New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-31
WOMEN PLAY IN RAIN
Dashing Lawn Tennis at Norris
town Mid Thp'1derClapS.
UNUSUAL SCORES RETURNED
Miss Kissel and Miss Cassell De
feat Miss Cragin and Miss
ROWson Easily.

Drenched by the rain. but hghtng 10 the
end the women lawn tennis players con
tinued their way through the tournament
on the courts Of the Morristown Field club
at Morrlstown, y j.. yesterday. They dis
played Spartan sporting spirit In s"'-
eral az the contests the result was deter
mined by one sct. and I'm others. when tn"
downrour ANA lightning were doing their
best To discourage the women. th"r" were
short sets Of such remarkahl" scores 49,
= 3 and %. 10y which Miss Elunse a"d
VI " Cobhhill were defeated hy Mr.. ana
Mrs. v. \. Beard In the mixed doubles. II
was an exhibition Of pure grit and II
brought its reward. for the semi finals were
reached by one competitor. at least. IN
three 81 the events on the programme.
In tho cup singles tho players drew level
I'm the third round and Mis- Frederick
Schmitz. the former national Indoor cham
pion. drew ahead into the scm.-HuaL Ry a
default Miss Esther Smith coupled with
Mrs Schmtz and -" two were eager for
the contest From the beginning the We
locity with which the former ttie holder
sped the ball along tn" Side lines earned
points rapidly. From her side ot the net
Miss Smith worked alternate short and
long returns more successfully than ans of
her other shots. but while 1t kept Mrs.
Schmltz racing about tn" court u d!d not
disconcert her or break her Stcdiincss. as
she won at 6-3. 81
Activity I'm the lower section 81 the WON
ems doubles brought two of the pairs into
the semi-nuals. while IN" upper section re
mained dormant with Miss Ina Alice ks
sci and Miss Clare Cassell on one OF tho
brackets and Miss Leslie I'm and Miss
Edith Adele Bagss on tho other, an effort
was made 10 bring out a hndlist but the
early twilight failed the players. MISS
Kissel and Miss Cassell were In rar" good
form. Tn" two rallied well and In the i've
Hest sort of battle disposed OF Miss Adele
Cragin and Miss Jane Rowson by the score
Of o. {. Tho defence of IN" losing pair
was dashing They had previously come
through spirited match in which they
had defeated Miss Gertrude Della Tore
and Miss Frances campbell at G-3. 90,
and this seemed to slow up their game at
the critical stages.
The summary follows
Women's cup singles ,sccond roundj Miss
fblIN VI. iiHUhg h'i'd'' 'llF ~ ''''
land by default, Mrs. II. W Tingu" defeated
Miss Aida Hamilton. - s.. I.ss Esther
smith defeated Mr.. Percy ingalls, b. default
Third rounG Mrs. Frederick SchmN dc
featcd Mis- Esther Smith. G-J. 81
Womcu's doubles tnrst rouudJ Miss Ina
Ali,. kiss"l and Miss Care tassrll defeated
Miss Margaret Pier-on and Miss Amos by
default. Miss Adele tragin and Miss Jan"
Rowson defeated Miss Gertrude D'lla Tore
and Miss Frances Campbell u .. 90.
second round Miss Ina Alice Kiss'l and
Miss clare Casscll defeated Miss Adcl" tragin
and Miss Jane Rowson. G.. Ct Miss leslie
Hin and Miss Edith Adel" BagEs defeated Mrs
H. ". Tingue and Miss Hanback, hy default.
Mixed doubles tnrst round Nj. ana Mrs
". A. Beard defeated Miss Lesli" nm and
J 4. II. Hopkins. -, defdulted. Miss Ger
trude Delta Tore and ". H. Blandy de-
fehted Miss orr and j. $ Peck. -. de-
faultcd.
second round-Miss Kissel and l.. $ Free
% 90. MIS-. j. \. H. Hopkins and g. X. +.
Andrews defeated Mr.. and Mrs. q. g. Henry,
%. e. Miss Livingston and II. /. DAVIS
defeated Miss Fistc and i. g. Humphreys hy
default, Mr.. and Mrs ". \. Beard defeated
Miss Elting" and NJ. W tobhhiil. -. -;
Miss Gertrude Della Torrr aud ". II. Bandy
defeated Miss Edith Adcl" Baggs aud e. >
White. %. Ct Miss Frances Campbell aud
Frederick SchmitI defeated Miss Marion
Mrs Frederick Scnmiz and T. ). 'ushman
defeated Nj and Mrs. ". " Haskell by
default; Miss Edith ". Handy ana T. $ H.
PcndeTgast defeated Miss Adele 'rdgin and
l.. ". Converse by default.
Third round Mrs. Frederick SchmttZ and
!. :. Cushmau defeated Miss Edith VI. Handy
and H. s. II. P"hdcrgast. 81 G-l