New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-23
"Class" of Original Field
Left in Metropolitan
Singles Tourney
MISS WAGNER VICTOR
AFTER EXCITING SET
Mrs Wood and Mrs. Weaver
Prove Formidable Combina'
lion in Doubles Matches.
Rr BRED HAWTHORNE.

tSsbt women survived the gruellinC
-, yesterday in tho annual women 3
METROPOLITAN championship lawn tennis
einsles on the clay courts Of tic NcS'
Side Tennis Club. At Forest Hills, Long
island. and in almost every case these
eight represent the class OF tne
original field. Miss Florence Balm
Miss Marie Wagner, Mrs. Louise nam
mond Raymond. Miss Clare Cassel anu
Mrs. George De Gersdorf are among
those who will continue the srugSie
today for the championship.
Mss BALM played hockey iron,
the scorcboard long enough TO oe1ea'
Mrs. Robert Ic Roy IN stirring thrSe
-, match ~ : & 6 E. g. Mrs. lie
Row won the first set because she had
her long drives under better eontIoi pm
inc first stages Of the match, and she
placed them with great accurae! u
Miss Balliu's hackhand.
With the beginning Of the second
set. however. Miss BALM got the range
Of the court herself, and the power she
rut into her drives caused the ball 20
bound high and fast. Mrs. lie Roy &C
cepted the challenge, and thrilling
duels from the back court followed,
With Miss Balm having the better o.
the issue. Toward the end OF the
match she was SONG in her best strlde'
and won 4 well earned victory.
Miss Wagner had easy sailing IN the
first set Of her match against MIS-
William Schif. taking u without the
less Of game. but thereafter her op-
loncnt by almost ccascleSs running
and ~cll-Umed 'obs. made the national
indoor champion struggle hard 10 take
Tho second set and the match At =
NJ hCr nOln1E
l., deep driving to the base line.
Miss CasScl PLAYED impressively IN
,afcatirc Miss Adele Cragin at 81
Gf ehl used deceptive bound on
her backhand strokes. was unusually
accurate when the ball came TO her
overhead. and earned many aces
through the medium Of her service, the
ball breaking sharply. At placing, too
Hiss Casscl ncld the advantage, otten
lurirg hor ODporent Out Of position
Mrs. RAYMOND won from Miss Ger
irudc Della Tore only after three sets
her margin Of victory being ] Is, =
l. Miss Della Tore took the first
sol bv playiug consistently to her op-
moments BACKYARD. with Mrs. Raymond
generally putting her returns into the
not One set behind, Mrs. Raymond
started to work IN earnest At the begin
ming Of tho second session, coming into
fhc net more often and smashing out
the points by deadly work overhead,
SO fast lid she play that Miss Della
Tore could only take three games IN
the last two sets.
Next 10 the singles matches, chief
interest centred in the doubles, where
two Of the strongest teams we're drawn
against each other in the first round,
Miss Casse and Miss Wagner, the play
inC-through champions, facing Mrs.
RAYMOND and Mrs George l.. Chapman.
The champions Won IN straight sets in
a battle that was cnlivencd by frequent
clashes at the net by score of 6-3,
G. 4
The team work Of the winners was
perfection itself, and never did they in
wade ono suother'S territory. Miss Wsg-
nor used hSr forchand drives TO work
the openings for her partner, who
usually finished the point by timely
smash Mrs Raymond and Mrs. Chap
man did not submit without deter
mined stand, and many Of the games
wcrc fought out at deuce.
Mrs. Rawsou Wood and Mrs. Spencer
+. Weaver. another form dablc cOmbi
nation, simply walked through their
match against Miss Bernheim and Miss
We'll, and won AT - 0. 8 i. Mrs. Wood
plsyed with great brilliancy at the net,
taking many balls on the full vollcy
and shooting her returns through the
narrowest Of openings. Mrs. Weaver,
too. was always IN the thickest of tho
rallies, and il was her steadiness that
proved large factor in the victory.
" omcu's metropolitan cha mpionship singles
second rOundl-Miss Gertrude Della Tore
defeated Miss Marion NandcThocf 60. JOS;
Miss a. E1gdcu defeated Mrs. q. BoNrick
g" C-i
Thrd round Miss Florence BALM defeated
Nirs Robert Lc Roy, . G. G. ~, Miss
Marie Wagner defeated Mrs William SChin,
O. 90. Miss Eiuu llcss defeated Miss NJ
Iauc. o. t3; Mrs r. H. Raymond de-
fcatcI Miss Gertrude Della Tore, Is s.
G. L. MISS ~. Bagdcn defeated Mrs X. A.
Pope Sc g. D 80: Miss Clarc CasSell &c.
lcatcd Miss Adele &. Crsgin. G-i. G-1; Mrs.
t,corse De Gcrsdorn defeated Miss G. Sidcn-
berg, 6--i, 80.
Moncn's metropolitan championship doUblcs
raagdcn defeated Mrs. " b Nashburn aDd
Miss Cocrr: G-5, SIS Miss Della Torrc and
Mrs. l. ROY defeated Miss Sidenbrrg aud
Aiisa e. O,tthicl 81 I &. Miss taSScl and
Miss Wagner defeated Mrs Raymond ana
Mr. hapuian. g. Ct Mrs Il4dd am
Airs Nelson defeated Mrs. Miller aud Mrs
i;owrick. 6-l %; Mrs. DC Gcrsdorff and
Mrs Garrett defeated Mrs Smith and Mrs
Fraser. L.. &C.. Mrs. seymour and Mrs
Btmcs. CT Gf, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs
Wood defestcu Miss Bcrnhtm and Miss We'll
90. g. D.