New-York tribune., 1915-03-17
v;ss Biurstedt Beats Miss
Ballin by Dashing Play
at Armory.
WINNER WILL MEET
MISS FORCE TO-DAY
,,,,s vauderhoef ConquerS Miss
pslden-ReSultS of the
Doubles Matches.
r, FRED HAWTHORNE.

Bv FRED HAWTHORNE.
u.. Nolla Bjurstedt. the dashing
~ Norwegian champion, was the
ye.l. lum,nary ot the second days
Rie';. the annual womcn's national
rS, lawn tennis championship tour
90, 81 the Eth Regiment Armory
s.,,5sy Playing her strokes with
~. e-sec and remarkable control,
,,SouisheG Miss Florence Ballin,
81 h,,nidable West Side Tennis Club
-, +, straight sets az Go. GO.
i-1s;. victory brought the fair maid
80 ,be Northla0d into the round be-
,Ss .em,-fral and the display she
p 1. res,ertay leads many TO believe
Ivill reach ,he fDal bracket in the
half Of o.. draw Mss Bjurstedt
.iRs woe, Mis-, katherine Force this
.-,;,c for place IN the semi-finals.
O-,v eight players were left in the
..,iss when time was called for tho
.T these beng Miss Ina a. kisSel,
~, Alberta Weber MISS Bjurstedt,
y,s Force. Mss Marion NanGerhoef,
~, Marie Wagner, Miss Polly Shell
- 80 and Miss 81 H. Taylor The first
~, ~ are in the upper half and the
...,,d four occaoy the lower bracket.
Doubles Play Started.
p,,v in the doubles was started,
- nine, couples in the cOmpe-
80, These were reduced to twelve
a., result OF the seven matches de-
I'D Both doubles and singles will
!. ,lsye6 TO-DAY beginning az 10
,,,ocs in the morning.
The match between Miss Ballin and.
v.s Bjurs,ed, Vas easily the feature
= The day. fer - was realized that
.,s,s two were the strongest con-
,,5ers in the upper half The Nor
r,rian champions game was far
r,srger than Oh the first day Of the
,,s-r8mert and she fairly bombarded
Yy Ballin's court with deep drives
.r lust cut the base and side lines.
Despite her best efforts. Miss Bsllin
ssl5 not get 6 game in the first set,
Wss Bjurstedt often forcing her op-
y,en, out o. position by session OF
a,3 driving and then going In TO the
.g position TO .Dish the point.
Fer bsckhand, which seemed her
-ssS point on Monday, was working
.-oo;hly yesterday. and although Miss
5i..n PLAYED her returns consistently
. the foreigners supposedly vulner-
,.s point, Mss BjUrsteGt sent the
.sl sweeping back with perfect free
:on o. stroke and excellent control.
i the second set the West Side
..rl played q more daring game, fore
,g .be issue sud frequently engag
/ IA 10 slssh,nR vOl.vs at the net with
.G opponent Miss Bjurstedt showed
,,fsei cool court general, however,
ut refused 70 be balHed by Miss Bal
NE change in tactics On the contr4ry,
d, played her deep dives with greater
al53snee than ever. and when she
I'D drawn her opponent out of posi-
tsi, was remarkably quick TO take ad-
ui.age Of the situation. smashing in
H,ttionAl manner OF ripping the ball
eifply across the court
Although she managed 70 win only
rs games in the second set, Miss
BALM held the Norwegian title holder
tily even, many o. The games going
= deuce several times before victory
.ithed on Miss BJurstedt's banner
Alter the match Miss BallIn was out
Yoken in her praise OF her opponents
laying, and predicted she would prove
{ serious contender for the title now
ED by Miss Wagner. Miss Bjurstedt
bought everything was perfectly love-
/ p but acted with becoming modeSty
2 regard 70 her ability on the courts.
Mss Katherine Force won hard
'agh, match from Mrs. K. NJ. Knapp
ne third round Of the singles, the
,'1l score being %. l3-ll. The
hs.el Of Mrs. John Jacob Astor was
ia regarded seriously by some Of the
-les before THIS match, but IN en-
"1passlng the defeat of Mrs. Knapp,
payer Of great tournament expert
a's she showed sterling qualities that
.'a.d mark her for greater things on
. courts % the future.
Hiss Force started a campaign at
t'p driving that she never abandoned
I'LL the end O; he struggle. and her
.@asriul stead.ness IN returning the
'a proved Mrs. Knapp's undoing, al
ao.gh the last set was bitterly con-
Ag4d.
Mss Mar.or Nanderhoef again at
ated attention by her brilliant play
= slnning her match against Miss
~A Be.den a. %, Go. With
nol,na about her hair. Miss Wander
,'si made en- attractive figure as she
Any dew about the court, smashing,
-Nhg and placing with equal facility.
e W!l NEE Miss Wagner this morn
~ place in the semi-fnals.
Severe Service Wins.
ass u. H. Taylor won a long match
'n Mrs. NcBurney at 81, 81,
I and will face Miss Polly Sheldon,
tAontelaiT star. to-day. She brought
pear a particularly severe service in
@;t'lhg Mrs. NcBurney, and her low
Nnand drives down the side lines
we factors in her victory. Miss Al
%H Weber caugh: Miss Gertrude
i-a Tore, Of the 7;h Regiment Ten
llub, OF her game and won easily
@l, g She and Miss Kissel
SO this morning.
the doubles Miss Wagner and
E |anderhoef, d new combination
ne court, Won an Impressive VIC
-7 iiom Mrs Nanuhelmer, and Miss
ga Beden, the score being 6-l, 60.
I Winners games fitted smoothly to-
N1H and they rarely left openings
Aelr court A, the same time their
sstHul drives ripped the opposing
*;slee 10 pieces.
.le sister team" Mrs. Knapp and
~ AcburncV. sUrRng a spTprlSe IN