New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
LITTLE MISS COWARD
CLEVER ON COURTS
Thirteen. Year.0Id Girl Forces
Miss Harper to Three
Lively Sets.
MISS WAGNER WINS MATCH
Women Hold Centre of Stage in
Lawn Tennis Tourney of
New Rochelle Club at
Wykagyl Park.

w omen fOnOpOuzeI tne centre OF tne
stage at the lawn tennis tournament on
the clay courts OF the New Rochelle Ten
mis- Club, at Wykagyl Park. yesterday. In
the wOmen's singles MISS F. Coward. a
demure young lady OF thirteen dimpling
summers. went careening around through
three lively sets. Mrs. Charles F. Porter
also competed. but more sedately. Then
in mixed doubles Mrs Porter had as her
partner her tall son. Kenneth, and the
mother and boz played exceedingly we'll
Miss Coward wearing a blue straw hat
and a linen dress of the same shade
fairly took the gallery by storm in the
first round Of the singles She flashed
over the court Ike a ray Of sunshine. her
forehand drives shooting the ball through
splendidly against Miss Harper and Civ
ing the latter ali that she could well at
tend to.
The training that Miss Coward had re-
ceived on the Hartsdale courts helped her
10 force the battle through three fast sets
before Miss Harper scored al 4-s. SIS,
81. Throughout the sets the girl put
plenty OF vigor into her shots. She knew
how to hit hard and control the ball.
Toward the end Miss Coward wavered a
trife. and this helped Miss Harper. who
played more strongly as the match ad-
vanced to win.
Miss Marie Wagner. the national indoor
champion. Mrs. Frederick Schmitz. the
former holder OF the title: Miss A. NJ.
DOYLE. OF the Columbia Country Club, OF
Washington. and Miss Juliet Leech were
among the successful competitors in the
field OF thlrty-two that began their
matches in the women's singles.
AZ the driving game, either from be-
hind the basellne or al the mdcourt
position. Miss Wagner and Mrs. Schmitz
played the ball prettly. They were able
10 devote themselves 20 perfectly playing
their shots. as neither faced an opponent
capable Of extending them TO the limit.
Miss Wagner came through two rounds
first defeating Miss c. Wilson at 81,
60. and into the round before the semi
final by defeating Miss Grace Bastine'
one Of the local contendOrs, at 60. 10.
Mrs Schmitz delighted the crowd by
the able manner I'm which she covered
her court With true competitive spirit
Mrs Schmitz never allowed a ball 70
travel through her court, which there
was a possibility OF retrieving. She hrst
defeated Miss lsla Cookie at 81, 81
and then Miss Edith Nichols at 60. 60.
Mrs Schmitz and Miss Wagner are
coupled for the seni-final bracket
Alfred D. Hammett, the former New
York University captain. won his place In
the semi-final round OF the mems cup
singles In the nth round he defeated
Allan Tobey. the Princeton star, at %
So. SIS. Almost TO the final stroke II
looked TO be Tobeys match.
Tobey. nervously eager 10 end the fray
plunged boldly TO the net 20 smash and
volley He led at 5-3 on games In the
last set and several times thereafter
seemed TO have the contest safely won.
At close shots 20 the net Tobey made
mistakes at critical stages, so that Ham
NETS answering steadiness eventuaIly
earned for him the victory.
Two OF the pairs I'm the mems doubles
! arrived in the semi-final round Leonard
Beekman and Allan Tobsy came through
! in the upper half by way OF defeating
| Frederick Schole and Harold Bache. at
| 81. Ct. This match was filled with
| stiff rallies. in which Beekman's volley-
| ing showed 10 advantage. VI. l. Acker-
land and H. 6. Rothschild won bracket
| in the lower half. They also scored IN
straight sets defeating Harold Swain AMI
Dr. r. n. Whltbeck. at 60, O. There
was considerable lobbing in this match.
- AClx nd oil
Rothschild in handling the dropping ball
giving them a tremendous advantage in
| the scoring.
The summary follows:
New Rochelle women's championship
singles FIRST round Miss A. NJ. Doyle
defeated Miss RAYMOND Bastlne,, I'll
g, Mrs. L, l. MuTray Gs'e Harys 'i ds.
feated Miss L. Coward, IS, e-S' 6-I'
Miss Grace Bastine defeated Mrs. b. {.
| Condor, by default; Miss Marie Wagner
defeated Miss q. Wilson, ID, %; Mrs.
Frederick schmtz S ae!ea' TditS Nis Ycb 5s
dictated Mrs. Nathaniel Robbins, by de-
fsuIt. Miss Catharine Lowe defeated Mrs.
Reginald Hiscoe. Ga. 80, d; Miss
Edith Adele Bagg defeated MISS Mss AIDA
defnatsd Miss A NJ. Boyle, by default;
Miss Iuliet Leech defeated Miss Dorothy
Fytzgerald. 81, 81; Miss Bessie @. Eol-
den defeated Mrs; Charles r, ror.sr , r.,
Vera Uotson. 81, 50; Miss Annie Ham
iIton defeated Miss Fannie Fish, by de-
fault. Miss Helen Bernhard defeated Miss
Margaret Twohey, 90 VI
feared Miss Grace Bastine. 60, 10; Mrs.
Frederick Schmitz defeated MISS Edith
| Nichols. so SO; Miss Catharine Lowe
defeated Miss Edith Adele Bagg. by de-
fault: Miss juliet Leech ue'eA'eu -"''S
ouaker Ridge mems championship sin
gles fourth round)---Ralph /. Bags de-
! feated Carl Jolllfr. 90, - %, !,
Fifth round-Alfred d. Hammett de-
,satsd Allan Tobey. 2-S, g. So.
Mems doubles second round)-Dr. Il. +.
| Drake and Francis Hunter defeated l.. n
| Croley and Harold Hoskins. 81, SIS; H.;
r. Samson and II. l.. Bowman defeated
G. c. Kelley and J; II. Kelley, by de-
Steinkamp defeated Irwin Weinstein aud
A r Weiselthier. by default; Allan H.;
Behr and George S. Groesoeck defeated
r, c. Peardon, and r. Perry by default,
Harold Bache defeated X. l.. Potter and
p Huested by default; DR. q r Drake
and Francis Hunter defeated 9. w. Law
renee and l.. c. Merritt. 30 go; Alfred
ed Fl T. Samson and II. L. Bowman.
"a. 80: Harold Swain and DR.. B. h;
Whitbeck defeated Dr. J. X. Sinnot and
A. J. Bradley. g. 10
Allan Tobey defeated Frederick Scholle
and Harold Bache. 81, s.; ". |. Ack-
erIand and r. s. Rothschild defeated
Harold Swain and Dr. B. II. Whitbeck'
Mixed doubles (first round)-Miss Kuy-
Kendall and Richard F. Augur defeated
Miss bernhard and Harold Bache. by de-
fault: Mrs. Charles +: Porter . ana ana. Ken zen