The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
WEST SIDE PLAYERS
OPEN SPRING EVENT
Men and Women in COMPETE
ton for Championships in
Five Divisions.

Members OF the West Side Tennis
Club started competition in the annual
spring club tournament at the courts
Of the club in Forest Hills. L. l.. yester-
day afternoon. Although the play really
made up five tournaments, as there were
three classes for the men and two for
the women, a large number OF matches
erably cut down.
Ralph l.. Baggs furnished the only
surprise of the afternoon by defeating
Hugh Tallant. an old time Harvard
player. In "A hard three set match at
1t. Is. -. Italian; showed great
form and some speed in the first set
and played all around his younger rival
hut the pace told on him and he was
unfinished In the second set. Again in
the third the veteran started with a
rush. and ii looked as II he would carry
of the match. but he tired before tn.
finish and Baggs took the set after 1t
had gone TO deuce.
Miss Molla lIiurstrdt. tn. Norwegian
champion and American indoor title
holder now a member of the West Side
club. advanced to the third round OF the
class women's singles She played
even better tennis than she displayed
on the indoor courts and defeated Miss
Katherine Force. a sister of Mrs John
Jacob Aston. in the first round In
straight love sets. In the second round
she got quite n fight from Miss Marion
Nandrrhoef. but emerged victor in con-
secutive SETS at e.. G-i. Play viii
continue to-day. The summaries:
Mems Singies. class A. Firs, Round-w.
Merrill Hall defeated J. g. Tomlinsun. Jr
e, ii: Dean Math-y defeated Ross
y. j lie
feat-d Kenneth Peck. g. G-3. O. carl
tor shnfer defeated Howard A Plummrr.
Is. t-l. g Robert lie Roy defeated
Lyle T. MnhLn, 6-3. Ct; q. A Dlonn-
defeated Il W. peaslee, -, e; King
>. second Round Ralph l.. Rags defeated
Hugh TtlIHnt. l--t. 80. -
Gas. ~, Fir.t hound-h swain defeated
mad. won f.om II X. sturdy Jr 6y de-
fault e. Bishop defeated g. T. A. Miller.
S nooi, . W SIhniryinH effected e
f-ated Norman johnson. 6. t.. i :
Myrick defeated q. a. Gordon, -. IS.
"a. g; +. Il. Ferris defeated seymour
body datrS,ed ". Z I.owihsr '' S s'1. ~ ~
81 stuart Johnston defeated Il. A Pop.
6. b-+ G. :. Fischer defeated Il :
Strehrigh. C-l, Go: Francis Rogers de
fratrt {. c. Edwards: d. -, q. :
fauit: VI. T. Ackerlrnd defeated Franklin
II smith CO. d; : T.. pavenport
r. l..
rIatt defeated T. II B.ara-iry, G. !;
=. nan defeated j. W. TrANelL
second nound--M T pynr defeated II
r. Paige. e. 2-G. c-4 e. i Post. ar
defeated II rettlsr"w. I'll. 90. e :.
nilimpton defeated f ". Corse. Ct, : .,
e: Johnston defeated Peabody. l-G.
80, g hosrrS wen from Fischer by
- d f,4u defeated Davenport, -,
Fly, s Mo-. "a r. T"m',n, A. won
Grlnncll defeated r. 9. Fuller. IS. "a.
Third Round -Gr!nneu defeated Tomlln.
Cla,, e, I'm, Rouud-Lewls II Roger.
defeated pr T.. l.. k-yrs, G-4, 70. II.
p harrington defeated q. MIgli.tta. 3,
a. 60, -, r. krnyCn defeated
iratrd l. i. wiIntr', %, &c; A. c.
-; r. Nj Lra.k defeated N, =. Garrett,
sou, &c. G-4. C--2
;, SrconI Round n: G. Thomas defeated
cutler defeated r. M,Kruua, 60 %;
II. II Na'sS'' ! d~icalrh NJ Gr9Hnw'
Lindsay =, "a H. !" carr drf"ttrd
r. A Nosworthy, %. 81 Il. Donald
son 'frated " A., hnrns: %, 80;
T. + TYLER, { = %; " IS cunning
ham ds ,it.i A, C. symptoms 81 r, Smd.
l%n !. a. ger '" r "rills r
defeated /. j. Carru,hcrs, 90. So.
Third Round .'iuirr defeated Thomas.
Sc. Ga, Weaver defeated Nassoit, 50,
sc, g; carr defeated Donaldson, 2,
C. Milne d"frlt.d Adam~, 6, Sc:
Becker 'feated Cunningham, q, -;
Crillev defeated Grrr. 80, "a.
Women Singles Class A. First Round
Mis- Molla BJurSt"dt defeated Miss
Katherine Force 90. 60; Miss Marion
Nanderhocf defeated Miss Gertrude Della
Tore. &. "a, Miss NJ. Taylor defeated
Miss May Parker, G.-l, ii. Miss Florence
Bnllin defeated Miss Louise Witherber.
G--l. ID: Mrs. Royal Victor defeated Miss
y. Hayden. 80, Sc; Mrs Robert lie
d. s = N, W. H'inh French defeated
second Round Mrs. II. A. Pope defeated
Miss Katherine Wheeler, &c. 6--2. Miss
May Rallin defeated Mr.. Edward Knapp,
Mss Vanderhoef 60, Gi: Miss Florence
nnl',n defeated Miss Taylor, 6-2 81
Mrs. lie Roy defeated Mrs. Victor. G-i
l-6 -, Miss French defeated Miss
Abby Morrison, 6--2, ID; Miss Alice
kortright won from Mrs. Erskine Smith
by default. Mrs, Marshall Mclean de fca ed
Miss Adele 'rngin, 81, e.
Third Round-Mrs Mclean defeated
Miss Kortright. 6-2 Is
Glass ~, First Round-MIss Jeannctte
Chappell defeated Mrs Warren Thorpe
g, s.: Mrs Seton Lindsay won from
Mrs. II, Julian nv default; Miss Helen
simpson won from Miss May Wagner by
default; Mrs Lyle Il, Mahan q bye.