The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-02
OLD RIVALS TO VIE
FOR ANOTHER TITLE
Champion Norris Williams and
q. VI. Church to Play for
Clay Court Trophy.
DRY COURTS BY BENZINE

rrrrsprRd. July 1.-The clay court
t.r,,. h~amp,onship matches were
rushed through rapidly to-day as fast
as the courts could he dried out with
burning benzine. Two OF the eight
courts were put in fair condition early
ty this method. and later In the day
two more were ready.
The mems singles competition went
through to the finish OF the semi-hnals.
the two matches in this round pro-
ducing the best work of the day. George
NJ. Church Of Princeton first met young
castle. the conqueror of +. G. Inman
las, night. and eliminated the Pittsburg
boy from the event at 50. 6-1. Then
church and w. NJ. Washburn OF the
West side club appeared In the semi
fnal. The Princeton star won the
match in straight sets. IS. is. Ga
washburn fell before the splendid SER
vice Of the Princeton bog. although he
never let up in his efforts to overtake
his opponent.
Another match of great interest was
the seml-nnal between r.. Norris WILL
Jams OF Harvard and n. w. Niles OF
BOSTON. which was also decided In
straight sets. Williams winning Mt s.,
"a, e. The final between Church
and Williams is scheduled for to-mor-
row.
In women's singles. the second round
was finished and two matches played
IN the third round. Mrs. w. q. Wight
man o, Boston had IL easy with Miss
Kay in the second round. and then put
down the Toledo player. Miss Buda
Stephens. In the third round. Miss
Molla Bjurstedt mad no trouble defeat
ing Miss Jessie Thorp OF Pittsburg In
A. .--.-l .,,,,t aVl tta,, t.ya.A ~
another Pittsburg girl. Miss Mary r
Snyder. in the third round. Mrs. Bar
ger Wallach of Newport will play Miss
Martha Guthrie. one of the best of local
players. tomorrow in the third round
In the mems doubles. the prelimin-
aries and first round were gotten out of
the way. and five matches of the second
round played. or the Eastern cracks
Williams and Washburn. Morgan and
Curtis, johnson and Niles and Church
and Mathey have qualified for the third
round. 4 start will be made tomorrow
with the mixed doubles. The sum
mary:
women's singles. FRS, Round-Miss Martha
s sTsinsfd. f Pii;sS"fs. defeated sH 3 Sd: Mn Mis-. Fre Clare
Cassel. New York, defeated Mss Mabel Nil.
ser Bis'rIyiiis; s,a sm;: Mss Marjorie
Ramsey. Pittsburg. Sc. IS. 81; Miss Buia
Stephens. Toledo. won from Miss Dorothy
Wilson. Jeanette, by default: Miss Catherine
Ramsey. Pittsburg. won from Miss Anna
Turner, Pittsburg, by default.
Second Round-Miss Molla Bjurstedt, New
York, defeated Miss Jessie Thorp, Pttsburg
81. SO: Mrs. q. W. wightman. Boston.
defeated Miss Lucy Kay. Pttsbure. 81,
80: Miss Buda stephens defeated Miss Eliz-
abeth Toiten. Pittsburg. 3-s, SO. 81: Miss
Mary b. Snyder defeated Miss Dorothy Ram
say. 80. 80: Miss Glare Cassel defeated
Miss Annie Hugus. Wheeling. "a. 6-3: Miss
Marsha Guthrie Aafaatad Mics NaFtnrta
schmertz 60. 6-2.
Third Round-Miss Molla Bjursteit defeated
Miss Mary Snyder. e.. 60: Mrs. G. W
wighiman defeated Miss Buda Stephens
Ga. "a.
Mems Singles. Sixth Round-M. W wash.
burn. West Side. defeated J. c. Castle. Pitts
burg. so. 81: X n. williams. Harvard,
defeated Dean Mathey. West Side, 6-3. 6-l.
Semi. final Round-G NJ. Church. Princeton,
defeated w. VI washburn, Is. -, 60;
r. y. williams defeated y. w. Niles,
Boston, O., 81. So.