New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
MRS. BEARD WINS TITLE
MIXED DOUBLES DECIDED
Western Lawn Tennis Player
Now New Jersey Champion.
Honors Go 10 Miss Damrosch
and G. R. Leonard-Men's
Singles TO-day

| Two more OF the New Jersey State lawn
tennis Championship titles were DECIDED
yesterday, Mrs. Charles ~ Beard captur-
| ing the womens singles and Miss Alice
r.. Damrosch and Charles r. Leonard the
mixed doubles. on the clay courts Of the
Morrlstown Field Club, at Morrstown.
IN J.
The mems singles hung over with two
OF the youngsters Vanderbilt b. ward,
the phenomenal Yale freshman, and AL
rick H. Man, jr.. the Yale captain, left to
! fight IL out. Ward also is in the final
round Of the doubles, paired with DR..
William Rosenbaum The two will meet
9. Frederick Watson. IT,. and Charles l..
leonard to-da,.
Again Mrs. Frederick Schmitz displayed
her remarkable ability I'm staging the
! competitions. The day began with Mrs
Beard facing Miss Miriam Steever for the
singles championship which was won last
| season by Mrs. Marshall Mclean. From
the beginning Mrs. Beard was aggressive
Her drives possessed both length and
pace. while she covered court In man
ner which lett Miss Steeycr no oppor-
| tunity 10 bring of her passing shots.
II was the flashing half yolley shots by
which Mrs. Beard sent the ball singing
to the base lfnc ~ the opposite court that
compelled Miss Steeyer TO keep away from
the net Altogether the Western woman
lifted her game 10 a higher plane than
she had done in winning at Englcwood
and al the middle states The severity
OF her strokes never diminished. and she
led all the way. 20 win IN straight sets
at G--3. C.
One OF tho features Of the days pro-
gramme was the splendid playing Of Miss
Alice y. Damrosch. the daughter Of Walter
Damrosch, the composer. who carried on
the mixed doubles. along with Charles Il.
Leonard the old Harvard star. The gIrl
was as da.5hing and hard hitting as the
great Maurice Mclaughlin. Her fore
hand drives sent the ball scorching
through the opposite court ~ pace that
made II practically unplayable. Miss
Damrosch had "a keen eye for tho lines.
and her shots that cut the sides or spotted
the bail down in the corners helped ma
terilly 10 pull her side through to the
victory In defeating Mrs. y. G. Edgar and
Lindley Durham at IS. 7-5.
Both ~ the sem-fnal matches in the
mems singles resulted In what were con-
siderod reyersals. The youthful Ward
met Charlie Bull. OF the Crescent Athletic
club, I'm the morning and disposed OF
IL. Frl.
with which the boy worked his left hand
ed shots and his trick or whipping In n
fast shot following several slow returns
surprised tn. spectators. Bull failed To-
accommodate his returns 10 these quick
changes. Tie attempted TO overwhelm
Ward by a net attack, only TO find the
boy unusually clever at his crossing shots.
The summary follows:
New Jersey state championship woucn's
singles (hnsl and championship roundj-
Mrs. Charles y. Beard defeated Miss Miriam
Stesyer. G-3. 90.
Mixed doubles (third round)-Mrs. Mar
SHAH Mclean and Ilalstead Little defeated
Miss Glare Cassell and Vanderbilt d. Ward.
semi-nnaI round-Miss Alice n. Dam
rosch and Charles Il; Leonard defeated Miss
BraGley and T. NJ Pay; 3D. g g; Mrs
Mrs Marshall Mclean and Halstead Little,
6-8. %. 6
FINAL ana championship round-Miss Alice
u. Damrosch and Charles Il. Leonard de-
tented Mr.. u. G. Edgar and Lindey Dun
ham. ID. ID
New Jersey state championship mems
singles (semi-hual roundJ-Vanderbiit B
Ward defeated Charles NJ. Bull, jr., 81
c go 81, Alriek i. Man jr'' defeated
Mems doubles Uhlrd round)--Cedric \.
Major and T.. w. Peasoe defeated II. A.
Tower and VI. y. watson by default
Fourth round-James :. Cushman and cal
houn Cragln defeated oscar -. Smith IT,, and
Leon :. Freeman, G. G-l; Vanderbilt 49,
Ward and DR.. William Roscnhaum defeated
Cedric a. Major and u. w. Peaslee. 10. 20
wright defeated .. T. Lipscomb and l.. Van
derventer. 90, 50, 10
Scmi-n nal round Frederick G. Watson. Jr.,
and Charles -. Leonard defeated James =
Cushman and Calhoun Cragin. 90. %
Vanderbilt u. Ward and Dr. William Rosen-
baum defeated Alrick II. Man. IT, and Stanley
Mems consolation single, FIRST reeund,-H. P,
IT, Kissel 90. 90; Y. II. Underwood de-
fes,ed A. Fox by default; 4. Rogers defeated
\. Mclean BY default; Q. H. smith jr, de
defeated r. g. Cooke, IS, 3; u. Ford de
feated x. u. Fisher by default !. Wander
BANKS defeated J. H. Mclean by default: e.
II. Bssell defeated A. Rigs by default; 3.
Pltney defeated X. II, kissol O-3, - ID.
Clark defea ted X. VI. SHAW by neIdult e. =.
WincheI defeated II. Stockweli by default s.
Freeman defeated w Edgar by default; l.. A,
Comm defeated H. ldule by default p Rub
sanen defeated II. :. Morse by default; II. u.
Kelley defeated A. Brown by default
Third round-E; Z. Underwood defeated
defeated IT. Ford by default W. Ketcham
defeated 3 Pitney. 6-3. %: II. y. Banks
defeated l.. Nanderventer 60 Cd; ID.
CTark defeated C. N. Bissell, 60. G-3; G.
g. Delnonlco defeated G. 8. Winchell by
default: ]. A. CONN defeated :. Freeman
by default; r. B. Kelsey defeated Il. Rubsa-
Fourth ronnd-oscar b. Smith. jr., de
feated +. r. Underwood. Go, SO; w.
Ketcham defeated H. y. Banks q. l-s.
al. a.; n. y. Kelsey defeated /. a.
Coffin, 6--3, retired.
oscar n smith ir 7-5, 4--6. 0-3 u. r.
Kelsey defeated c. c. Delmonico. 6--3. e..