New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28

CasseI and VOL
Thrice Within a Point +
metropolitan Lawn
Tennis HonOrs.
By FRED HAWTHORNE


Mrs. Rawson Wood and Chart. /,
Bull, jr, created = Sensational -
by winning a thrilling uphill -.
yesterday from Miss Glare Cs,s,l =.
s. Howard voshell in the Anal -,
Of the metropolitan lawn tennis Z.
pionship in mixed doubles on a. =
courts Of the West Side Tennis AZ
at Forest Hills, LoaR island
Wood and her partner gained ths ~
BY score Of 81, Cd, Is.
Three times In the ninth rs.. !,
the final set Miss Csssel and Der -
ner were within a point Of the -
pionship, but each time Mrs. Wa6I J.
Bull STAYED OF defeat, and va, 4
game after deuce had been called ts..
times. Playing with their backs 4 \
walt, they took the next three Rsn, I
row, and with thFui the NATL =.
the metropolitan title.
The proudest individual AZ Pa,
Hills after the match was Mr.. ~
who had come down from the eity -
cially 10 see his wife play In her =.
important tournament. The mos, (
had expected was 10 see her and -
put up good fight against what lcsI
like overwhelming odds. When M -
laughingly addressed By fEisod, \
"Mrs. Rawson Woods husbands \
grinned all over and admitted the -
impeachment.
Miss Cassel cannot be blamed Ter
loss Of what looked like q eertair 3
tory. Rarely has she played -
superb tennis as she did ysststi1
Time and again II was her slasi
cross court drives TO the side Iinss
eluded both Bull and Mrs. Wood =
when she got q chance 70 smash 4.
close TO the net she crashed Tie
down so sharply as 10 make il ~
turnable.
With the games reading S-2 tsre
them, however, Mrs. Wood and 4
partner suddenly came TO life and !
gan an impetuous attack that ae,l
lessened until their opponents hadi
borne down 10 defeat At the sn|
time Voshells game, which had bsn|
been full of fire and speed, sufsrs !
decided lapse, and this was sufieisssa|
turn the tide.
Il was bitter weather, even Tor i,s
ball, and nobody greatly enjoyed lhaI
selves until the sun came from bsih
the clouds and slightly tempered a
chilling winds.
In the first set Mrs. Wood and b
ran into a lead Of games 10 I, Il
TO have Miss Cassel and her psnr|
come back and even the score q *
and then take the last two games e
the first set at -.
Up to this time Mrs. Wood had =
taken a leading part in the mst4 q
was not able to bring Of many Il 81
swift drives across the court Bulh
held the other side fairly even b D
remarkable court covering, bat Nv
pected 10 see him and Mrs. VI
steady down sufficiently to via 4
match.
Bulls partne-, however, started
second set brilliantly by cutting VI
ellis hard drives of 50 short At Asz
that she frequently caught him oei
position on his base line. Il msel
matter TO Mrs. Wood how fereell
how often the opposing pair shot q
returns at her and made her the ~
of their bombardment. She stood <
ground and more than held her q
and the second set went TO her at 8
When Miss Cassel and Yoshsll
attained their lead % 8 gaines 70 q
the final set and were going stroaf
it seemed all over. Bull bad sIpe
cnced a streak Of wildness and nes
many balls. With q single point q.
ed 10 win the match for the other 2.
Mrs. Wood took a leading part 10 ?
attack and began TO reel Of the p'ii.
Bull, seemingly inspired By hsr
ample, began session Of seintillrc
play at the net, and despite the
perate efforts of Miss Cssssl ana
partner Mrs. Wood and he were nH
be denied, the inal point being va
& slashing drive down the side Line
Mrs. Wood, the ball travelling 50
that neither Voshell nor Miss ~,
could get their racquets on It.