New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-09
WOMEN HOLD COURTS
IN PLAY FOR TITLE
Miss Weber Puts Out Miss
WiIdey and May Be a
Ozark Horse"
MISS WAGNER WINS TWICE
Loses Only Two Games and
Plays with Rare Sting to
Her Drives at Nor
ristoWn Club.

r-ndsr the inspiring guidance of Mrs
rr.6erick Schmitz, the New Jersey State
,.rn tennis championship tournament
,,sde rapid progress AT it's beginning yes
,srdav on the clay courts OF the Norris
,oUn Field Club, at MorristoWn. y. ].
The field of thirty-eight competitors IN
,sa women's singles was brought level
INTO the third round with sixteen sur
rvors. among whom were Miss Marie
Uagner. the indoor national champion;
Mrs Marshall Mclean. a former holder
=, the title: Miss Jane Rawson. the ener-
gstio referee. and Miss Alberta weber.
The last named, stocky light haired
Girl. who hailed from Belmar and who
wss a newcomer TO tournament competi-
tons. was responsible for the only re-
yersal Of the day.
Miss Weber put plenty Of power into
ser drives. and in the second round de-
dated Miss Edna Wildey. of the West
side and Plainheld Country clubs. in
straight sets. at SIS. SIS. in the first
,ound Miss Weber eliminated Miss Y
stenuoler with the loss of only one game
al 80 81.
Miss Wagner was at her best In two
dashing matches. in which she easily car
ried of the victory. In her first match
,he defeated Miss Grace Bastine, Of the
New Rochelle Tennis Club, at 81, 81
This served 70 put the edge on Miss Wag-
ner's driving. The ball was travelling at
a singing pace 10 the lines, and so II was
that in spirited fashion she reeled of two
love sets against Miss Adele Cragin.
Altogether. a total of thirty-siX matches
we're PLAYED. in addition to n few de-
faults. This was an unusual number and
attested 20 the able management OF the
-.far.e who had only six courts at her
disposal.
The men held the playing surfaces
throughout the late afternoon, and II was
two youngsters who contributed chief IN
terest W. Dickson Cunningham, Yale
freshman. revealed lot of speed and
slsshing net attack in his contest with
7. T. Cooke. which he won at s.. 81
Goddard W. Saunders, the thirteen
year-old schoolboy who performed so wen
At New Rochelle last week, tried MS
game in another tournament. he was
not successful in handling the bomoaru-
ing OF r. NJ Pierson, who rather quickly
eliminated the youngster at Go, e.
The tournament will be conuhueu To-
DAY. The summary follows
New Jersey state women's championsnip
singles (drst roundl--Miss Harper deieatco NJ
Helen Kahle Is. &c. CO. MISS Ms'.e
Wagner defeated Miss Grace Basune.;
al. Miss Aaele Cragin defeated miss =
PRAYER bv default: Miss Edna whey 1eleau,e
MIS- Gertrude Della Tore. 81: - ' H,sS
Alberta Weber defeated Miss o.tl'', III
60. C-1: Miss NJ. Richardson oeIea'eu ''''S
a. i Cd
ssco15 round-Miss Bucca stephens defeat Ted e,
Miss lila Kahle. GO, G-l; MISS Ihe,eSa -
NJ LANES II Mclean defeated Miss i,tl-aL,
G Holden. 81 G-3. Miss Marjorie ii tisU"
defeated Miss Laura Livingston uy ~, Poedt
Miss Leslie Hill defeated Mss MS 1., Ms
nv dsfspi. Miss Jane Rawson defeated VI
4 A n Hopkins, O-3. Go; MISS ma ,ei ~
feated Miss Madeline Randall, 81 rra@in
10 g % Miss Alberta Weber defeated MISS
Tdns WjIdey SC 6-3, Miss NJ. iNcna' - -
defeated Mrs. r a; Pope. Ca, n card
Ne, 90 60: Mrs Marshall Mclean defeatel
Ne Cabrj.Ie Wilson 6-I. 6-l; MISS Aho@
hamilton defeated Miss Mary Hanl HH N1,ss
" Io~is eN3. Sc: Miss Edith Conm' Gs
fested Miss Anne Hamilton, SO S.-4s,o,I I" ~
L. Z Murray defeated Miss care Oa
New Jersey state mems championsh1ip s.nsI n
fh-st rolnd,-I. l. Grinnell defeated 1eo,se a.
lAthrope. 81. o. Rlcha de,a nj Frank B.
VS. scfested j H. Randolph, 50; -
Allan Fox defeated George HOLSTER. SIN -
R ". seabury defeated Calhoun Ofas'"'
iSs 49, aof.sted
Leslie Cooper. 81. g. r. N PieIsop o p,
fssted Goddard W. Saunders. 50 80 *
e-sne Vans VANS Merrihew defeated Harold
Burns O.. ca: J. II. oConnell defeat,ea ~, al
II Riggs. GO. 81; b. " starr 1e,,d de-
fesfed James s Cushman by default hugn
NehrIng defeated o b. smith, jr. 81 re-,
Spencer Miller, r.. defeated Msrshsi " "a
richardson, e-3. 81: Charles Delmonico oe-
;ested II. il. knight. 81, 81; II 9, Maft,4
yt,,ie defeated j II Hills 4--s. SO s.; W.
nlctson Cunningham defeated T. T. Cooke
- st. p r Thomas. r., defeated II. 9
Trernaine. 50, SIS