New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-08
SURPRISE
IN WOMEN'S MATCHES
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Raw.
mond Fall Before Mrs. Pouch
and Miss Handy.
MISS CRAGIN DEFEATED
Eliminated from Series for Con.
ISOLATION Cup by Miss F.
A. BALM, After Going
Through on a Default.

Although there were no matches in III.
women's singles OF the metropolitan lawn
tennis championship at the West side
Lawn Tennis Club yesterday. there was
decisive match in the series for the
doubles title, in which Mrs c. NJ Chap
man and Mrs. Raymond, who conquered
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Miss Edna
Wildey on Monday. bowed before MIRA
R. w. Pouch nd Miss Edith B. Handy.
The score was If. rs. GO, and the
match was a thrilling struggle from be-
ginning 10 end.
The dark day seemed to affect Mrs
Chapman. and her game was not nearly
as good as on the preceding day. Both
she and Mrs Raymond overjudged their
drives in the latter part Of the match and
were badly beaten in the end. They start.
ed we'll together. and by the way they dis
posed Of Mrs. Pouch and Miss Handy In |
the first set II appeared that they would |
have no difficulty In eliminating them.
Mrs. Pouch and Miss Handy were pushed
to their limit to take the only game they
did from the opposing pair and seemed b.
be in difficulties.
and Miss Handy recovered themselveA
and with a terrific driving game they
gradually wore down Mrs. Chapman and
Mrs. Raymond. Point by point they crept
up on the winner Of the previous set, and
they finally forced II to deuce games MIRA
Chapman and Mrs. Raymond fought hard, /
but they could not resist the stern play Of
Mrs. Pouch and her partner, and tho
set went against them, IS. The final
set was almost a repetition Of the first \
with the conditions reversed. Mrs. Chap
man and Mrs. Raymond could not stop
the swift fire that was directed against
them. and they captured only two games
of the eight
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and II B Little
paired In the mixed doubles and won their
way through TO the third round. In tie
first round they disposed Of Mrs Mills
and c. H. Hall by 60, 6-4, and In the
next round they took Miss Curry and II.
r. Mellick into camp by a score Of So,
Sc. Miss Gertrude Della Tore and
Walter VI. Hall won from Mrs Pouch and
r. r Perkins in the first round by de-
fault. The only match played in the
third round resulted in victory for Miss
stevens and DR.. W. Rosenbaum over Miss
Teresa r. Kuser and r. L. Bagg. Ct,
If. 81
After winning in the second round OF
the consolation singles from Miss @.
Cohen by default Miss Adele Cragin was
defeated In the third round by Miss F. A
Balm. 81, 6-4.
One OF the best matches Of the day was
in the second round OF the women's Gou-
bles. in which Miss Marie Wagner and
Miss Marie Cassell defeated Mrs. S +.
Weaver and Mrs. Theodore Cassebeer.
O., l0-S Several times the married pair
had the second set in the hollow OF their
hands. but they could not hold of the
challenges OF the Misses Wagner and
Cassell.
The summaries follow:
Metropolitan championship (women's
doubles; second round)-Sliss Marie Wag-
ner and Miss Clare Cassell defeated Mrs.
5. f. Weaver and Mrs. Theodore Casse-
beer. 81 l0-S; Mrs. r. W. Pouch and
Miss Edith VI. Handy defeated Mrs. @.
NJ. Chapman and Mrs. Raymond, ID
IS, GO
Metropolitan championship (mixed dou-
bles first round)-Mrs. Marshall Mclean
and Fl. Little defeated Mrs. Mills and c.
H. Hall. 60, s..
Second round-Miss stephens and Dr.
W. Rosenbaum defeated Miss Louise
Trevor and L. G.. Morris. 6-S. 81; Miss
Gertrude Della Tore and Walter u. Hal
defeated Mrs. r. w. Pouch and r. X
Perkins. by default; Mrs. Marshall MO
Lean and II. Little defeated Miss Curry
and II. f. Mellick. SIS. SIS.
Third round-Miss Stephens and Or: Ro-
senbaum defeated Miss Teresa r. Kuser
and r. L. Bagg, g., Ia 81.
Consolation singles Second round)-Mlss
Lehman defeated Miss Sidenberg, by de-
fault: Miss Adele Cragin defeated Miss q.
Cohen, by default
Third round-Sliss II. Bernhard defeat
ed Miss Lehman, by default Miss F. A.
Balm defeated Miss Cragin. 81, 60
Miss Louise Trevor defeated Miss NJ
Content, 4-6. 6-3. 6-3.