New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
MISS WAGNER BEATS
A RIVAL ON COURTS
Eliminates Mrs. Schmitz in
Straight Sets by Clever,
Finished Driving.
REACHESSEMI-FINAL ROUND
Miss Cassell Also Moves at
Expense of Miss Doyle in
Lawn Tennis Tourney
at New Rochelle.

Spirited competitions by the women
which brought Miss Marie Wagner, Miss
Clare Cassell. Miss Juliet Leech and Miss
Helen Bernhard into the semi-hnal round
of the titular singles contributed the chief
feature Of interest at the lawn tennis
tournament on the clay courts of the New
Rochelle Tennis Club, at Wykagyl Park.
Yesterday. II fell TO Miss Wagner. the
national indoor champion. to defeat her
rival Mrs Frederick Schmtz, in straight
sets at s. s..
Rarely has Miss Wagner displayed the
finished stroklng Of the ball as she did In
this match. Her driving, both OFF her
fore and back hand, was clean cut, the
ball being propelled with a power that
always caused Mrs. Schmitz more or less
trouble in safely handling t. Every time
Miss Wagner shot the return across into
her opponents back hand corner II was
accompanied by a vigorous nod Of her
head with It's big bandeau OF blue.
So steadily did Miss Wagner hammer
away at the backhand of her opponent
that the latter was never successful IN
getting her game started Altogether
Miss Wagner had busy day, as paired
with A. J. Osterdorf she won In the
mixed doubles. in which she defeated Miss
F. Kemble and II. L. Fallon. at So 60
Miss Clare Casseu, OF the Bronxville
Athletic Association. was the most actVe
of all of the women competitors. she
nlaved through a total Of forty-one games
in the singles and thirteen In the mixed
doubles. Her best match in the singles
was IN the second round. In which sne
defeated Miss A NJ Doyle, the WASH
ington player. at SO, So.
The steadiness Of Miss Casselfs play
and her cleverness in sandwiching siz-
zling shots between slow ones always hao
Miss DOYLE upon the defensive. Paired
with Ralph c. Bags with whom she won
the Jersey coast championships MISS cas-
sell scored in the mixed doubles, defeatlng
Miss Edith Phillips and Cedric French
81, SO.
one Of the hardest fought contests OF
the day vas that in which Miss helen
Bernhard. Of Greenwich, Conn, gained
her place. It progressed through three
sets before the dashing girl defeated MISS
BESSIE Holden. at ST, GO. O..
The only open bracket in the semi-hnal
round Of the mems singles was filed oy
Ralph c. Bags. recent winner OF the
Jersey coast honors. In the fifth round
Bags defeated Charles c. Chambers al
IS, rs. 81 In the first set CHAMBERS
led at 81 on games before Bags opened
nj. smashing tactics for six straight
games and the set He was swift az the
net and Il was from that position he
captured the match.
The summary follows:
New Rochelle worncn's championship sin
giles (srst round Miss Clare CasseH ue-
foated Mrs " Mabe. 81, 80 ,.,..,.s
second round-Miss Glare Cassell deleateo
Miss A NJ DOYLE. Go g. Mss Amy mar
per ierated Mrs. Lindley H. murray, eSTIu
6-l, Miss Bessie G. Hola ,,,,s ueIs5 Rsrn9
hard defeated Miss Anne Hamilton ~ de-
fault. ,,,, s,a.,.a
Wasner defeated Mrs Frederick schmitz
G-2 90. Miss Juliet Lcecn defeated MISS
Catharine Lowe g. a., ~ Holden
Bernhard defeated Miss Bessie u ho'ue"
Quaker rid men, Championship, single;
lnfth round Ralph C. B BGs dSIss'eo
Charles G. Nnsn osscons roand1-Maurice / l.
Gaiyao ana carl Jolin defeated Cedric Freneh
and charles r Porter 50. 81.
Third round-Richard +. Ausur and a J.
os,endor, defeated r clirord Black and R. c.
Rogers. 81. s. -. u
e,.trLar1 defeated Or p. r. DRAKE ana
Francis Hunter rs. e., %
Mixed doubles Chrst round),Miss t Watson a ana
mr. p =. Drake defeated Miss Hotson aha
Ii,x.s n Uammett SIS. 81. Miss Glare
casSen and Ralph c. Bags defeated Mss
Edith Phillips and Cedric French: 80 a. "a,
festsd Miss r Kemble and II. l. taloh'
90 SO -, 80 ~
Third round-Miss Helen Bernnara sha Nd
4 ,b- ~ nasstord' jr. rs. 90. SO.