New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
WOMEN SHOW GREAT
SKILL At THE NETS
New Jersey State and Coast
Champions Win Places in
Cup Tourney.
HARD BATTLE FOR H0N0RS
Mrs. Mclean Beats Miss Wildey
and Miss Cassell Defeats
Miss Flemming to Get
Into Semi Finals.

Mrs Marshall Mclean. the recent win
ner Of the New Jersey state champion
ship title and Miss Clare Cassel. the
New jersey Coast champion. won their
places in tie Semi-6nal round Of the
womeus cup tournament on the lava
tennis courts Of the Montclair Athletic
Club at Montclair. y. j.. yesterday. The
spirited racquet work Of Mrs. Mclean, VINO
was formerly Miss Helen Romans, the
national champion. proved more than
Miss Edna Wildey could cope with. The
TWO engaged in sparkling rallies, out Of
which Mrs Mclean usually captured tie
point 10y shortening her strokes and then
,oleyinc ,he bal through for "a pass. The
score VAS 81, -.
II required the limit Of three sets for
Miss Cassell TO overcome the sprightly
playing of Miss Barbara Flemming'
the final tally standing at 81, l-6, 81
The brilliancy was largely on. Miss Elem
ming's side OF the net. The girl who
created a Juror two seasons ago by win
ming IN the national indoor doubles
romped over her court, interceptinG the
drives with which Miss Cassen had eX-
pected 10 win points. Her splendid az
gressiveness lacked stability however.
and II was the ploddinG accuracy coupled
with the speed of her famous opponent
which eventually scored the match.
The progress Of the womens doubles
contributed something in the way OF
surprise as Miss Edna Wildey and Mrs
Marshall Mclean were beaten In TIE
struggle for the semi-dnal round by Mrs.
William H. Pouch and Miss Edith VI.
Handy. Of the Staten Island Ladies CLUB.
The score was %. "a. IS The order
Of the service in this contest was: Mrs.
Pouch. Miss Widey. Miss Handy and
Mrs. Mclean. As soon as the pairs had
battled through few games Mrs. Fouch
and Miss Handy began TO make Miss
Widey the target Of their returns.
Miss Wildey bravely bore up under
the concerted attack The slower decep-
tive drives Of Mrs Pouch and the furious
smashing OF Miss Handy we're sufhcient'
however. 10 shake her game at the criti-
cal stages. Mrs. Mclean CALAMITY at
tempted to save her partner. she was
at her best in the last and deciding set
In the nine games Mrs. Mclean made
only three errors, but her opponents
were overwhelmingly steady and she
failed 10 save the match.
The beginning of the mixed doubles
contributed a number of thrilling contests
10 the DAYS programme. and ambng the
winners we're Miss Flemming and IA.
Craig Miss Alberta Weber, the Western
girl. and Frank Seller. and Mrs. k b'
Neff and Otto II. Hinck. All OF the con-
tests were scored in straight sets.
The summary follows:
Montclair Athletic Club women slngies
fourth round)-Miss Clare Cassell defeated
Niee Barbara Flemming, G-2. 10 81 Mrs.
Marshall Mclean defeated Miss Edna NHae!'
vor,cn.s doubles second round,-Nss Buda
stephens and Miss Teresa x. kuser defeated
Mis-, Pauline Botticher and MISS Ca.meyt,;
e. e.. Miss Edna Wildey and MIS- Marsha4i
Mclean defeated Miss Flora Bernhard ana
Ms Henri Blum By default; Mrs william II.
Touch and Miss Edith VI Handy defeated MISS
Marjorie Seymoure and Miss Lois SchaTer oy
Thir5 round-Mrs Robert \. Pope and Mrs;
y r. NeN defeated Miss Buda stephens ana
Miss Teresa r. Kuser 30, g: MIS-. NiHlau,
u Pouch and Miss Edith NJ. Handy aeteated
Miss EDNA Wndey and Mrs. Marshall Mclean
t. 80. 6--3. ~ -.
Mixed doubles Carst round)-Miss Helen Van
Week and Henry Slocum defeated Mi' ano
Mr. lanes II Mclean by default: Mrs Ford
and Dr. II. Mex. Glazebrook defeated piss piss
Teresa r. Kuser and partner by oeIauN' S Siss
Anna " Doyle and partner by detault MES Ss
Margaret Seymoure and J. saunders aeteaeu
Mrs McGukin and partner by default Miss
Lame Rowson and Harry Hague defeated piss
Katharine Potter and d. Grant g, -, Mlss
Bessie Wright and ". De H. Hunter deiestea
miss Wlrnifred Young and +. smith, I'll -
Mise Barbara Flemming and IL craig G.
feated Mrs Bishop and partner by dcfaui
Miss Alberta Weber and r A. seller dsfe 2n5
Miss Clare Cassell and T. 3. II Pcndergast De
fested Miss Katharine Webster and L" o.
saunders, e.. 81. ,.,, -
second round-Miss Helen Van Week ana
Henri Slocum defeated Mrs. Ford and Dr. u
NIX Gjazebrook by default; Miss Margaret
stymoure and J. saunders defeated Ms ,iss
Grace Frank and II. jenkins, 81, 81 MISS
Ruda Stephens and Or. William Rosenoaum
defeated Miss Jane Rowson and Harry Mag,ue.
"a "a Miss Leslie Hin and J. II. Walker
defeated Mrs Marshall Mclean and partner oy
default: Mrs r. b. Neff and Otto II. hihCS
defeated MIR and Mrs. Lindley Il. MURRAY: -,
50. Miss Florence Sheldon and CliroTd cairns
defeated Miss Finkle and r. T. Bennett ~
e--1. - $500, II
Third round-Miss Barbara Flemming ana n.
craig defeated Miss Bessie Wright ana ID. De
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