The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-06
MISS BJURSTEDT Is
CLAY COURTS QUEEN
Adds This Title to Her Store,
Beating Mrs. Wightman
in Final Round.
MIXED DOUBLES DECIDED

PirTsBuRG. July 5.-Miss Molla Blur
stedt. national women tennis champion.
and Mrs. O.. w. Wightman Of Boston
we're in the limelight to-day in the clos
ing events Of the clay court tennis
championship Fps of the United States.
The former won the women's singles
from Mrs. Wightman at 3-6. 81.
Ga. while Mrs. Wightman and her
Boston partner. II. G. Johnson. were
victorious in the Ana Of the mixed
doubles. defeating Miss Clare Cassel of
New York and Percy Siverd of Pitts
burg in straight, sets at Ga, 90.
In the semi-fnals of the women's
singles Mrs. Wightman had a hard match
with Miss Glare Cassel. losing the sec
ond set after taking the first. The
Bostonian came bach strong in the third
and won the match.
shortly afterward the final match was
put on between Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs.
Wighiman. The Norwegian girl dropped
the frst set ut 6 to 3. her points being
- TO her opponents 33. Miss Biurstedt
won the first two games Of the second
get. lost the third. but took the next
four. winning 6-l and scoring 30 points
to Mrs. Wightman's Is. In the third
and last set Mrs. Wightman took the
first three games. but Miss Burjstedt then
captured SIX games In n row. winning
the set and the match at IS. Their
points In this set were SO FOR the WIN
ner and 2s FOR the loser. Total points,
A1fGa lltnrgtn1s IN .,l NJ. N~s..-.
-.
In the mixed doubles the semi-hnais
narrowed down To Miss II. Wilson and
+. A. Caller, against Mrs. W~ightman
and II. e. johnson. and Miss Glare Cas-
sci and Percy S.verd against Miss MIR
t.e McAteer and q &. BurgWin
Miss Wilson and Mr.. Caller defdulted
I, the Boston team, and Miss Cass,l
and Mr.. Siverd defeated Miss McAteer
and Nj. Burgwln. In the previous round
Mss Cassel ana Mr.. Siverd defeated
Miss Bjurstedt and Harmar Denny OF
Itttsburg, IS, %. Is. The sum-
maries.
w wSmen,s sia;lSs sgm, FinsI MR. 6 "
SCI New YORK. 81 -. "a
F!nsi,Miss Molla .BJursiedt. New York. de.
ies'ed Mrs g W w%lghtman 80. s.L s.
Miller and r. c. Maher defeated Mis- I'u'Ny
kay and Paul Degenre. Ct e.: MIS- Glare
'assel and Percy SIverd defeated Ms Mar.
..orlie schmert and Middleton De Camp. 10.
second Round-M!.s Ruda stephens and
ID ID Morgan won from Miss Kyle and G !
sutton by default; Mss Glare easel and
Percy Slverd defeated Mr. anu Mr.. X "
Wsrmcastle. 50. g; Mrs q " Wi-himan
and II c Johnston won from Miss Mahel Il
Miller and y e Maher 10y default
Third Round-Miss q Wilson and +
eaten won from Miss Martha Guthrie and
Lawrence Curtis ID by default Mrs g "
Wishtman and II G johnson defeated Miss
" b SNYDER. and " p SNYDER. GO. 6-4:
Miss Myrtle McAterr and q { Bur-vin Won
from Miss Bads Stenhers and II u Moraan
by default Mrs Clare Cassel and Percy
Siverd defeated Mss Molls B!ursrcd, and
II ID Denny -. -. g.
Semi. fnal Round-Mrs e ". Wightman
and II {. Johnson won from Miss d WILSON
and = A Galen nv default Miss Glare
Case and Perry Siverd defeated Miss Myrtle
McAteer and { G BurEwln, -. s..
Ftnal-Mrs G " wI-h,msn and y G
johnson Of Boston defeated Miss Clare Ca sel
~ New York and Perry SIvc-d Of PittshurE.
g. 50