New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
Big Field of Lawn Tennis
Players Is Handled
with Celebrity.
AUGURS WELL FOR
NATIONAL CONTESTS
Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Mclean
Appear Likely TO Clash in
WOmcn'S Finals.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

INNS AbAe 4s-0.-As bNEdH yesterday
morning IN Glasses A. B and c for
the men and Glasses A and B for the
women. One hundred and twelve men
and thirty women engaged in matches
on the thirty-odd dirt courts. and a
total Of cighty-two matches was dis
posed Of before the last player jumped
aboard the 6:27 o'clock train for New
York.
Julian s. Myrick, president Of the
club, which viii hold the next national
championships in September, arched
his chest proudly as the last match
was completed and spoke as follows:
"You have 20 90 into active training
for anything you want in this world,
even when it comes to conducting lawn
tennis tournaments on a large scale.
This is our training for the national
championships, and believe we've
shown that we can handle q big entry
list satisfactorily"
Il was even so. At Newport last
summer there were I3S players entered
and about 20 matches were completed
the first day. The CELEBRITY with which
the matches were run off yesterday
auVurs well for the ability Of the West
Side Club TO conduct the national
tournament next September in be-
fitting manner.
The women started their play in the
morning, with Miss Florence BALM and
Mrs. Marshall Mclean at the he I'm.
They worked TO such good purpose that
the original field had been reduced to
eleven players when time was called
at 4 o'clock.
ing Miss Adele Cragln at 6-l, %
and Miss Alice Kortright at GO, 6-3,
advanced TO the semi-tnal round. She
and Miss Molla Bjurstedt, of Norway,
the national indoor champion, are on
opposite sides of the draw and should
meet in the final round.
Miss Bjurstcdt won two matches in
impressive style, first defeating. Miss
Katherine Force at Go, Go and then
vanouishing Miss Marion Vanderhoef
at O.. CO. This was a pretty strug-
gle, and Miss Nanderhoef forced the
indoor champion to extend herself to
the limit 10 gain the honors, both en-
sacing ia driving duels from back
court
Louise Nitherbee at 6-l, 6-l, and
Miss VI. Taylor at GO, Cd, her fore
hand drives having plenty Of sting and
excellent direction.
Many Of the strongest players in the
East are entered in the Glass A singles,
including Karl Behr. GuIave Touch
ard. Watson NJ. Washburn, Robert lie
Roy, W. Merrill Hall and 7. r. Pell.
Behr and Touchard will probably play
their first match this afternoon, as
will Hall and Washburn, and there are
other matches scheduled that are bound
TO attract the lovers Of the game TO
Forest Hills tomorrow.
One of the matches that caused some
surprise in this class was the defeat
Of Hugh Tallant, the Harvard veteran,
by Ralph !. Bags, the local player.
Bags went 20 the net for his points,
and after dropping the opening set at
30. took the next two. at IS, 7--5.
Hall won handily from J. c. Tomlin-
son, jr., at 60, 81, placing his
drives with great eXactness down the
side lines. Dean Nathey found the
veteran Ross Burchard a hard nut TO
crack. finally winning at Cd, Ga,
By constant volleying at the net.
Spencer J.. Weaver, whose wife is
one of the indoor national doubles
champions. showed that he is headed
for some kind Of title by winning two
matches in Class C.. First he defeated
W. s. Lindsay. at Go. C-3, and then
H. B. Mascot fell a victim TO his PROV
css. az Go. Sc. GO, placing Mr.
Weaver iu the round before the semi
finals.
"Send for q doctor and a nurse" said
he, az the end OF his second match, as
he Topped into a chair, but long glass
Of something cooling revived MIN easily.
Myrick. taking advantage o. his posi-
tion as president of the club, defeated
6. A. Gordon in Class B in three stiff
sets. at IS, 90, %, with both men
staying in back court. Gordon said
afterward that he had been instructed
rot 20 beat Myrick on account Of the
lattcr's high Office.
Eddie Moore and Moses Ely, two in
veterate enemies on the courts in the
same class, went at each other hammer
and tongs. and Moore won at 81, 6-3.
Ely glowcred at MIN as they reached
the clubhouse, arm IN arm, and vowed
20 have revenge.
The summaries follow:
Mems single, tCas 4 ant roundl-w. Mer-
Dean Matarg defeated Ross Burthsrl "a "a
& ~ bel, lr. defeated Kenneth Peck. ca,
gef. 50 - "a. R55ef. Le Roy defeated Lyle
= Mhaa. IS. q. G.. A l. Dlonns defeated
z W ressee &. g. kins smith defeated
socoad rolad tari round bye)-Ralph l.
cls.s y lnr.t rouudl-H swain defeated ClM-
saee Boone ioS e 6.,,,, B5infTa made, won Cs
ies,ed c r. a Mle- 20 eI,i W SehI d.Ia,i
deiesied y hooAs'; - - X W; 9n9fa
defeated G.. A. Gordon -. -, -. u.
Durham defeated T. p. Reilly. 6--S. e.: b. +.
Msrshail Peabody defeated W +. L0sther Go.
G-S. C-1. stuart Johnston defeated X. A. Pope,
Ell 90: Francis Rosyrs defeated c. C. EDWARDS.
C-i g g.. Grucs0ock won from ,. A Victor.
by default. n T; Asker.snd defeated Franklin y.
Smith t-L G-i. S. = Davenport defeated y.
Is.td,ify. . -: p. N HAn defeated ]. ".
$50; o5q T6aq{ {a5, ,. round 9ys;3-H T Gr'q'
pAnpioh defeated 3 ". Corse 6-l. IS Brihs-
psds defeated BISHOP. - - - Johnston
from Fischer BY default. A-kerland defeated
GfossoeeA. - 81; Pau defeated Davenport ,,i
al C-3. r. X. Tom'll. G.. Won from Dudley
Roberts. By default. J. Grnnel defeated ,. c
r.sId ro5aad-Grinasn defeated Tomlin. e--s.
ciss G ,srs und)---Lsvis Il Roger. defeated
deiss.sd G. hnznetta g e-2; r HtdgetH de-
yaa defeated Dr. b J. Ire IS s-s G 7. Hhl
defeated = l. NibeH %. 60. 4. G Postley
S S:.s.a ''i r G Gis s Sd ~ Leash
S sss.,sa 5.l.., Go"i a.K: .s 90 g 4 &
NsssoH dslestel n ~ Graham. 80 "a; s y
5. 5' 1s,es,sd ". a BGf1s. @, IS; A
a' 4i'', Rsan. a 9es' E g. T i@. 20
a-s. W ". Canuinghsm defeated { simmons.
s-L 81 l. ~ &C., iss.,isa q ~.