The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-15
EVEN BREAK FOR INVADER
FROM ACROSS THE OCEAN
Miss Burstedt Carries Off Metropolitan Title in Singles
But She and Miss Ballin Bow to Mrs Mclean
and Mrs Miles in Doubles

Miss Molla BJurstedt. the young Nor
weglan racket wielder, added the Metro.
politan singles championship to her
steadily growing list of titles by defeat.
ing Mrs. BarRer- wallach former ma
tional champion, in the final round of the
tournament at the West Side Tennis
Club yesterday, In straight sets, Ga
e.. The Norwegian, however. failed
TO carry on the doubles crown. She
and Miss Florence Balln fell before the
prowess of Mrs Marshall Mclean and
Mrs. Alfred q. Miles In consecutive sets
at 6-2. 81. To some there was q
little surprise attached to the doubles
made. In the singles, however. there
was no surprise In the result. but there
! was plenty of disappointment In the
/ match. which was uninteresting from
start to anish.
The one thing that was attractive
about the singles. that Is. up to the time
/ that the final round began. was the idea
that the slow, steady game of Mrs
Barger-Wallach might prove a Stun
bling block TO the Norwegian and make
her play better tennis than she has
been showing 10 win. For time IL
looked rs II this would he the case, and
there were quite few who expected to
see the veteran player take n set. al
though none looked for defeat for
the visitor Hut even this idea soon
melted away, for 1t took Miss Bjurstedt
only Ave or six games In the first set
TO fnd that Mrs. Barser. W allach's
strength lay In her accuracy and
steadiness. After that the match had
very little OF contest to It.
Miss Bjurstedt started the service
after both she and Mrs. Barger Wal
ZACH had refused to let the movie nan
film them In actual competition. The
irrepressible crank turner had brought
his machine right up back OF Mrs. Wal
ZACH and managed to get about six feet
OF film--a promoters idea OF no Aim a,
all-when Mrs. walIach objected to the
clicking OF the machine The players
promised to play for the movies after
the match and the operator retired.
The games alternated until the score
stood three all. but Miss Bjurstedt had
discovered that Mrs. Wallach was weak
! on backhand and overhesd--and ther
, no more contest. In the last three
: games of that set Mrs. wallHch col
leCted three points All on errors by th'
! Norwegian. In the second set, Miss
; ljurstedt took three games. rested Ions
enough TO drop one and then finished
the set by taking three more.
All this time Mrs. WalIach had no
altered her style for an instant. Sh'
kept driving the ball tn deep court viii
, just enough speed to carry 1t back bu
not enough to make IL hard to handle
While the. bail was meandering slowl,
across Mrs. Wallach found time to &c
into position FOR Miss Biurstedt's re
turns aud IN this way succeeded II
lengthenng out some of the rallies. Thu
style of game may he Judged best from
, the fat that in the opening set Mrs
= BarRer Wallach had a total OF 2s aces
4 OF which she earned just one, and Mis-
? BJurstedt had 90. % which she earned
4 70 In the second set Miss Bjursted
earned out OF S3 and Mrs Wallach
: uut Of 90
. The doubles. though one sided, wer
h fast from start to finish. The on
u sidednesa was due partly To Miss BALM
y who nevef played worAe tennis. and Il
/. great measure TO the steady. heajy play