The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-28
NOR WEGIAN INJURED
AND HAS RETIRE.
Tries to Play With Strained
Thigh Muscle. Does Poorly
and Finally Quits.
MRS. MITZ IS IN FORM

N,prisrowS. n. T., May 27.-The
committee managed TO get the singles
IN the women's lawn tennis tournament
n, The Morristown Field Club out To the
anal round here to-day and Miss Molla
p,urstedt is not one of the inalis,s. For
,be arst time since she started play in
,his country the Norwegian failed to
70, into the last round. Mrs. Fred
.rick Schmitz. former national indoor
ch,mpipn. advanced at the expense Of
Me Sorse girl in the third ound, but
!, was a strained thigh muscle that
gave Mrs Schmitz the opportunity.
Miss Bturstcdt had taken the first
a., OF the match quite easily at 81.
hut Mrs. Schmitz struck her game In the
second set II cut down an early lead
OF the N~rrwegian's. bringing the score
mn to ; all with Mrs. Schmitz lead
irp AZ 40 love on the eleventh game
Miss Riurstcdt made known her injury
a7d hcr opponent promptly offered to
,ef,ult the match In the Norwegian's
favor. No one seemed to want Mrs.
schmi,z to do this and an ~osteopath
was called.
The doctor said that Miss Bjurstedt's
limb was not injured badly enough to
Keep her from playing. so the latter sug-
rosted akiug the court and continuing
from where the game had been dropped.
Mrs. Schmitz won that set In a hurry
and took the first two games OF the
,hird set, whe5 Miss Bjurstedt said she
could not 20 on lud retired. The Nor
yegian played In two doubles matches
with Mrs. Marshall McLean afterward
and won both of them quite handily.
advancing to tho semi-inal round.
Mrs. Schmitz played very good tennis
In the second set of her match against
Miss Bjurstedt and kept going in the
same way ycien she met Miss ]. ~.
Nissel in the semi-hnal round. Az a
result She had no trouble at all in
heating Miss Kissel at GO, 6-3 Mrs.
>,hmitz advanced thereby 10 the final
round and viii meet Miss Glare Cassel
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Miss
Cass-l came through from the third
round by playing the best tennis she has
shown this year. First she triumphed
at 60. 6-3 over Mira. II. A. Pope.
whom she also put out Of the running
IN the handicap singles, and then beat
Miss Florence sheldon, the Montclair
e.rl. in straight sets at 7-5. GO.
Mss Cass,l also reached the semi
final round in the doubles with Miss
Marie Wagner. the New York state
champion. ON the way out this team
hca, Miss Marshall and Miss Spader in
the second round at 6-l, 81, and VIII
meet Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Mclean
In the upper half tomorrow. The sum-
maries
womcn's Singles. Scratch. Third Round
Miss Ina \. kissei defeated Miss a.
Hortwrlght. 81. s-a: Mrs ,Frederick
sehmitz defeated Miss Molls Riurstedt;
i-s, -, "a. default: Miss Glare. css.el
F'orence sheldon defeated Mrs. Robert lie
Roy 2-s. 80. 81.
semI-anal Round-Mrs: Frederick Sehmitz
defeated Miss Ina a. Kissel. e. 6-a:
Miss clare Cassel defeated Miss Florence
Sheldon. -. e.. .
women's singles, Handicap: First Round
Miss A. Morrison. plus 40. 60. s.; Mrs.
IT. Mclean, Plus sc. won from Miss
Nolla Bjurstcit, minus. 500, by default.
Nj, Adele Cragin, Plus l3.3, won from
MIS- Ina a. Kissel> minus Isl Miss Rachel
EiIuge. plus ISL defeated Mrs Na,.ile
Hnah G. French. plus is. defeated Miss
A Kortwrlght. plus 3.s. "a. 81; g.?
Sssona RoandmMrsi MaTsnsr Nf sa1iin,
minus Is. s-s, s-i; Mis- Glare Csssel,
minus 80. defeated Mrs r. a. Pope. minus
minus az. defeated Miss Edna Wildey,
minus 1873. -. 81. default: Mrs. J. u
Mclean. plus 80. defeated Miss Mary Ham
Rachel Eltinge. plus l5.i. defeated Miss
Ai'!@ cragin. plus va. s. -; Miss
Han e. French. plus 20, d.feaisa Mrs
Tor. plus I y. won from Miss whitney. plus
a. hy default. Miss Marjorie Plerson. plus
10, Won from Mrs. ltob'ft lie KY s'Ia'CH'
rhri Hound-Mis- Hllsh e. French.
plus IS. i"fca,ed Miss Rachel Eltingc,
pins /. T.. IS. IS. - Miss NJ Taylor.
pine t-a. defeated Miss Marjorie pierson.
pm lag, IS, Ga.
Women, Douh.c~. First Rnuni-Mtss ".
Nar-h,I and Mis- Spadcr Won from Miss
r. Iu tui Mis- Ntnd'rho'f by default,
w.. Ntr,hill Mclean aud Miss Molla
B.r-'ed; defeated Miss Means and Miss
Cr"s-emau. 81 I'll; Miss Ina a. kisscl
AMI Mis- T. T.. IIndIey.. defeated Mis-
Victor and Mrs +. r. Frelinghuysen. IS.
{. Mis- Edna widely and Mrs, Natalie
Farley defeated Miss Marjorie Pierson and
Miss NJ. Foote, 6-3, 6-t: Mrs. y, A:
Pope and Mrs. Robert lie Roy defeated
M, VI. Taylor and Miss A Morrison,
50. s-s; Mrs, r. Ford and Miss Marion
Swords defeated Mrs. J. II. Mclean and
Ms Jane Swords. 6-3. Sc. 6-l; Miss
Iilah g. French and Miss Adele CraEin
Won from Miss A. Kortwright and Miss
Whitney by default.
second Round-M!ss Marie wagner AND
Mss Glare Cissel defeated Miss NJ. Mar
.h7'. and Miss Spader. I'll, 81 Mrs
Marshall Mclean and Miss Molla BUT
s'sIt defeated Miss |. \. Kissel ana MIS-
2 q. t!rl'ey. G-2. G-t
Nivcl Doubles. First Round-Niss Molla
Ru~,'edt and 4. Schinzel won from Mrs
; Ford and J. Montgomery by detault'