish ". Miss
IRA Alice Kissel, Miss Buda Stevens VS..
winner of Miss Bessie q. Holden ana MISS
Edith NJ. Handy match.
First round-Iliss Bessie G.. Holden vs..
Miss Edith VI. Handy Miss Elsa Alsbers
VS.. Miss Clara <uttrof'. Miss Marjorie Kerr
vs. Miss Adele ira gin. Miss Margaret Grove
VS.. Miss Rita Metcaf. Miss Gertrude de la
Tore vs. Mrs. Frederick Schmitz. Miss
Della Thule VS.. Miss Eliza beth &. Bunce,
Miss Margaret Flemming W. Mrs. j. Eek
erson Miss Theresa r. kuser vs.. Miss Ma
rie Wagner, Miss Margaret NJ. Riker VS..
Mrs G. ". Remsen.
Second round first round bycs)-Miss
Fanny NJ. Fish VS.. Miss Erna Marcus, Miss
Edith Adele Bagg vs.. Miss Frances Henry