New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-27
Paired with Miss Wagner
Retains Metropolitan
Doubles Title.
THRILLS AND CHTLLs
FOR BIG GALLERY
Mrs Weaver and Mrs. WOOD
Beaten Only After Struggle
for avn Tennis HOnors.
~. rnEn IIAWTHORNE.

C,.;,o Cassel and Miss Marie
,,,.u. 80 retained their titles as metLo
Lillian lawn tennis champions a.
Poi''Ih ~ h was only after one OF the
uoS =. orueIIinR struggles against MIs'
$780, = Weaver and Mrs. haWSon
TPonS that has ever been seen between
mUU IN Eastern courts. The c namc
go Won in three sets by score "a
PiVtt' ~. 81, a total Of forty games
twsivs Of which went to deuce. a..
Tho match took place upon tue
.ohann;onship" court Of the west oiue
Tani., Club, at Forest Hills, Long
ioIanJ and was followed by another
1 rs tbe semi-fnal OF the mixed
dnnbiss. which produced fully as many
LrjIis for tho large gallery. This touna
Wrs Weaver and DR.. William Eosen-
bapn opposed 10 Miss Cassel ana D
yov,srd Voshell. and the latter team
u,on after the sets had gone 10
10, rs, ,,hl.s
The final round in the mixed douoies'
batwssn Miss CRssel and her partner
and Mrs. Ravson Wood and &. NJ: bull,
ir which was stopped after each nsd
;aken a set. will be played over again
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. a..
thirtv-mile gale. swept across tle
leyel stretch of courts when the WON
en,s doubles match began ana tne
three hundred spectators bundled up
in overcoats and furs TO brave the
clements. ...o, hooan
tho sarvice and soon established q lead
of 4 to / on games. Mrs. Weaver proven
a stonewall Of defence against the nara
driving of the champions, and from
within two feet Of the ret smashed
hack her returns with such vigor as 70
badly fuster Miss Cassel ard her part
ner. who switched their attack to MIS-
Wood
By a supreme effort the champions
brou1ht the game TO ball, but that
was their last tally in this set, for MIS-
Weaver and her partner both closed up
at the net and smothered everything
that came their way, taking the last
two games and the set at 10.
The struggle in the last two sets
was more evenly fought. The cham
pions realized the task that confronted
them and played at the top OF their
game. Miss Cassel was the more etec-
tive, her raking BACKYARD drives ire
quently shooting thTOuG nc openings
for the points. Mrs. Wood began 10 get
into the game more effectively, her
high lobs being marvels OF accuracy
and rarely landing more than inches
from the baseline. Miss Wagner and
her partner avoided Mrs. Weaver with
religious care, but occasionally she
leaped into the breach and generally
ended the point right then and there
with a whrlwind smash.
Team play told, however, and al
though the four women were evenly
matched individually, the champions
we're too we'll schooled in each others
game and pulled out the last two sets
and the match at IS, 81.
The semi-fnal n tha mixed doubles
was started about an hour later, and
although Miss Cassel and Mrs. Weaver
had Just played forty hard games, they
went into the rallies with AS much
speed and dash as the men. The gal
lery expected to see Miss Cassel and
Voshell walk away with the match in
hollow style, but as it was the winners
were glad to pull cut by very slender
margin of victory.
II was only lack of coordination in
their team play that lost this match
for Mrs. Weaver and DR.. Rosenbaum.
Two or three times in the final set they
were on the verge of victory, only TO
have Miss Cassel and her partner come
through By careful playing.
EOshell has long been noted for his
extremely hard service, but Mrs. Wea-
yer faced it unhinchingly, and, stand
ing three feet back of the baseline, re-
turned it to her opponents feet. At
the net she fully held her own with
the men, slashing the ball sharply
across the court and refusing to be
driven into back court.
Miss Cassel played her usual brill
liant game, passing the opposing pair
often by beautifully placed drives.
Voshell's terrific smashing of Jobs and
Rosenbaum's 'cross-court shots were
features of the match.