New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
MISS WAGNER DUAL
WINNER ON COURTS
cantureS National Indoor Lawn
Tennis Titles in Singles
and Doubles.
PLAYS IN DASHING STYLE
Miss Clara Kuttroff Shares the
Honors in Doubles After
Gruelling Match with
the Misses Fish.

Miss Marie Wagner won two crowns of
clio lawn tennis courts yesterday The
dssbing. sknm player captured tho ma
.,,nal indoor singles championship for the
second year 30 succession by defeating
Nc Charles y. Beard by 81. 81. in
.re 9Th Regiment Armory. 66th street
and Park avenue.
paired with Miss Clara Kuttroff of the
Wet Side Tennis Club. Miss Wagner
s,uooed with "a victory in the national
,hompionsnp doubles In the deciding
match for this title the victors defeated
Mss r Nav Fish and Miss Alice Fish OF
,bs Hamilton Grange Club, by score Of
lo-S. e.
Roth OF The matches were fought with
,u the fire and stubbornncss Of longer
battles. although each was scored IN
straight sers. Tho only final on the card
mich was contested through the limit OF
,bree sets was that i'm the consultations.
:, which Mrs. Arthur Lehman. Of the
indoor Tennis Club. defeated Miss Polly
sbsi5on of tie Moutclair Athletic club,
n Sc. 5-3. 6-l
Al the beginning OF the match for the
.,,clss championship Miss Wagner from
r,r oneninr service afforded the gallery
-,imnse of The masterful control and
sneed which later on. was TO work such
rsvoc in the opposite courts. When she
settled down 10 appeared impossible FOR
Mrs Beard 10. handle the deeply driven
hall with any certainty. The phenomenal
e,ts and sensational court covering OF the
,o-mer Western champion went for
,ayeht. She played mp for every shot.
-iugins a varied assortment Of changes
IN mace which would have bothered any
other opponent than Miss Wagner but
,bs latter was not To be tricked
The second set was more rapidly played
than the first. Miss Wagner sent her
drives skimming the net 10 drop the ball
within inches of the back line. The best
that Mrs Beard could do was 10 win
the fourth game and not one touched at
deuce. On service Miss Wagner was al
Wavs superior. and she scored no less
han 9 service aces in the two sets. she
also outplaced Mrs. Beard. as their re-
spective tall.es stood at 20 10 %. The
total point tally was ) TO 30.
From the beginning OF the doubles
match there was constant series OF
swiftly played rallies that caused the
crowd 10 applaud Miss Wagner led on
with the service. followed by Miss Alice
Fish Miss Kutuoff and Miss Fanny Fish.
Getting into the swing Of every rally Miss
Wagner. by her fast crossing shots and
Mghtninglike returns into the corners
helped her side 10 lead at 81 on games.
AZ this point the Misses Fish started
an attack against Miss Kuttron. They
we're successful in bringing the score 10
s-aH. despite some sensational net VOL
leyiug and smashing which amounted 70
a duel between Miss Fanny Fish and
Mss Wagner which forced the points IN
the sixth game 10 deuce six times before
Mss Fish Won it by poaching on her SIS
Yr's territory for a smash.
II was desperate playing on the part OF
both pairs, with the games falling evenly
70 sail Several times the Misses FISH
appeared 10 have the set within their
grasp, only 70 have the wonderful drives
that came from Miss Wagner's racquet
chill their hopes AS II was, they scored
me only love game OF the set. winning
he twelfth and fifteenth by clean scores.
Toward the end Miss Wagner and Miss
Kuttroff directed their returns 70 Miss
Alice Fish. playing her off her feet and
taxing the set after eighteen games.
The second set found Miss Wagner and
Mss Kuttron playing so steadily and
with such speed that they quickly ran
into a lead Of 5-1 The Misses Fish took