New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
MRS. SCHM|Tz A winner
Captures Singles Cup by Default
on MorristoWn Courts.
ENDURANCE TELLS TALE
Miss Cassell Unable to Continue
After a Gruelling Match
with Miss Handy.

Stalwart lawn tennis OF the part OF Mrs.
Frederick Schmitz won on. prize for her
/ Yesterday in the final round Of the Norris
town Field Club tournament on the courts
at Morristown. n. j., and her willingness
to compete IN another match resulted in
her scoring on the singles cup by "A de-
fault giuelling semi-fnal caUSeI the
prize TO hang upon question OF endurance.
Miss Clare Cassell, OF the Bronxvile Ath-
letic Association, was SD fatigued after her
defeat Of Miss Edith NJ. Handy. Of the
Staten Island Ladies' Club, by the score OF
81. 6-love. tab she was unable to continue.
II was the kind of contest that Slapped
every bit Of strength Of the winner. In the
first set Miss Handy drove with maddening
accuracy. She also was UP on the ball at
!. every return, and as a consequence Miss
Cassell actually footed miles over her
court
At the end of the first set. which Miss
Casstll scored after a series Of pretty rail-
lies. both Of the women were almost IN a
state OF collapse. The heat OF the day ard
the violent exertion were too much for
Miss Handy. so that the deciding set was
practically a walk-over for Miss CasseD.
She was unable TO take the court against
| Mrs Schmitz. however and so the default
in the final was recorded. BY her victory
Mrs Schmitz becomes the successor -
the title won by Miss Marie Wagner last
year
| Mrs Schmitz also added to her lsurels
when, paired with James S. Cushman. the
two won the mixed doubles trophies. In
| the final round Of that event Mrs. SchmitZ
and Cushman defeated Mrs. j. A. II. Hop
| kins and c. X. F. Andrews, the latter the
| New Jersey state champion. by score or
/ -4, 90. The voleying OF the women ana
their sessions at peppery driving caused
/ this final match TO be a lively one and the
delight OF the afternoon gallery.
! Previous to playing In the final Mrs Hop
| kins and Andrews had engaged MIR. and
Mrs. w. A. Beard in the semi final. 10 win
at s., SO. The stirring encounters In
this match, coupled with the fact that the
day was warm, left its impression upon the
winning pair when they came to the hnal
against Mrs. SchmtZ and Cushman.
Miss Gertrude Della Tore. OF the West
Side Tennis Club, with the mark OF plus
As of IS. won the handicap singles, IN
which thirty-tNo competitors originally be-
gan the matches In the final OF this event
| Miss Della Tore met Miss Livingston, han
| dicapped at minus % OF -, and defeated
| her opponent at So, 50. Altogether. the
| four-day tournament was conducted In a
model manner, Miss Ina Alice Kissel, the
referee keeping the players in action, and
the courts were seldom without match
| In progress.
| The summary follows:
| Morristoun cup. vomens singles ,remi-hnai
| roundC-Miss Glare Casseli defeated Miss Edith
| NJ Handy. 81. SO.
| Final and cup round-Mrs Frederick Schmitz
| defeated Miss Clare Cassell by default.
! Women's handicap singles tseni-hnal round.
| Miss Margaret Livingston. minus two-sxths OF
| i0 defeated Miss Jane Rosson plus txo-srths
| OF 15,. 81, IS, 81; Miss Gertrude Della
! Tore plus four sixths OF 10 defeated MRS ".
i 4 Beard minus 3O,. g.. e.
| FINAL round-Mss Gertrude Della Tore plus
| four-sixths Of 49, defeated Miss Margaret Inv
| ingston minus tvo-sixths Of 49,. "a 81
| Mixed doubles tsem-hnsl roundl-Mrs J. 4.
| ~ HOPKINS and c x F. Andrews defeated VT.
| ana Mrs " 4. Beard. 81. 60.
! Final round-Mrs. Frederick Srhmitz ans
| James s Cushnian defeated Mrs J. 4. " Hop
| kns and {. X. P. Andrews. 50, So
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