New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05
FAST PLAY ON COURTS
Miss Sewer and Miss Wagner
Swing Racquet with Skill.
/ MISS CASSELL PUT OUT
Good Sized Crowd Enjoy the
Matches in New Rochelle
Tourna ment.

Victories by Miss Miriam Sewer and
Miss Marie Wagner. the national indoor
lawn tennis champion, enlivened the be-
ginning OF the Quaker Ridge champion
ship women's singles yesterday on the
ciav courts OF the New Rochelle Tennis
Club. al New Rochelle. y. Y. II fell 70
Miss Seever who recently performed 50
well al Nysck 10 score reversal OF
form in her defeat Of Miss Clare Cassell
in straight sets at o. 60.
Miss Sewer. who is newcomer 10 the
local tournament lists revealed a scorcn-
ing forehand drive which she has a trek
or uncoverins out OF rally. Her quick
ness in bringing off this shot. which was
easily her best asset. completely oafiied
Miss CssseH Then there was considera-
bic ginger in the lengthy game "a Miss
Sewer worked il from her side OF the net
She was alert 10 anticipate her famous
opponents returns. while she concealed
her own intentions cleverly. When com
PEELED 10 do so by the short returns or
Miss Cassell. the girl demonstrated that
she could volley with fair accuracy. On
the whole. 30 was the steadiness with
which Miss Sewer worked and her STRAIT
ery al changing speed that carried her
through in two sets
Miss Marie Wagner came n for oi-
share of the attention OF the gallery.
which was 80 delighted % see the sun
shine that there was ar enthusiastic as
semblage In the first round Miss Wssnef
defeated Miss L.chtensteiu az -. -"
In the second round sde had heg long
drives shooting directly into the corners.
while she occasionally varied this by
speeding the ball directly down the side
lines. usually favoring her forehand a.
this Mrs C'H Ellis despite stubborn
resistance on her part was no match for
the champion az this sort of game. and
yielded up her place a. s-5 -"
10 proved = disappointment that Hiss
Margaret : Groves. VINO won the cup
.sst season. failed ~ appear. 5ne was
drawn against Miss Amy Bernstein. and
this is expected 20 be- one ~ the feature
competitions for to-day
The mixed doubles were begun. and
produceI two interesting contests along
with the general results. The best vas a
three-set match. 81 which Miss Juliet
Ieecr paired w.tA Harold stiles ~ Yale.
oefcatct Miss uots1r and Alfred D.
Hammatt tl. f0rmel New York Ju.Ver-
s.tr champion az o.. s-s. S.
Morris s Clark and Howard FosneI
won their places in the semi-nnsi round
OF t1. mems singles Noshsils twisters
were going splendidly and no disposed Of
Benny Phillips. a PLAYING through cup
holder a. - s..
The summary follows
Qua..- Rid.s ea.mB.ohsHi5 vomsH singles
Iarsf rCInlf. Alias Alberta 1cups1r t~fcaiep
Mr. A 81 Hamilton. p. frtalii Mss Se.-
.r.a. atn, orr "a r.,,.i'o. F,'rfss Dc
CAFE Miss ri1rT1r rguzr 90 o., Nus
Miriam ~~~rrr defeated Miss clare Lassell,
John blanchard. Or default Mss Aice Lerch
defeated Mi-v r Hamilton. 81.
Mrs Charlie n. hesrd defeated Mas F>i.eh.
80 81 Miss Marie 1sEner dcfeate1 Miss
second rogns -Mss Marc Warne- defeated
M-s f. ~ ElNs IS 90
S@~' and Howard Nosnsl defeated Mis-
Ior--r~ and Alien Ioosl 81 81. Ms
iirr-. D. H4rl.c. an Leonard Bsesmzn D.
fssfe1 Mu frrrr WIhourn ard rartner. nf
default. Ms Juliet Tse~rn anc Harold stiles
defeated nisr Hots11 and Alfred u. hsmmett'
s. s. IS
"a. szIrar defeated Miss Coc.Ie and a. y.
I6HTr g IS Mr and Mrs a. Dudley
Hriffor t~feateI Mics Bessie Holden sr1 =.
Wall IT, e. 81. NJ ard Mr. a.. \.
Rear dcrcsfed NJ d. ~ Ellis I'D y. ".
Merritt. s. -
Quake Ridge champ .onshIr mems sirEles.
frirH rounfD -Fantrrni' p Narl d-'eat-d p
WsIsr IS a. e. Or Vi'iau T
Heuraru d~feat~I John a. TowiinsCu. r,
IS a LEONARD R~esnsn defeated EdsaF
n f.sn - ~t
Fou-ts round Ma--,, clark defeated nr.
= Krurisr g SO. Howard Nosh~l de
frstcf Hen'arin -. Phillips -. S
Mems doubles ff-~f round ~ cEnell arf
= ard fef~af~l Rians an Whitiock b. a.
fslIt. sands ard Whtn4ck d~f~sfei Falle1 and
Rraaiev 30 e. Chester and Birmingham
defeated "a Ranks and partne-. hr default
paIen ard IcUirc d~fsstet Behr an partner.
s.. dsrzait. Hammett ans T,hcv defeatci
gtsirksurf an1 SsauEhfrT. hv default. br.
uraao AMI eues defeated Rogers an brcEan.
Is 81 90
second ~ound-Phiilirs ard Lovrnrrift re-
s-ztel sands ana Whuhec<. IS. So 81
TsU~- and roIfN~ defeated Chester arf biI
r,ircfs- b. default. In and Ba-Es defeated
Nafrv--i-ht nrf Emerson. hv default. Pei and
cooEan defeated B..'s and Lawrence, $
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