New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
MISS WAGNER BREEZES
THROUGH THREE SETS
National Indoor Lawn Tennis
Champion in Top Notch
Form at MontClair.
BRINGS UP IN SEMI-FINALS
Miss Wildey Has Hard Tussle
to Beat Miss Weber in
Cup Tournament
for Women.

Driving with pretty direction and album
dant pace. Miss Marie Wagner breea d
VIGOROUSLY through tire, matches yes
terday. eventually bringing Up in the
semi-fral rovnd OF the cup singles in no
women's lawn tennis tournament on the
courts OF the Montolair Athletic Club. at
Mortclair. y. J. In turn. the national
indoor chamrion defeated Miss Anne
Hamilton Miss Pauline Botticher and
Miss Eugene ST ter. Al OF the com
petitions the dashlng girl :corcd T.
straight s,ts. Altogether. her total tally
Of games won stood al ,h'rtv-six, 20 a
total OF fourteen won by her opponents.
In her FIRST match II was evden; that
Miss Wagner was free Of stroke arG
playing a, her b 81. Tn, bail travelled
prcttily through the oppo'ite court. and
she was always successful in forcing MISS
Hamilton her FIRST opponent. out OF po-
s.t!on and then eiashing the ball through
for the point Miss Hamilton Yielded W
her place in the tournament 10 the score
Of c. &C. II was the same SOFT Of pa :
IN the two succeeding competitions.
Botticher was beaten at Ct 6-j, a
Miss Steiner at 6-l. Ct
Mss Alberta Weber. the Western grb
who has attracted so much interest IN
tho recent tournaments. surprised TIE
gallery by leading Miss Edna W!ldey
through three lively sets. which Ve:r
scored AZ G-3 &c. St. Miss Wi.dey final
~ winning after lot Of hard and fast
play. The manner IN which Miss Weoer
came Up to tn, not on occasions ana
b,ocie Ell Of tie pet shots OF her famous
ady,rsary proved most disconcertnS. she
vas always on her toes. covering court N
a way that did not find its duplicate ~
any OF the othe~ matches OF the day.
Mrs Marshall Mclean. the recent WIZ
nor OF the New Jersey state champion
ship: Miss Jane Rovson. Mrs. Charles y.
Beard and Miss Clare Cassell. recent VIII
ner OF the New jersey coast title. were
among the other ,ictors IN the singles
Mrs. Mclean had a ive.y tussle IN inc
second set OF her match With Miss Teresn
r. Kuser. at 81, e..
The double, began with number or
exciting contests, two OF which went the
limit 81 three sets before Mrs. William
II. Pouch and Miss Edith May Handy
scored IN one. and Miss Polly SHELDON
and Miss Bessie wright IN the other. Ihs
rallies were .tIfiv played In the mAtch
In which the loed pair. Mise Sheldon and
Miss Wright. defeated Miss Eugene
Steiner and Miss Mia Blair. a. 10 9.
G There was a lot OF 'cross-court
shooting. inttrmixcd with high lobb'nS'
I'm the match IN which Mrs. Pouch. th"
former national champion. and Miss
Handy defeated Miss Dora Good0ody anu
Miss Jane Rowson by the score OF o.
10. 90.
The mixed dolb,es will b. started TO-
day. While the other sections ~ the tour
uamer, will jc brought down 70 the hnd'
rounds.
v,a,..tlr A..,r,lc cob som-n', cd2. ..nsl'ss
fsc..rt -olu.i-N.ss Jane IOr SOL a~I'"t. =
Mlss Er1s stephens. C g: Ms Nina -
Dole defeated MIS- Ans liarper. - -
%. si!-s Marie Wasne- defeated Miss Nnne
fI.u.ft.a. G" q .. Miss Clare ths.sH de
f~a:cl Miss AIDA Hamilton. Go. o., AIS
'dra Wi'-,y defeated Miss A~'F IH'"'''o" D.
hin -olrt-Nils.' Jane EoVson defeated
Miss EeryI sawyer. e. 6; Mr.. 'AsrIss
y. Beard iefcatcd MIS- Anra ". il"yis. -.
Il. si.s .in-,r lSurr defeated Mrs Pauline
E,ttl.ner & = G-:: Misc Glare Cassel De
iea % Nrs Henri. Blum. 60. %: Mss iona
wiley de Gated Miss Nib'tNh w.
a Il, Mr. lisr.aail Mclean defeated
Miss Teresa r. Ku-cr. !. o,
Fourth -ounG-Niss Marie wagner de'eat"f
Niss EIgerlc ~ieiaer. i. 6
Edna WILDE and Mrs. Marshall Mclean az
fea,cd Miss Be.yl sawyer and MISS llaz'i
SAWYER. ). &C. Miss Pauline Bottcher ard
MICS Ca,lu.eyer defeated Miss NINA VI Doyle
and Mr. Lludley 2. Murray > d.l.
Second -ouud-Mrs. William II. Poich am
Ms Edith i. Handy defeated Miss po,,
a., lbod,. and MISS Jane T,o2 son. u 4 ID.
co Miss Margaret Ne;mouro and Miss L"i'
Scrnrcr defeated Miss Gertrude Della TORE
end mariner by default: Mites Alberta Neb.r
ard Miss fare Cass,ll defeated Miss Leslie
I'M ard Nt.ss Marjorie Pierho' 81. IT.
Nira Charles y. Bard and MIS- Marie Ak
nor defeated Kiss G-acc Frank and Miss ielen
Van Week. % 30. Miss Polly sheldon and
Miss Iessie Virgin, defeated Miss nusen,e
steiner and Mss Mia Blair. - -. -
NJ. r,beT, \ Pom. and Ms T.. y. NeH de
f~s ID Miss Boynton and Mrs. Chase 6-l'
C-l.