New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-08
FATE PULLS THE STRINGS
Youth to Meet Experience for a
Lawn Tennis Cup.
MRS. M'LEAN-MISS WAGNER
Both Win Their Semi Final
Matches Easily in Tourney on
Englewood Courts.

Followers OF lawn tennis peIeved that II
was a trick of fate that brought Mrs Mar.
shall Mclean, who as Miss Helen Romans
formerly held national championship titles
and Miss Marie Wagner, adorned by pres
ent laurels. together in the final and cup
round Of the tournament at the Englewood
Field Club, at Englewood n. j., yesterday.
1t is to be trial OF the more settled e.
perienced player against the dash ard
brilliant execution of youth in the crp
match Mrs. Mclean met and defeated
Mrs George H. Chapman yesterday at
6-9, Ga. On her side Miss Wagner scored
against another of the younger players.
Miss Clara Kuttroff, at 6-3, 6-3.
There was a dash and snap about the
way in which Mrs. Mclean and Mrs Chan
man played their strokes that delighted the
gallery that lined the shady side OF tina
courts against the backstops. Each at
tempted to force openings. BY varying the
length of her shots and often catching
Mrs. Chapman completely off her guard oy
skilfully shortened returns Mrs. Mclean
managed to score in straight sets.
Miss Wagner's contest against Miss
Kuttroff was easily one Of the best she has
with full follow through and with speed
that at times was wonderfully daring, the
youthful national indoor champion sailed
through her sets. From her side of the
net Miss Kuttroff made stirring defence,
which only Accumulated the strength OF her
Opponents game
In the women's doubles Mrs. Mclean.
with Mrs Chapman as her partner, reached
the final along with Miss Wagner and Miss
Kuttroff. The former pair had a stub
bornly contested semi-fnal, in which they
ultimately succeeded I'm defeating Mrs G.
n. Beard and Mrs. Louis S. Coe at Go.
6-S, ca. Mrs. Beard is a Western player
who has recently become resident in the
East. She hits hard and with that freedom
of action which distinguishes the racquet
wielders of the West, IL was by frequent
changes OF pace that Mrs. Mclean and
Mrs. Chapman scored the close games and
finally the match
Raymond p. Little and Harold II.
Hackett scored rousing match in arriving
in the final round OF the mems doubles.
They were opposed by Walter Merrill Hall
and Gustave f. Touchard. whom they de-
feated at 4-6, 81, 6-3 II there was any
shot that they missed in this particular
nobody noticed #. Little and Hackett won
chiefly at the net, where each volleyed
and smashed clearly for the points
The summary follows
Englewood cup womens singles Second rount)
Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. Walter G.
Alderman, 3-5. 0-3, Cd.
Third round-Mrs. George II. Chapman de-
feated Mrs c. y. Beard e-1 So; Miss Marie
Wagner defeated Miss Ina Alice Kissel, by de-
fault.
semi-hnal round-Mrs Marshall Mclean de-
fested Mrs. George II. Chapman, 6-3, e.. Miss
Marie Wagner defeated Miss Clara Ku.rof.
women's doubles first round>-Miss Marie
Wagner and Miss Clara Kuttror defeated Mrs.
fault; Mrs Walter c. Alderman and Miss Esther
". Smith defeated Mrs. William II. Pouch and
H Mss ES and NJ Handy ISSs By ss de.a Mss
Elizabeth II. Moore and Mrs. s. F. Weaver.
e-3, Ga; Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Mrs.
George H. CHAPMAN defeated Mrs. w. h. Man
vel and Miss Holder by default
semi-fnal round-Mlss Marie Wagner and
Miss Clara KgttroT defeated Mrs Walter C. c:
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Mrs George II.
chapman defeated Mrs. G. n. Beard and Mrs.
Mixed doubles (frst round)-Mrs. Louis 5. Co
and Sheppard Romans defeated Miss Leslie Hill
and J, A. H; Hopkins. 81. 81; ~
Raymond D. Little defeated o. II. Riggs by de-
fault.
Third round-BenJdUln NJ Jnlllps OeAedAeu II.
L. James by default; Lyle r. Mahan defeated
George @. Shafer. 2-6. GO, G.; Theodore
Roosevelt Pell defeated Edwin P. Larned, 81.
e.
Mems doubles (frst round)-walter Blachs arrt
r. Y. Fink defeated a. n. Cswston and X. @;
5tearn. "a. 60: benjamin VI Phillips and
Or. William Rossnbaum defeated Otto II. Hinck
and Harry Torrance. tr., by default;
George c. Shafer defeated R. l. James and
partner BY default: Theodore Roosevelt Pell and
Lyle +. Mahan defeated Walter Blache and z;
+ Fink 6---S Sc: Raymond u. Little and
Harold IT. Hackstt defeated benjamin. ". Phil
lins and Dr. William Rosenbaum, e.. S.;
Walter Merrill Hall and Gustave Tcuchart
defeated Karl II. Behr and Edwin T. Larnei,
%. 8-6. 6-3.
Sem-fnal round-Raynnond n. Iittle and Har-
old II Hackett defcater Walter Merrill Hall
and Gustave F. Touchard. &C. O., 6-3.