New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-24
Four Reach Semi-Final
Round in Tourney at
Forest Hills.
MISS WAGNER SHOWS
DASH AND SPEED
Miss Cassel Continues Her
March to the Front by Easily
Defeating Miss Blagden.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.


The brilliancy Of their playing
brought Miss Marie Wagner, Mrs. Ed
ward Raymond, Miss Clare Cassel and
Mrs. George de Gersdorff, in the order
named, into the semi-fnal round yes
terday in the annual women's metro
politan lawn tennis championship tour
nament, at the West Side Tennis Club,
Forest Hills, Long Island.
Mas Wagner will face Mrs. Raymond
in the upper half and Miss Cassel will
meet Mrs. de Gersdorff in the lower
half at 2 o'clock this afternoon. in
the struggle for the final round to-mor-
row. Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel are
fancied as the logical candidates to
fight it out for the championship.
Miss Wagner expected a hard match
against Miss Florence BALM, but the
latter was sadly off her game, succumb-
ing by the one-sided score OF SO, 6-l.
Miss Wagner, on the contrary, playing
with more dash and speed than she has
ut any time shown during the tourna-
ment, sent her forehand drives booming
through the court and smothered her
opponents returns from close to the
net.
Mrs. Raymond found little opposi-
ton from Miss Edna Hess, whom she
defeated at 6-1, 81, her greater ex-
perience in tournament play being a
decided factor in her success. The
Middle States champion rained smashes
from all over the court at Miss Hess
and drove from both fore and backhand
with equal skill.
Miss Cassel continued her brilliant
course through the tournament by de-
feating Miss H. Blagden at Cd, 60,
and in all her matches thus far her
record has been unmarried by the loss
of a single set Although Miss Blagden
had been playing a sterling game in all
her previous matches, she could not of
set the vigor of Miss CassePs net at
tack, or the speed of her deep drives,
many of which struck squarely on the
chalk marks.
The match between Mrs. de Gersdorf
and Mrs. D. c. Mills was largely a driv-
ing duel. and at this style of play Mrs.
de GersdorfP proved herself the bet
ter court general, winning the match at
4-6, 6-2, 6--S. Her strokes had more
speed and we're more accurate than
those Of her opponent, who landed
many Of her balls in the net and out
of court.
women's metropolitan lawn tennis cham
pionshIp singles Fourth round)-Miss Marie
Wagner defeated Miss Florence BALM. 90
6-1; Mrs. Edward Raymond defeated MISS
Edna Hess 81. 81; Miss Clare Cassel &c
feated Miss II. Bagden, Ga, 60; Airs.
George de Gersdor1 defeated Mrs. ID. 1.
Mills, "a, GO. 6-3.
Women's metropolitan lawn tennis cham
pionshlp doubles Second round)-Miss Helen
bernhard and Miss r. Goldman defeated Miss
Ina Klssel and Miss II. Blagden, 1O-s, So;
Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Clare Cassel
defeated Miss Gertrude Della Tore and Mrs.
Robert lie Roy, 6-1, 6-l: Mrs George de
Gersdorff and Mrs. T. Garrett defeated Mrs.
". Il. Lsdd and Mrs r. II. Nelson. e.
6-2: Mrs. Spencer T. Weaver ana Mrt
Rawson Wood defeated. Mrs. L. G. Morris
and Mrs. j. Seymour, 0-3, O..
Mixed doubles C1rst round)-Miss Marie
Wagner and A. J. Ostendorf won from Miss
Eleanor Coward and partner, by default
Mrs Z. Barnes and Mr.. Cole defeated Mrs.
Bowrick and Mr. Bottlnger. GO 81; Mrs'
Rawson Wood and G. NJ. Bull defeated Mr.
and Mrs. L. q. Morris. CO, e..
Second round-Miss Clare Cassel and 5. II;
Voshell defeated Mrs. J.. y. Washburn and
W. N. Washburn, 10. 60; Mrs. Barger
Waliach and partner won from Mr.. Thomp-
son and partner by default.
Consolation singles third round)-Mrs. J.
Seymour defeated Mrs. J. X. Fraser, 81,
&c. ca; Mrs. G. Smith won from Miss
Elsie Gottheil by default: Miss Ina kissel
defeated Miss r. Goldman. O., 10: Mrs.
Rawson Wood defeated Mrs. F. B. Washburn'
81, e..