New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-10
MISS WAGNER AND MISS
CASSELL WIN A TITLE
A Well Earned Victory in Met
ropolitan Women'S Lawn
Tennis Doubles.
FORCE PACE IN THIRD SET
Courts of West Side Tennis
Club Heavy from Rain-Mrs.
Mclean Reaches the
Finals in Singles.

Brilliant play In the final and deciding
set gave Miss Marie Wagner and Miss
Glare Cassell well earned victory and
the championship title i'm the final round
OF the metropolitan womens doubles
lawn tennis championship at the West
Side Tennis club. at Van Cortlandt. yes
terday Miss Wagner and Miss Casseli
faced Mrs. r. W. Pouch and Miss Editl
Is. Handy and although the pairs seemed
evenly matched In the first two sets the
superior playing OF Miss Wagner and
her partner drove Miss Handy and Mrs.
Pouch TO cover in the final set. The score
was 6-3. 3-5, 60.
The courts were not overdry when play
began. and both pairs resorted 10 deal
OF lobbing They maintained this style
Of play all through the first two sets, MISS
Wagner and Miss Cassell taking the open
ing set at 6-3 and Mrs Pouch and MISS
Handy retaliating in the second, which
they won by the same score. Because
of the dampness Of the courts neither side
played a fast game.
In the deciding set. however. Miss NnS-
nc,l and Miss Cassell abandoned their
lobbing tactics and began series "i
low. smashing drives that Just cleared the
net The heavy footing made IT lmpos-
sible for their opponents 10 Withstand This
change in attack. and they lost point after
point. the final score standing 81 against
them II was one Of the most spectacular
matches Of the week.
The championship singles advanced 70
the semi-hnal round. and the title play
to-day should bring out some sterling
tennis Mrs. Marshall Mclean. the New
Jersey champion. won from Mrs. g. VI.
Chapman by default yesterday. while MES
Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. q. w. Beers
at IS. 81 This brings Mrs. Mclean
and Miss Wagner together in the cham
pionship round The same pairemet IN
doors last winter. and Mrs. Mclean de-
feated Miss Wagner. The latter, however
has played a wonderful game all V'eN
and expects To give Mrs. Mclean a stern
battle.
Mrs. Mclean and Halstead Little
reached the semi-hnal round in the mixed
doubles by virtue OF "A victory over MISS
Adele Cragin and her brother y :.
Cragln. In neither set did the Cr1gin
pair give Mrs. Mclean and her partner
much opposition. and they won at o-3'
81 After their defeat of the CraCins
Mrs Mclean and Mr.. Little engaged Miss
Holden and Mr.. Walsh in the semi-iinals.
They had a particularly easy time vim
ming by a score OF g, SO.
The consolation prize went 10 Miss Er-
genie Steiner. who defeated Miss +. \.
Balm. 60. 81. Miss BALM. as tfe
score indicates. did not get started IN the
first sat but she made up for lost time IN
the second.
The summaries follow:
Metropolitan championship mixed dou,-
bles: third round)-Miss Della Tore ana
W NJ Hall defeated Mrs Barger-N al
ZACH and C. l.. Leonard. -. %. o.,
Mrs Marshall Mclean and n. Little de-
fcated Miss Adele Cragin and \. ;. CraSln'
IS d, Miss Holden and +. Walsh de-
feated Mrs. Barnes and ;. W. Rowland
by default
Seminal round Mrs. Mclean and Mr..
Little defeated Miss Holden and Mt.
Walsh. - 90.
Metropolitan championship twomen
singles. scmi-nnal roundl-Miss Marie
Wagner defeated Mrs G.. " Beers. 6-3,
g. Mrs Marshall Mclean defeated Mrs.
g VI Chapman by default
Consolation cup Cinal roundD-Niss
Eugene Steiner defeated Miss +. y Bal
lin e. 81.
Metropolitan championship Vomens
doubles. final round)-Miss Marie Wagner
and Miss clare Cassell defeated Mrs. r.
W. Pouch and Miss Edith h. Handy, SIS,