New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-06
National Indoor Champion
Advances to the Semi
Finals in Singles.
BEATS MISS BALLlN
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Washburn Conquers Hall in Sec
ond Round of Class A Singles
lie Roy Wins.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Miss Molla Bjurstedt, Olympic ana
national indoor champion, whose play
ing has been the sensation of tho lawn
tennis tournament in progress at the
West Side Tennis Club all this week,
gave superb exhibition yesterday IN
both doubles and singles, advancing to
the final round in the former DIVISION
and to the semi-fnsls in the latter.
Her first engagement was against
Miss Florence BALM, in the third
round of the singles, and she won IN
straight sets at Go, 81. Paired
with Miss BALM in the doubles, the
fair foreigner administered a decisive
defeat to Miss White and Miss eau
they in the semi-fnal round Of the
doubles, winning by a score Of 6-3,
6-l.
Miss Bjurstedt started at top speed
right at the beginning of her singles
match and put a terrific top-spIn, on
her forehand drives. placing the bali
with unvarying accuracy in the angie
formed by the side and base lines OF
Miss Ballin's court.
The Norwegian champion took the
ball at the top Of the rise, and, put
ting the full swing of arm and body
into the stroke, shot her returns over
the net with such dazzling pace and
accuracy Of judgment that Miss Bal
lin, playing her strongest, was un-
able to withstand her opponents I'M
petuous rush, losing the opening set
at 6-3.
With the beginning of the second set,
however, Miss BALM got the jump on
the Northern star and rapidly ran into
a lead of games to /. Her playing at
this time was brilliant, and in the
driving duels between the two she moro
than held her own.
Seeing that her opponent had dan
gerous lead at this stage, Miss Blur
stedt started a swift attack, stormlng
the net at every opportunity and whip
ping Miss Ballin's drives back on the
full volley, playing the ball shoulder
high.
Miss BALM began to tire as she tried
desperately TO return the beautifully
placed drives that kept alternating
from the left to the right hand side Of
her court. Steadily the Norwegian ran
out the games until she drew even AT
5-all. only to see Miss BALM raise
her own game a notch and alternate IN
the winning until the score stood at
all
It was then that the indoor champion
played even more dazzling lawn tennis,
taking the last two games and the
match at 81. In the doubles match
the two girls combined their hard drlv-
ing to such good advantage that Miss
White and Miss Gauthey never were IN
striking distance Of victory.
Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Balm Will
moot Mrs Marshall Mclean and Mrs.
Barger- Wallach at o'clock this after
noon for the championship, while Mrs.
Mclean will probably play Miss Hllah
French for a place in the final OF the
singles. Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. K. A.
Pope will meet in the upper half OF the
draw at 1880 p. m. for the other tinal
bracket in the singles.
Watson NJ. Washburn defeated Walter
Merrill Hall in the second round of the
Glass A singles, by score of 6-3,
Ga. The easy manner in which Wash
burn went through Hall was a surprise
to the critics. Hall, however, was wild
in his driving. and his smashes gener-
ally landed in the net or wide of the
court. Washburn showed great clever
ness in passing his opponent as the
latter made for the net.
The summaries follow:
Mems singles Glass A isecond rOund)-W. NJ
Wsshbuu defeated ". NJ Hall. 6-3. q Robert
Ie Roy defeated G.. &. Shafcr. SIS. IS. 6-5.
Third round-Gu,'aye +. TOuchArd won By dou-
bic default Of e. Major and A. H. Man. r.
Glass { fthird rouudl-A. C. Postley defeated
r. j. Cooke. O. 60.
Fourth round-H. J. Can won from II. ?. Far
ringtoE by default T. 7. Crilley defeated o. L.
Becker, 81. 6-3. G-l.
Doubles Class A Cfrst round)-R l. Bags and
II. G. BAGS won from T. X. Pell and partner
Second rouud-R /. Bags and II. c. Bags
won from j. G. Tomliusou. j.. and A. CrsEin. BY
default. GustaVe 4. TOuchzrd and Watson VI.
Wsshbuu won from J. b. HacAett and +. b.
Alexander. by default.
Glass Il l5ecouI roundup. T. Ackerlsnd and
G. J. Post. jr defeated c. C. Edwards and L. s.
"T Third round-G :. Groesb,cE and c Bishop
defeated j. < Alyrick and II. A Hildt. 6-l, IS.
Class & second Toundl-C. T. Miller and II.
Ssuerlee won from A. Mckenna and J.. Plat by
default.
u A Pope won from Miss MAY Balm by de-
fault: Miss MO..a Bjurstedt defeated Miss Florence
BALM. G-3. -. Miss IiiIsh G. French de-
featcd Mrs. Robert Le Roy, IS. g, 6-3.
DOUBLES class A (sccond round)-NflSs T.. White
and Miss Gsuthey defeated Miss Katherine Force
and Miss Abby Morrison. e.. 81
semi fnAl round Miss M1lls Blurstedt and Miss
Florence Balnu defeated Miss White and Miss
Gauthey 6--8 s-l. Ms Marshall Mclean and
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