New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
BADEN SHOWS THE WAY MISS BROWNE IN DEFEAT
Miss Wagner's Victory the Sur
prise of the Day.

Miss Marie Wagner, the national indoor
lawn tennis champion. loomed up as tho
most probable winner Of the metropolitan
singles title when she defeated Miss Mary
Browne, Of Pasadena, Cal, the outdoor
national title holder, yesterday in the sec
ond round Of the open tournament now IT
progress on the courts OF the West Side
Lawn Tennis Club. 23sth street and
Broadway. Miss Wagner, playing In ex-
ceptional form, bested her opponent in q
match that was marked with cleyerness.
She won at Ga, S-3. Both sets were re-
plete with sensational playing.
The defeat of the national outdoor
champion furnished the surprise OF the
day. Miss Browne has been competing
steadily in almost every tournament OF
any importance throughout the countr.',
come out victor Yesterday she met an
opponent who is at her best when opposed
&c a player who is fast and able to send
the ball whizzing over the net. Miss
Browne smashed the ball with terrific
force throughout the game, but her speedy
drives failed to stop Miss Wagner. She
outplaced Miss Browne. Most of Miss
Wagner's returns were sent where her
opponent was unable TO reach them.
Miss Wagner played a better game Of
lawn tennis than she has exhibited in
other tournaments this season. She never
finched under the terrific drives sent her
way by Miss Browne, and was able to
return the most difficult angle shots. Miss
Browne several times came close to the
net in an attempt to play the close range
game. but her rival for the championship
laurels was too fast for her.
Miss Wagner won the frst game OF the
opening set. and then each player alternat-
ed until the score was at all Miss Wag-
ner won the next two games, and only need
ed another 20 win the set. With the score
at So against her, Miss Browne made
desperate effort to even matters, and
rallied sufficiently TO keep the game 10
deuce for almost fifteen minutes. Then,
after getting the advantage through Miss
Wagner's double fault, Miss Browne final
ly annexed the game when Miss Wagner S
return went for an out
Miss Wagner was steadier than her OPP
that, thereby winning the set at "a. Miss
Wagners effective back court play and
her smashing drives for placement shots
enabled her to defeat the Western cham
plon more easily in the second set.
Play advanced rapidly in the doubles
and mixed doubles, the sc "0ud round OF
each being played. Miss Browne. paired
with Miss Fenno. OF Boston. defeated Mrs
Porter and Mrs. Wilbourne in the first
but lost to Mrs. Chapman and Mrs
Marshall Mclean. a former champion. In
Fish qualified for the third round Of the
doubles by winning their matches in the
first and second rounds.
Mrs. Douglas and Theodore Pell who
competed in the Swedish olympic tennis
matches. defeated Miss Holden and c.
Chambers in the mixed doubles. Miss
Wagner will play against Mrs. Pouch in
the continuation of the single matches
this morning.
The summaries follow:
womens metropolitan singles champ ionshiI
(second round)-Mss Marie Wagner defeated
Miss Mary Browne. "a. 6-3.
Third ToUnd--Miss Elizabeth Bunce defeated
Miss II. H. Punnett, GO. 60; Mrs. Barger-
Wallach defeated Miss II. Hewitt. 60. 60
Miss Erna Marcus defeated Mrs. A. IL. Oeder
60. 81; Mrs. q. de Gersdorn defeated Mrs
Robert A. Pope, +-B. O., 90; Miss lns
Kissel defeated Miss Edith Gwynne, GO, 30
-.
womens metropolitan doubles championship
Marion Fenno defeated Mrs. Porter and Mrs
wilbourne, 90, 90; Miss Marie Wagner anC
Miss Fanny Fish defeated Mrs. +. Schmitz anC
Miss c. Whiting, 6-l. 90.
Miss Elizabeth Bunce defeated Mrs. Bargei
Wallach and Mrs. j. G. Douglas %. 40
6-3. Miss Dorothy Kane and Miss Ina Kisse
| defeated Mrs. G. de Gersdorr and Miss Edit
Marcus defeated Miss IL. r. Punnett and Mis-,
+. Merritt 60. GO; Mrs. George Chapman
Mary Mar browne and Miss Marion Fenno. "a
rs. IS; Miss Marie Wagner and Mis-
Fanny Fish defeated Miss Adele Cragin ant
Miss Gertrude Della Tore, 90 %; Mrs w
A. H. Oeder and Miss c. Donovan. 8--l, al
Miss Glare Cassel and Mrs. A. Lehman de
feated Mrs. G. Touchard and Mrs. A. +. Ran
ney, Ga. SO; Miss r. Gwynne and Mis-
Miss II. Hewitt %, 60.
Mixed doubles FIRST round)--Miss Ina Kis
sci and c. Leonard defeated Mr.. and Mrs
A. Stokes defeated Miss l.. Gwynne and NJ
| Pearson. by default: Miss Mary Brown an,
p. F. Watson defeated Mrs. Weaver and part
ner by default.
second round--Mr.. Douglas and Theodor
/ Pel defeated Miss Bessie Holden and C
! Chambers, IS, Sc: Miss Clare Cassel an'
s. H. voshel defeated Miss Adele Cragin anC
partner, by default; Mrs. Barger-Wallach an
Raymond Little defeated Miss Ina Kissel ant
C. Leonard Sc, "a: Miss Dorothy Kan
and r. wrenn defeated Miss II. r. Punnet
| and DR. f. TAYLOR. 6-i, 90.