New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-11
REVERSAL ON COURTS
Miss CaSSeII HumbleS Mrs. Me-
Lean in Straight Sets.
FIELD NARR0WS RAPIDLY
Mrs. Schmitz as Referee Makes
Players Toe Mark in Lawn
Tennis Tourney.

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1t remained for Miss Glare Cassell, OF
the Bronxville Athletic Association. to
tally the first reversal in the New Jersey
State championship lawn tennis tourna-
ment on the courts Of the Morristown
Field Club. at Morristown. y. j., yester-
day. The girl, who developed her game
In England. created no end Of a sensa-
ton by defeating Mrs. Marshall Mclean.
the playing-through winner Of last year,
In straight sets at Ga. Ga.
Both of the players, who held posi-
tons in the upper half of the draw. began
splenddly. Miss Cassell In her first
round match defeated Mrs. Dudley oil
colt by the score of 81, 6-2. Just be-
low her Mrs. Mclean, who formerly was
Miss Helen Romans, the national cham
pion disposed OF Miss Martha orr to the
score Of 60, e.
Miss Cassell had had some previous eX-
periences against Mrs. McLear and knew
the deadly accuracy OF her crossing shots
once she got close enough to the net TO
work them sharply into the opposite
court. From her own side. Miss Cassell,
dltIi u every move VI lltl ldlilOhS bp-
ponent. awaited these quick plunges to
the net Each time as Mrs. Mclean
moved I'm Miss Cassell. timing her drives
prettily. sent the ball scorching down the
backhand Of her opponent She played
low and deep and with a powerful sweep
to her racquet that made handling the
shots always a bit uncertain. Straight
through the two sets Miss Cassell was
steady and playing with rcmorseless Sc
verify.
BY her victory Miss Cassell came out
into the round before the scmi-final and
couples with Mrs. Frederick Schmltz, the
former national indoor champion, who Is
acting as referee Of the tournament
Mrs. Schmitz only had to play In the
first round. in which she defeated Miss
Condit al 81, Ct, her long shots hav-
ing plenty Of punch to them. Then Mrs.
Schmitz took a default from Miss Ger
trude Della Tore
On the whole Mrs Schmitz sent the
players scurrying through the rounds
like docile lambkins yesterday. Her
readiness with defaults reduced the
original field OF seventy-four competitors
for the mems title 10 twonty-four sur
vivors. Then the womcn's singles were
reduced to nine, and there was a scat
tering OF few defaults In the mems
doubles Mrs. Schmitz indicated by her
manner more than by words that the
players would have 10 toe the mark for
the rest OF the week and be on hand
promptly or suffer the consequences.
Two OF the younger stars-Leonard
Beekman. OF Pawling School and b.
Vanderbilt Ward, recent winner at New
Rochelle-got into action yesterday.
Beekman met H. s Morse. n Harvard
freshman. and defeated him 6-3. g.
In the FIRST set Beekman led at %. In
the ninth game Morse. whose service
was excellent, took his third game, fin
ishing with a service ace. Morse won
the second and seventh games OF the Sec
ond set. Bcekmuu being unusually steady.
Ward disposed OF r. w. Peaslee. Of the
Yale team. at Ct. e, leading all .he
way. his strokes being sure and true.
The summary follows:
New Jersey state championship. womcn's
singles (itrst round --Mrs. Frederick Schmitz
defeated Miss COndit, G--l, G-3; Miss Clare
Casheu defeated Mrs. Dudley OlcotL 81.
G-2. Mrs Marshall Mclean defeated Miss
Martha orr. 90. o. Miss Marjorie Pier
son defeated Miss Black by default Ms
Robert 4. Pope defeated Mrs. A Elliott
Ranney. 6-l, IS, Mrs. Charles y. Beard
defeated Miss Anne Hamilton, g. 90
Miss Florence sheldon defeated Miss Aylime
Brinley. by default. Miss Ina Alice kissel
defeated Miss Marie Wagner by default,
Miss Marie A. Irving defeated Mrs. Gustave
f. Touchard. by default, Miss T. Gwyune
defeated Miss Miriam Swords. q. %,
Miss Aida Hamilton defeated Miss Adele
CraElu. Ct G-3s Miss Lrsli" Hill defeated
Miss Theresa u. kuser, by default. Miss
Miriam Stccyer defeated Miss Alice b. Dam
rOfch G-l. SO. Go. Mis- Sussette Scno-
field defeated Miss Jane RoWsOn, 6-l, Ct
second round-Mrs. Frederick SchmitZ de-
feated Miss Gertrude Della Tore. BY de-
fault. Miss Glare Cassell defeated Mrs Mar
shall Mclean, @. t-5; Mrs., Robert y.
Pope defeated Miss Marjorie Picrson. G-3.
a.; Mrs. Charles y. Beard defeated Miss
Florence Sheldon. q, - Miss +. Gwynuo
Miss Miriam Steeyer defeated Miss leslie
nm, Go, O.: Miss Sussetto Schoheld de-
feated Mrs. ]. 4. H. Hopkins, 90, d-S.
New Jersey State championship mems sin -
giles second round Cedric \ Major defeated
II ~ shaw. Cd. 60. oscar -. Smith j.,
defeated Richard Harte by default: Donaldson
c. Bragaw defeated j. 4. II. Hopkins. g
al. James H. Mclean defeated n. -. Harvey
by default; J WaiEwIlght defeated i, A
CONN jr., G-3, 10. Il. Vanderbilt ward de
.
Dunham defeated T.. b. Rubsamen, r." 6-3,
"a; Lawrence Woodbury. defeated T. Ernst,
OF 10: Charles y. Beard defeated George
Humphrles G-3. Ga; h. W. seaDury de
feated william Edgar, g, g: Shelton PIT
ney defeated Charles X. Leonard by default
w, II Wood defeated II. II. Kissel r., 81
G-2 j. H. Randolph defeated Allan Mclean
G IS: II. NJ. Stochwell defeated T. ,. IL
Pendcrgast by default; Henry Ford defeated
Dudley carlton by default. Or. William kosen-
baum defeated Gustave II. Kissel, &c -
II s. Morse defeated g. T.. Iipscomb by de.
fault: Leonard Beekman defeated Daniel
t;riggs by default; Spencer Miller, jr., defeated
Clifford H. Rlsseil. 90. G-i
RATED ropnd-B Vanderbilt Ward defeated
E ". Peaslee. %. g.; MgsePaye Hyde I.nn dc
in sa.vn defeated r. NJ Banks g, 90:
CHARLES rss \. Beard defeated n. ": seabmry.
Go. Is: T. Whitehall defeated shelton Pit,
nev "a d, g; Calhoun Cragin defeated
~ II Wood. CO. "a; J. II. Randolph de
feated H. NJ. stockwell 81. GO Or Wh,-
lam Rosenbaum defeated Henry Ford, G-l'
"a leonard Beekman. defeated IL. ;. Morse
"a e.