New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
R|0T Of COLOR As
WOMEN TAKE COURTS
lodoor Lawn Tennis Tourney
(pens and Passes the
First Round.
MISS WAGNER WINS TWICE
Miss Kuser Beats Miss Wright
in Only Match on Card
That Goes Three
Hard Sets.

suirliug about tho courts like so many
.,o,ing rainbows. a. one Of the specta-
.ors aptly expressed it. the women lawn
ennis players began their matches yes
..,dav on the courts of the 9TH Regiment
,,o,orv i'm the sixth annual national in
aoor championship tournament
Miss Marie Wagner, the playing through
holder Of the singles title and Miss Erna
Marcus. a former New Jersey champion,
40, their places in the round before the
.s,,i.Hnals They added splashes of vivio
,olor for Miss Wagner wore a broad ban
desu Of blue. while Miss Marcus wore q
5rr red 10 keen her hair from flying as
.be footed AT "a lively pace over the courts.
Miss Wagner won her best match in
h.r second round match when she defeat
"a Miss Margaret NJ Grove. a former
southern champion. 10y a score Of IS.
"a Miss Adele Cragin fen victim to
tho sizzline long drives that came off Miss
Narcus's racquet 10 the score Of 81
"a both Of the sets being remarkable
FOR the long rallies
Miss Grove and Miss Craein wore BAN
deaus Of light blue. This was in striking
contrast 10 the flaming siiSen scarf OF
,sd which Miss Jane NJ. Rowson wore as
she played with feveriSh zeal in her match
against Mrs Gustave +. Touchard. The
latter. capped with big Tam O Shanter
Of black velvet. played strongly She was
not equal u the daShing play with which
Miss EoWsou conducted her game how
ever. and despite some Of the best yolley-
jng Of the day Mrs. Touchard yielded her
Mace in the tournament 10 her opponent
by the score Of IS. 6--i.
Arogethcr ihirty-two women competed
IN the matches. which attracted a good
sized gallery. The four competitors added
70 the list were players who had pisdi-
iectcd their entry. and who We're allowed
10 tai. part through tho courtesy OF
George p Adcc tho official representative
Of the United states National Association.
10 acted as umpire Of the match in which
Miss Edith b. Handy. Of the staten Island
Ladies' club. defeated Miss Bessie g.
Holden. one ~ the leaders OF the New
Rochelle club by "a score Of 6. 6.
1ir Adec commented favorably upon the
progress OF the tournament. which cleared
the entire FIRST round, and the amazing
yigor with which the women entered upon
their matches
The only three set match that went
6ogn on tn, card was that in which Miss
Teress r. Kuser disposed OF Miss Frances
Wright log the scores Of SIS C-1. Ct.
Miss Wight captured the opening SGT by
long drives At every attempt Of Mis-
Kuser 90 come up to closer range Miss
Wright successfully shot the bal. past
her I'm these games. ~ the beginning OF
Che second set. however. Miss Kuscr got
tho range of rrc court Then she started
10 ouidriye her adversary. with the result
TIA, she scored the second and third sets
with The Joss Of only Eve games.
There was considerable interest I'm tn"
PLAYING OF Nils Charles y. Beard. the
Western woman who made her debut in
Eastern tournaments last season, adding
several Of the important events 10 her lau-
iels II vas tho hrst appearance OF Mrs
Beard in the indoor championship and she
came through her opening match with col
ors flying She defeated Miss +. Pagen-
siechcr by the score Of C, &c. II was
an he. f,,.i,.,,d e,rol.iue Of tho ball that
-
Nrs. Beard was most c1cctNe
Miss Elizabeth G. Bunce. the former
- .. Of zinc
huuSoh hiNer 'nanploh' anu ".'
pair that holds tho national doubles u'ie'
divided i,,,,,o., t Ga. iouer half of the
s'''V'u '-'''''' 'l INV -, g.
draw with Mrs. Beard. MISS hullce III
her first match eliminated Miss Polly
c., At.to,ic ,.irt,
sheNon OF inc MohlciaH A'"'''