New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-18
ROmps Away with a Sin
oles Tilt, Factor in Two
Doubles Victories.
ALLOWS MISS FORCE
ONE GAME IN MATCH
pIav in Women'S Indoor Lawn
Tennis Tourney Reaches
Semi-Final Round.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

RN FRED UAN ihOh-NE.
Miss Mol'a Bjurstedt, the fair cham
80, Of Norway. continued in her win
&c WAYS Yesterday, on the third day
u rlav in the annual women's national
Indoor lawn tennis championship tour
r,ment 81 the Eth Regiment Armory.
plqv,nc a SlaShing game from every
ros;tion on the court, Miss BjurStedt
Ior,red through her match with Miss
katherine Force. Mrs. John Jacob As
.or's sister. winning in straight sets
=. 81. GO and gaining place in
tbe semi-tnal round.
Her success in the singles. however,
was not the full measure of the for
srn stars work yesterday. for paired
vitb Mss Florence BALM. she won
Two matches IN the doubles in decisive
fashion. 90 occupy the semi-inal
brackets IN shat division.
Miss Marie Wagner. the playing
through champion in the singles.
nlaved a brilliant game in defeating
Miss Marion Nauderhocf at g. 6-3,
srl reached one Of the semi-final brack
sts IN the lower half The Hamilton
Grange Lawn Tennis Club girl was in
yireible from back court, and when il
was necessary O. 60 20 the net she sent
ler shots y.ashing through the oppos-
jrr cour: with beautiful precision.
Miss Polly Sheldon. the champion
from, Nortc'air, triumphed over Miss
N II. TAYLOR in the same round by
score Of lO-S. 4, in hard fought
match that had the gallery interested
iron, first 10 last. The other player TO
reach the scmi-fnal round was Miss
Alberta Weber. of the Heights Casino.
Brooklyn. who created a surprise by
defeating Miss Ina A. Kissel, of New
Jersey, at 6-l, lO-s.
In defeating Miss Force Miss Blur
s,e6t capt,vatod the onlookers by the
impetuous manner in which she went
into every rally. Her forehand drives
were executed with a strong follow
through. and this full sweep Of the
racquet sent the ball over the net with
bewilderinC speed. More than once,
TOO. the Olympic champion took returns
on the ha.f-volley from midcOurt. AL
though Miss Force played pluckily. she
was powerleSs TO stop the onward
march Of the dashing Northerner.
Miss Force could get only a single
game in the first set.
Miss Wagner found stout opposition
typeriencc on the courts proved val
liable asset. and she often lured the
West Side girl out of position by cum
Ming change of pace. The champion
was keenlv alive at all stages and
showed she would be well able to de-
.end the tile she has held for four
years.
Miss Sheldon and Miss Taylor were
so evenly matched that il was not until
the games had gone 10 deuce four
times tha, she succeeded in takirg the
FIST SET a. lO-S. She was strong IN
al departments yesterday. particularly
overhead. and there did not seem to be
ry spot Miss Taylor could place the
bali that was beyond the Montclair
grls racquet. The second set went to
Kiss Sheldon az q. but not until her
opponent had forced her to the limit.
Mss Weber continued TO show re-
raYkab.e Improvement in her match
with Miss k.ssel. her driving being
hard and accurate. Many expect TO see
her give Miss Bjurstedt q stirring
struggle when they meet this morning
tOr place p the final round.
The doubles brought out some OF the
keenest competition Of the day, and
some Of the new combinations par
ticalarly Miss Bjurstedt and Miss
Balm and Mrs. Spencer +. Weaver
and Mrs Marshall Mclean, are favored
as possible contenders for the title now
held By Mrs. Weaver and Miss Clare
Csssel.
The Norwegian champion and Miss
BALM first met and defeated Miss
Wagner and Miss Nanderhoef at s.
6-3. and then disposed Of Mrs. Knapp
and Mrs. NcBurney at IS, So. Both
unusually severe with their drives,
Miss BUrste3t and her partner bonn
tsTded their opponents continuously
and forced them ont Of position before
finishing their points at the net. Miss
Balln's play was more brilliant than
anything She has yet shown IN the
tournament and her style fitted IN well
with that OF Miss Bjurs tedt.
Mrs Weaver and Mrs. Mclean start
ed their day by defeating Miss Eliza
beta II. Moore and Mrs. Theodore Cas-
'ebeer in straight sets, by score OF
81, ., and then won d runaway
match from Miss Katherine Force and
Miss Gertrude Della Tore at 60, 60.
Mrs. Weaver performed in sensa-
tonal manner al the net, whipping her
returns across the court so sharply
that it was usually impossible to return
them. No matter how hard Mrs. Cas-
sebeer sent her drives spinning across
he net. Mrs. Weaver met them with a
deadly sweep Of her racquet and proved
stone wall Of defence.
Mrs Mclean. after the first match,
go' working al her best. her drives
being gagged so accurately that they
generally cut the lines. She and Mrs.
Weaver loom M as one Of the strong
EST DgIr To- Tho Tournament