New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24
MISS WAGNER WINS CUP
Beats Miss ReeS in Hard Match
on MontCIalr Court.
FAST LAWN TENNIS SHOWN
Miss Moore and Mrs. Neff Defeat
Miss Wagner and Miss Kutt-
rolf in Doubles Final,

Lifting her game to a speed which her
onnonent could not meet. Miss Marie Was-
ner. the national indoor champion, won the
lawn tennis singles cup yesterday In the
final match OF the tournament on the clay
courts Of the Montclair Athletic Ciuo' at
Nontclair. y. ]. Miss Wagner was at her
best in the deciding set, and defeated MISS
Gwyndolyr Rees. the former MINNESOTA
state champion, by ca, 3-6 g.
Miss Elizabeth II. Moore, the former ma
iional champion. paired with Mrs. Il. H.
Nen. of the Montclair Club, won the dou-
bles in a contest that was chieily deNote'
to tactics rather than spectacular piaylhs'
The winning pair defeated Miss Marie
Wagner and Miss Clara Kuttroh, the COM
hination representing the Hamilton Erahs'
and West side clubs, by the score Oh III
6-4
Tie only other event TO reach conclu-
sion was the consolation singles. In the
final Of that series Miss Florence Sheidoh
defeated Mrs. George Massey by g. 10
CO.
As Miss Wagner figured in two finals II
fOund llllpOSSlbit W IAlliSh ~
doubles. Miss Polly Sheldon and Frank Is.
Hague held their place in the lower Hhd'
bracket through their defeat OF Mrs ueorsc
Massey and Frank Sellers by G., ID MISS
Wagner and John Greenleaf have dNlueu
sets i'm the upper half of the seml-h"d'
( round with Miss Moore and ". {. Grant
/ these matches will be finished at the con
venience Of the players.
II was the singles match which held the
attention OF the gallery and both MiS9
Wagner and Miss Rees did excellent "oIN.
In the first set each Of the women devoted
herself to driving. always endeavorihs u
| find the spot I'm the opposite court "nl'
was beyond her adversary reach' Inv
opening games followed service unul MISE
Wagner broke through and scored the set
nv working hcr drives rrcttly to the lal
corners of the court Miss Rees managed u
worl, mn a lead of Al and 5-5 on games
She was outplaying Miss Wagner III thlS
CO and scored it by 6-3 The real test
came IN the third set when Miss Nashe'
s,,.,rc- ber racket with powerful sweeps
/ foIloving through her strokes ana away
/ placing with brilliant execution. i ne ia
| tionaI champion wore down Miss Rees any
( scored the deciding set WIN lhe io'' "
Tho Gou6Ies match brought about con
diticn which threw all the playing To W. :
Nen on one side Of the net ana Mss dId Mis- Miss
/ Wagner relatively had little TO 40: ne
steadiness OF Mrs. Nen prevailed IN inc
/ end for straight set victory.
Otto IT, Hinck and Henry Torrance won
the postponed final Of the mems lawn Ten
mis- doubles on the courts OF the Nlach
/ Country Club, at Nyack, n. Y" Yesterday
They defeated Carlton c. Kelley and AllaI
Behr I'm three straight sets by the score "
/ The excellence OF the tactics of iincB
! and Torrance was demonstrated In the raI'
I lies They worked up 10 the net togtlntT
seldom affording an opening anu "'n 30, ~ ~
alertness from their own side 10 PICK tht
vulnerable spots ara NoleI 'he od'
through for the points.
Following the custom which has become
a habit with him, Walter j.. Pate yester
dav won the singles championship title o
the Brooklyn Lawn Tennis Club. In th'
final he defeated Cedric Major by the score
/ of Go ca lO-l2 G..
OF The he Autumn Handicap was brought dow
to the final round. Arthur \. ldas5eIl
scratch, defeating X. +. ian m N BAN NJ
plus IS. by u. Cd. G-l and Dr. Paul W
| PTcher. plus 10. defeating Ross Boles, Plus
! l.. by the score Of CO. g.
| The summary follo"s'
Bro,kIyn championship singles semi dna
round)water L. Pate defeated Al,hHr - Ju'I
ham, "a. e 60, Gegni MAJOR u'''"''' d
"rlRna aii smd championship round-water /
Pate defeated Cedric Major, O. G-3 ~
Handicap single. semi anal reuna, AT THU
4. Hasseli scratch defeated Il. r. Van Nran
ken plus IL. %. 6.l, g; Dr. fauI NJ II
cher. plus IS, defeated Ross Boles' plus TO- -