New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-22
r.,d Of Forty Narrows to
'r,shteen in First Day
of Tourney.
.pS DE GERSDORFF
a1 CATCHES A TARTAR
- Surprises In the Opening
~ pouad of Metropolitan
Championship.
o. FRED HAwTHORNE.

2, FRED HAWTHORNE.
- che leading lawn tennis
Eeiv tho East began the annual
s1sS's tor ,he women's metropolitan
ersss- Yesterday on the clay
df1pio y ,be West side Tennis Cllb
e.Ie - MILLS. Long Island. The
s. i0.ns..,ble absentee was Mrs. Mar
80, s Tsfesn. the present holder of
ale who will not detend her
because Of the illness Oh her
', ~. Maize Wagner. the runner-up
~ and Miss Glare Cassel. VIM
ne recent internEtionel chant
a. AZ Niagara on-the Lake, are
oas., sides Of the draw, however,
'g ~ Ss.Treeted 10 fight hard to meet
!. ~ fpsi round.
-. Tloysnce BALM. the daShing play
" ~ West Side Club, who per-
go Tho duty Of master OF cere-
80 In addition 20 playing in the
49,. $3.50 the number Of survivors had
~ .,saueed 70 eighteen by the time
~ vas stopped for the day.
fsvorites emerged victorious IN
.,.es. every match, with the single eN-
...ton of the struggle between MISS
Z. T;sseI. the English player. and
u. George dc Gersdortf. Thirty-two
- we're required before Mrs. de
.-'Sorf could claim victory, at
~. 90, TO.
Ms Kissel took the opening set by
s,hiss yolleys az the net, placing her
..sry0s In such e manner as TO catch
:, onponent out Of position time ana
-, In the last two sets, however,
Al Gersdorf herself assumed the
,s,ressive. smothering Miss hlssel's
-'surns and sending swift iorehahu
isyss 70 deep court.
MS BALM defeated Mrs. J. Fraser
/, ne second round, at "a, 6-li
ra,bing with the hardihood Of a man
IA putfine a tremendous pace into
~ Iopg drives down the side lines.
as last set Miss BALM increased
~ spsed. and allowed her opponent
~ single game. This afternoon
4, vii face 5irs. Robert lie Roy.
Mss Marie Wagner, he national In
~ champion. who is fan sled by many
= come through 10 the final bracket IN
b, ripper half, defeated Miss Jane
Rcvson after three sets, at IS, b--I
- The winners powerful drives
,hsn scored points ~ cutting the
isss and Miss Wagner often came in
/, he net to finish a point after fore
M her opponent 10 the base line.
Wss Marion Nanderhoef displayed
go assorfnent of strokes in defeat
n Mrs. II. Seymour, at 81. 6-3.
" vas a picturesque figure as she
asied about the court, volleylng
hsPly and placing her drives with
gist accuracy
Mss Gertrude Della Tore figured in
Z, longest and most oostinately CON
sgsd match Of the day in defeating
Na Helen Bernhard by a score OF
ITO. 4-6, 81. The sultryness IN
Q, atmosphere made her task q par
.tasrly hard one, and after winning
h FIRST set she seemed to lose some
Z ber asgressiveness, and Miss Bern
ard playing with remarkable steadi-
as, took che set at Cd and evened
= match.
Ia the last set Miss Della Tore
aHed as strongly as before, her
Tisiing backhand frequently fooling
h opponent, and at placing, too, she
=. the superior.
Hiss Clare CasSel. the international
aver, had an easy time against Miss
Campbell, winning at 6-1, CO.
sis Cassel was particularly strong
rahand, raining placement shots IN
as opposite court, and her low back
and shots for the corners Of the court
lisd up the points Tor her.
ihe consolation singles will begin
Us morning upon the arrival Of the
ah leaving the Pennsylvania Station
q 1918 o'clock, and the women's
's1bles will begin at , o'clock in the
'HRmoon. The mixed doubles will
aiyt Tomorrow afternoon at the same
;orr.
s'nen's metropolitan lawn tennis cham
salalp singlcs amt roundl-Nrs. Lewis
'sisrneur Morris defeated Mrs. H. Smith.
~. Mn Louise Hammond Raymond
ts.el Mrs. Rawson Wood. 6-5. Go. Miss
aenol N1neerhoey defeated Mra. Seymour.
~, Miss Gertrude Della Tore defeated
~ Helen Bernhard. Flo. 80. G-l; Miss
bltgden defeated Miss 81 GottheH O.,
ala -. 80; Miss Elsie Gotthell defeated
- ;. Weaver by default
Saond round-Mrs Robert 10 Roy defeated
W ?. Laid. Cd. C.: Miss Florence
sun defeated Mrs. r. Fraser, ca. 6-i;
w. schif defeated Miss II. pollock,
= ": Miss Marie Wagner defeated Miss
e kowsou. G-3 ", g.: Miss L. Hess
raaisd Miss J.. Goldman. ~. Sc; Miss
3pe defeated Mrs. Robert II. Nelson,
- - 81 Mrs.. J. u. Raymond defeated
~ l G. Morris, CT. c.: Mrs. +. A..
y esteated Miss Elsie Gotthel. so. G-l;
Aoele Cr4gia defeated Miss Bernheim.
W. Miss Glare Cassel defeated Miss
slposn. s-i c.. Miss Sidenberg defeated
- Whiteside 81. 6-3; Mrs. George De
E,'orh defeated Miss Ina Kissel, -. Ga.
mrs. I. &. Mills defeated Mrs. Loeb by
-,si, Mrs. T. T. Washburn defeated Miss
- Morrison BY default
'S y r0lnd-Mrs. u. C. Mills defeated Mrs
o "aEaburn. &C. 81.