New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-18
'FAVORITES WIN
ON INDOOR COURTS
Miss Wagner, Mrs. Schmitz.
Mrs. Beard and Miss Cas-
sci Come Through.
DOUBLES STARS NOW
FACE THIRD ROUND
Miss Dele Tore and Miss Force
Defeated in Two Sets by
Decisive Score.

Mrs. Frederick Schmtz. Mrs. CHARLES
~ Beard, Miss Marie Wagner and Mis-
! Clare Cassel-such was the order In
which the favortes came through ~ the
sem-fnal round in the singles YESTERDAY
on the board courts OF the eth Regiment
Armory, where the women's indoor lawn
tennis championship is being decided this
week.
This morning AT 10 o'clock Mrs schm.tz
and Mrs. Beard viii fight it out in the
upper half for the rieht TO get into the
finals. while Miss CasseI and Miss was-
ner, the champion. will struggle for the
supremacy in the lower half The win
ners will decide the championship to-
morrow
The women also got through the first
and second rounds Of the doubles yes
terday. the speed with which the matches
were run off furnishing an object lesson
10 the men.
As in the singles, so in the doubles. the
/ favorites came through without much
trouble to the round before the semi-tnaL
Mrs. Schmitz showed clever lawn ten
/ MS IN disposng Of Miss Kuser She COW
! cred her court skilfully at all times. and
her play al the net when she came up e.
/ Kill her opponents attempted passing
/ strokes. was feature OF the match. With
| her advantage in height Mrs Schmitz
was always dangerous overhead. and
smashed to the base line and the sides o,
the court with great force.
/ Mrs. Beard found little opposition from
Miss Balm, whom she defeated by
! score OF 6--3, 6-l. and proved herself au
able court taCtician. her shots for place
ment being too much for the other play
ers, who fought pluckly TO the end
As was expected Miss Wagner, held tho
mastery at all times over Miss Holden, the
New Rochelle player The Champion
ground strokes were working smoothly.
and her larger fund Of experience was
/ effective in carrying the day, although
Miss Holden did not surrender her place
without fight.
In the last match Of the lower half
Miss Cassel, the New Jersey state cham
/ pion, continued her winning streak, tax
| ing Mrs. Mills into camp by "a score Of
| 6--1, 60. The winner put a spin 10 he
ball that was always pulling. and her
| clever placing caused Mrs Mills 20 travel
| miles i'm the attempt 10 return.
A large gallery is expected TO-DAY.
when Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel meet
| in what is regarded as the feature match.
II is the general opinion that the winne-
/ OF this match will be crowned champion
| for 1914. although the winner Of in"
/ Schmitz-B Beard match may furnish a sur
| prise both being tried tournament players.
In the first round of the doubles Mrs.
/ Weaver and Miss Cassel accomplished the
! defeat Of Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. Noss uy
a score Of 81, 81, outpaying their 90
! ponents at all angles. They were acain
victorious in the second round. where they
defeated Miss HIumphries and Miss Ho.-
cen by a score Of 6--1, 6-4 In the last
set the losers showed better teamwork
and forced Mrs. Weaver and her partner
TO extend themselves 10 win.
After having a walkoyer In the first
{ round through the default OF Mrs Ray
mond and her partner, Miss Merritt and
| Miss Greene went down TO defeat 40 the
/ hands of Miss Wagner and Mrs Case
/ beer, the doubles champions by score
! of 6-l, e. Miss Wagner and her part
ner were always too much for the oppo-
stion and displayed brilliant teamwork
in gaining their brackets.
Mrs. Beard and Miss Moore sailed easily
through their match with Miss Nam
mack and Miss Wupperman winning with
the loss of only a single game, while Miss
Bunce and Mrs. Sullivan advanced 90 the
round before the semi-hnal b. score OF
Go. 6-3. at the expense Of Miss Dele
Tore and Miss Force.
The summary follows.
Womens indoor championship roari BE-
fore the CONFERENCE.-The. Frederick rcnml,s
defeated Miss Teresa r. kuser. e.. 81,
Mrs. Charles y. Beard defeated Miss FIorence
BALM 6-3. 81; Miss Marie Wagner defeat
! ed Miss Bessie c. Holden o.. 60. Miss
Clare Cassel defeated Mrs. ID. g.. N.s' 90
Womens indoor championship doubles ORE
roundl-Mrs. f. Weaver ana MIS- ,,-.
W If. y. NOss, 81. 81: Miss Ethel w.
Merritt and Miss Gladys Greene defeated Mr.
Raymond and partner. by default ,,..-
Second round Gop halO-Mrs ID. O.. MIS-
and Miss Grace Bastine defeated MISS
Dorothea butcher and Miss Eleanor Means
by default. Mrs. Percy WIholrne ana Nifs
r. " Knapp defeated Miss Amy Harper ana
Mrs. l.. h. Murray. G-3 S.. Mr. Lewis
Governor Morris and Miss Louise Ir.,'
defeated Miss II. Roosevelt puune't and MIS-
y. Stehlin. 10 g.. Mrs D. N"a' er ana
Miss Glare Casscl defeated Niles Ai,r
Humphries and Miss Bessie O.. Holden g..
Ct
Second round dover haIr-Mss Marie Wa.
ner and Mrs. r. Cassebeer defeated Miss Etn'i
| W Merritt and Miss Gladys Greene, b., -.
! Mrs. Marshal Mclean and Mrs Frederick
| Schmitz defeated Miss Helen Bernhard ana
| Miss Elsa Kahn. 81. S.. Mrs charles y
Beard and Miss Elizabeth IT, Moore ntieai"H
/ Miss Mary Nammack and Miss Josephine
| WInnernan 81 90. Miss Elizabeth a. Bun,e
and Mrs willard sullivan dfeated MIS- g.
| Dele Tore and Miss Is. =. Force % 80
| Consolation singles first round TOT nam
/ Mrs W H. y Voss. bye. lower halt, Misc
Grace Rastiue. a bye $500 .,
/ second round 0op halo Mis- Addsle CTassin
/ defeated Miss Puurctt. O. 80. MIS-. H. p.
( Coot Jefesfad Miss Merritt. O. O.. Miss
| Harper defeated MIS- Kahn. 3. -
second round dover halo Mrs WIZARD ~.
! Ivan defeated Miss = Erstein by default
! Mrs T. Cassehocr defeated Miss KNAPP. -
! 81. Mrs Percy Nnhouune defeated Mrs. |.
| r. Murray. 81 Is