New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08
WARD CAPTURES TROPHY
Boy HumbIes VosheIl in Strenu-
GUS Match on Courts.
MISS WAGNER WINS A CUP
Large Gallery Sees Interesting
Lawn Tennis at New
Rochelle.
MISS WAGNER WINS A Gu

Another OF the lawn tennis youngsters
! Vanderbilt 3. Ward, demonstrated his
class yesterday by winning the Quaker
Ridge championship cup In the singles on
the clay courts OF the New Rochelle Ten
mis- Club, at New Rochelle. s. Howard
! NOshell, his experienced opponent, led him
! az two sets to love. when the boy stiffened
his game In a masterful way, reeling off
three sets with the loss Of only four
games The final score in Wards favor
stood ut 2--6, 1--G, CO, 6---1, G---l
Miss Marie Wagner, the national in
! door champion put all Of the dash and
| vigor into her match for the woinen's
/ trophy Miss Wagner was at her best
and in the final match she defeated Miss
Miriam Steever at "a. Ga. In her
| semi-fna contest Miss Wagner really
| faced the hardest task Of her entire
series in the tournament In this match
she met Miss Margaret :. Grove the win
ner of last year. and cane through sue
cessfully against her at G--3, IS
The strength Of Miss WaEners game lay
chiefly in her quick changes OF pace and
direction. Miss Steever was alert, and she
surprised the champion by winning the
| fifth game OF the first set against service
to take the lead AT - on games. This
put Miss Wagner on her mettle. She took
! the next game at love. sting I'm her
shots being more than Miss Steever could
handle. In the second set Miss Wagner
led at IL on games. and had things safe
~ her own way. The point totals were
IS for Miss Wagner TO 90 for Miss Steevcr
By strange coincidence each OF the wom-
en- lost three Of her service games in the
two sets
Ward, becaus" Of the steadiness with
which he has been forcing his way into
the top class this season. held the interest
Of the gallery. Ills record OF having won
the Columbia University interscholastc
title. OF playing the Californian. Clifton B.
Herd, 10 a standstill before losing the ma
tonal intersfcholasti at Newport and OF
his victories over voshell, Pe!l, Galvao and
Others was sufficient 10 make the crowd
speculate as 20 whether OF not the boy
could repeat
II was in a sensational manner that
Ward answered. In the fist two sets
Noshell ou,played him on speed Wards
drives were also uncertain as 10 length
SO much so that in the second set Voshell
ra nthree love games IN succession. Then
the phenomenal boy began 10 paly his
wonderfully fast forehand drive-with him
a left handed shot. Voshell also found
his changes OF pace battling. So Voshell
tried 10 wear down the boys back hand.
only 20 find It invulnerable. Then Voshell
attempted lobbing. II was the same. The
boy was always dependable and able TO
force through a drive for point when
he wanted II. Gradually Voshell weak
ened until his length faded from his game.
a lobb. IN which the ball went two yards
beyond the base line. giving Ward the
final point OF the match The point totals
were 121 70 IL. while Ward lost his ser
vice six times and Voshell no less than
thirteen times four OF which were In the
third set. The tournament will continue
this week
Tho In