New-York tribune., 1913-04-01
TWO REVERSALS ON
THE INDOOR COURTS
Miss CasSel and Miss Della
Tore Win Their Matches
in Straight Sets.
FORMER BEATS MISS BUNCE
Miss Marcus and Mrs. Weaver
Victors in Gruelling Con-
test in Lawn Tennis
Tourney.

Miss Clare Cassel and Miss Gertrude
Della Tore contributed two reversals to
the second round of the women's national
indoor lawn tennis championship singles
yesterday on the courts of the 7th ReSi-
ment armory. 65th street and Park ave
nue. Their Victories were all the more
noteworthy. rs they won in straight sets.
Miss Cassel. of the BronXville Athletic
Association. defeated Miss Elizabeth c.
Bunce. the former Hudson River cham
pion. by a score Of g. 6-l. while Miss
Della Tore of the West Side Tennis
club. eliminated Miss Clara Kuttroff at
g. G-3
Again the scene on the courts was as
lively and full of color as on Saturday.
Altogether. the fair wieldcrs of the
racquet performed well. and the matches
were hotly fought to the last stroke.
The singles was narrowed 10 the eight
survivors i'm the round before the semi
final contests, while the progress OF the
doubles was so rapid as to bring Miss f.
May Fish and Miss Alice Fish, of the
Hamilton Grange club. into the semi
final round where Miss Polly Sheldon and
Miss Frances Wright. combination OF
the Montclair Athletic club and the
Watch Witch Club. came through to
couple with them for the place in the
final round. This was in the top half
In the lower section the first round
was finished In this there was a Cruel
ling three-set match. in which Miss Erna
Marcus and Mrs. Spencer +. Weaver.
once the formidable pair of the Eliza
beth Town and Country Club. defeated
Miss Clare Cassel and Mrs. Arthur
Lehman at 81 IS. 6-3.
The order of the service in this match
was Miss Marcus. Miss Cassel Mrs.
Weaver and Mrs. Lehman. The first two
games were stubbornly fought through
lively rallies. Miss Marcus and Mrs.
Weaver taking both by their clever
crossing OF the ball. They managed to
hold the lead up to d on games, at
which time both Miss Cassel and Mrs.
Lehman directed their attack against
Miss Marcus at deep court. TO win three
games in order and the set at 10. In
the last game of the set the points
touched at deuce nine times before Mrs.
Lehman captured it by swift drives down
the alleys.
IN the second set tho games held even
iv to ALL Then Miss Cassel began 10
snow signs of fatigue because of her hard
match against Miss Buncc. As she began
TO waver Mrs Weaver clcverly blocked
Off returns at the net. smashing straight
through her opponents courts for the
points and carrying the last three games
with the loss of only four points. The
only love games Of the match came in
the third set which we're won by Miss
Marcus and Mrs. Weaver Miss Cassel
battled lravely. but her shots lacked ac-
curacy. so that the opposing pair scored
the match.
The points. in games and sets. follow:
FIRST SET
Miss Marcus and Mrs Weaver:
I : | l n-49 .
Miss Cassel and Mrs. Lehman -
Miss Marcus and Mrs. Weaver: -
Miss Cassel and Mrs. Lehman:
IL
THIRD SET.
Miss Marcus and Mrs. Weaver:
> 5-32 6
Miss Cassel and Mrs. Lehman:
o 3-21 3
The match in which Miss Cassel elm
mated Miss Bunce was filed with long
rallies. Both Of the women worked siz-
zling drives alternating with prettily
timed changes of pace. For spectacular
gets and steadiness Miss Cassel excel.ed
her opponent. The aggressiveness, the
willingness 10 take desperate chances was
all on Miss Runce's side Of the net. She
worked her own defeat for Miss Cassel
prof1ted by her errors despite the fact
that the points in a majority Of the games
touched at deuce.
By her victory Miss Cassel coupled with
Mrs. Charles ~ Beard. the former West
ern champion. Mrs. Beard came through
nv defeating Miss Jane Rowson by the
score Of 60 6-S Miss Rowson was dash
ing. hitting the ball hard. but she lacked
the resourcefulness of her more expe-
rienced opponent.
One of the BEST of the first round
matches in the doubles was that in which
Miss Buncec, one Of the partners in the
holding Of the national doubles title,
palred with Mrs. Beard. the two defeating
Miss II. Roosevelt Punnett and Miss Mary
Miller at SO. 6-1. The tournament will
be- continued this morning.
The summary follows:
Womens national championship singles
second round)- Miss Edith H. Handy de-
feated Miss Miriam Smythe, 6-l, g.
Miss Gertrude Della Tore defeated MISS
Clara Kuttroff 6-2. 6-5: Mrs. Charles y.
Reard defeated Miss Jane Rowson, 30
s-3: Miss Clare Cassel defeated Miss Eilz-
abcth &. Bunce %. 6-l: Mrs. spencer
r Weaver defeated Miss Teresa X.
Kuser. 64 90: Mrs. II. l.. Cook de-
feated Miss Helen Miller. 6-3. 6-l.
Nomen's national championship doubles
first roundD-Mss f. May Fish and MISS
Alice Fish defeated Mrs. l.. g. Morris ana
Miss Hewitt, 60, 6-2; Miss BESSIE g..
Holden and Mrs. Charles +. Porter de
feated Mrs. Lindley Il. Murray and Miss
Miriam, Smythe. ca, 6-3: Miss Il. PaSen-
sfecher and Mrs. c. II. Voorhees, defeated
Mrs blanchard and Mrs. De Gersdorn
by default; Miss Polly Sheldon ana MISS
FRANCES Wright defeated Miss Margaret
r. Grove and Mrs. Albert Humphreis, o-5
6-3: Miss Elizabeth {. Bunce ana MIS-
Charles n Beard defeated Miss II: Roose-
Welt Punnett and Miss Helen Miller -
G-l: Miss Gertrude Della Tore ana MIS-
Gustaye T. Touchard defeated Miss Char-
lotte Delafeld and Miss Mary Ostrander
e-1. Go: Miss Marie Wagner and Miss
Clara Kuttroff defeated Miss Teresa X
Kuser and Miss Adele Cragin. o., u
Miss Erna Marcus and Mrs. Spencer f.
Weaver defeated Miss Clara Cassel and
Mrs. Arthur lehman, 81. G-3, 6-3.
second round-Miss +. May Fish ana
Miss Alice Fish defeated Miss Bessie g.