New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-10

last bracket of the semi-fnal rounu
Mrs. Marshall Mclean, of the West
Side Tennis Club, played strongly
against Mrs. Wightman, but just when
victory seemed about to reward ner IN
the third set she weakened and her
opponent won the match by taking the
last six games in a row. The score
was 6-3, 3-6, %.
Another match that held 1000 spec
tators spellbound by its brilliancy saw
Miss Molla Bjurstedt vanquish mrs
Charles n. Beard, OF Cynwyd, at Ga
60.
Toe Norwegian star executed her
strokes with bewildering pace In the
last set and simply swept Mrs. Beard
off her feet.
Miss Marion Vanderhoef, who. is
making her first appearance against
the most famous women players in the
land. put chill into the hearts OF the
! PHILADELPHIA set by decisively defeat-
| ing Miss Agnes Kennedy, of the Merlon
! Cricket Club, by a score of 81, 81,
and thereby gained the right 20 race
Miss Martha Guthrie for place IN the
semi finals.
IL was Mrs. Wightman's remarkable
generalship that brought her safeiy
through her test with Mrs. Mclean
After splitting sets at 6-3, 3-6, a
halt was called and both women retired
TO the clubhouse. Mrs. Wightman was
firing fast at this stage Of the match
and her placing began to falter, making
Mrs. Mclean look the probable winner
Instead of the prescribed seven min,
ute interval between the second ana
third sets the time was EXTENDED 70
twenty minutes, and the extra breath
ing session appeared TO put the DOS
ton woman again on her feet.
Mrs. Mclean started out promlslngly
taking the first two games and Leading
at 1870 on points in the third hei
deep backhand drives on either Slde Oh
Mrs, Wightman's court kept the latter
continually on the go, and the Ne"
York woman appeared on the verge oI
sensational victory.
sudden change came over the
match. however, and Mrs. Wightman
won the critical third game after II
had gone three times to deuce.
Thereafter Mrs. McLean's strokes
lost their sting and she fell back on
purely defensive game, while the Long
wood player started an attack at tht
net that never stopped until she hae
taken the final set at 6-2, and The
match.
The summary follows:
Women's national championship singles nouri,
. roi,rdI-Mss Anne Sheafe defeated MIS- W /
Newhal 81 e.; Miss Molla BIuntedt defsat,s'
Mrs q y Beard. Ga. 90; Miss Martha GUN
ri, defeated Miss Ina Kssel 6-3. 6-5; Ms
Narcn Ysnderhoet defeated Mss Agnes kennedy
s. J. 6-l Miss Eliza NJ FoI defeated MIS- a >
Drcxel Paul. - 81; Miss Alice cunmnshah
defeated Mrs Robert Leroy 81. %; MIS-. Geots
W Wightman defeated Mrs. Marshall Mclean -
3 Il. g. Mis-. Eleanora Sears deiea"u N's
W1men's doubles Second roundl Miss hlsse
,ud Miss Lindley defeated Mrs IL h; smtt
All Miss Alice Cunningham. 60. 60; MIS-. q
AZ WIghtman and Miss Eleanora sears deieaee
Misses Sarah and Margaretta Myers ~ 49,
Mes Dorothy Dlsston and Miss T. VI fot leieaIe,
No T1eo Cassebeer and Miss Helen Alexander
RI 6-3: Miss Anne Shcarr and Miss ARE Css
.s debated Ms " p. ,/yAall and Miss T. &
osusimsr 81 %: Miss Martha Guthrie sh'
Ms, MARY b Snyder defeated Mrs Sen.lc, t5
Ssoot and Mrs. Barger- wallach defeated MS
Eleanor Carey and Miss susanna White - %. -
NfxeI doubles second rOuudl--Alss tlaIe assel
. and ~ Johnson defeated Miss KUN hus,99!!
+ and Is r. Kraft. 60. 6-O; Miss she4le Snr "
VI TIden defeated Miss NJ II. Taylor and 3 y
Divoo 6-3 6-i Miss BIurstedt and irTn'
Wright defeated Mss Dorothy Dsston and 4 ,
/ DsbIsv al e. MN Wightman and r. 4
/ Iohn,o1 won from Miss Miriam Steever and II "
/ TTIen nv default. Miss Sears and J. J Armsuou
debated Miss White aud X Evans. g.. -
Mrs Marshall Mclean aud y. ". b. Fisher dc
fsaiei Miss Elise Hopkins and c. Dayls 50. 6-l
/ Mos singles third round)-W. NJ. 11den u;
| debated ! r. Rowland. SIS, SIS EDWIN =
, I Sbeafe defeated Gowen Roper. "a. 81; GRAZ
Blddle defeated II. G. Jones. 60. 81