The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
MISSES CASSEL AND
WAGNER BEST TEAM
Miss Widely and Mrs. Farley
No Match for Them in
Doubles Final.
ONLY TWO SETS PLAYED

MoRRIsrowN. ". T.. May 29.-Miss
Clare Cassel won another first in the
Norristown Field club women's lawn
tennis tournament when she and Miss
Marie Wagner. the New York State
champions. defeated Miss Edna Wildey
and Mrs. Natalie Farley here to-day
In straight sets at 90, 81. The
Empire state title holders might have
won the match in shorter order IL they
had been playing anything like their
game, for their opponents play lacked
its usual strength.
Neither Miss Wildey nor Mrs. Farley
had played IN n tournaments this
season prior to this event and their
work certainly showed the lack OF prac-
tice. There was none OF the old snap.
vim and bounce about their court cover
ing that made them one of the strongest
teams playing tennis the last couple
OF years. On all around play Miss
Wildey showed up better a her sister
but the latter was II tribe stronger In
fore court.
Miss Cassel and Miss Wagner played
about equally well. and while their team
work was not quite up to that OF their
rivals, their Individual brillidnce Offset
this. Miss Cassel's strokes were as
strong as yesterday. when she beat
Mrs. Frederick Schmitz in the final OF
tnt slIlklts, nut sue nv f4pl GSl .'lpuiit
the court as well. This was due to "A
strained ankle which she got yesterday
when she and Miss Wagner were play
Ing Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Marshall
Mclean.
The New York champions played nj
their best in the early game of the
opening set, when they took the lead
AZ Al, having only 8 points scored
against them in five games. II was
then they started to slow down. and al
though they won the set by taking two
out Of the next three games, II was
not on good tennis. The point score
in this set WAS 20 to II.
Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel threat
ened for a time TO make the second set
a repetition Of the first, They took
tn lead again Mt 1 games to l, but not
one of these games was won until after
II had gone to deuce. Miss Widely and
Mrs, Farley showed a burst OF speed
then, but IL lasted only through three
gaines, Just long enough to let them
tie the score. Miss Wagner and Miss
Cassel then played together sufficiently
TO close the match by winning the next
two games. The losing pair outscored
the winners on the points of this set,
80 to 81.
TIL tournament was a novelty for
this season in that il finished on sched-
ule, and this In spite of n days idleness
on account OF rain. Even the mixed
doubles. the ink OF all tournaments.
were completed. although this morning
even the first round of II had not been
Finished. Mrs. Mclean and s.. Young
won it. defeating Miss Bjurstedt and II.
Schinzel In the fna round at Sc.
6-3, ca. Miss Cassel might have
won this too had II not been for the
poor playing of Fred G. Baggs. her part
ner. which caused her defeat in the
semi-inal by Mrs, Mclean and Young
at "a, Ga, Mrs. Mclean won the
handicap singles final from Miss NJ.
Taylor at e.. If, 6-3. The sum-
maries
Morristown Field Club, Women's Doubles
Miss Glare. cassel defeated Miss Edna
wildey and Mrs, Natalie Farley, 6-2,
CO. The point score;
FIRST SET.
Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel:
Mis-. w,ldey and Mrs. Ffrlsy "-'-'
SECOND SET.
Miss Wagner and Miss Cassei;
Mis-. w,laoy and Mr.. F%rlsy! -
Women's singles H~andicap,-Finsl round
Mrs. Marshali Mclean. minus 80. de-
1T, 6-3,
Mixed Doubles-First round-Miss Glare
II. A. Pope and partner by default.
Second Round-Miss c. Cassel and II.
G. Rags defeated Mrr. j. II. Mclean and
V. Ely. al, Ga.
Semi final Round-Mrs Marshall Mclean
and S, Young defeated Miss c. Cassei and
r. C. Bags. "a. a.; Miss Moiia Blur
stcdt pna Harry schinz-! defeated M.rs
Marie Wagner and A. j. Ostendorf &c,
st, "a.
4. Young defeated Miss bjurstedt ana II.
Schinzel. at. 6-S. 60.