The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-19
MISS HANDY MAKES
GOOD LOSING FIGHT
Her First Appearance Of Year
Brings Brilliant Struggle
With Miss Vanderhoef.
MISS KISSEL OUTPLAYED

PELHAM MANOR, May 1s.-Practically
all Of the star women lawn tennis play
ers Of the East started competition in
the annual invitation tournament at
the Pelham Country Club here to-day.
Although intermittent drizzles of rain
softened the courts. plenty Of good ten
mis- was shown. Besides the rain. a chill
wind swept the courts and tho women
who played to-day had TO keep
going at top speed In order not to be
frozen. Miss Edith Handy made her
first appearance of the season on the
brilliant early season tennis.
Miss Marion Vauderhoef was Miss
Handy's opponent In the second round,
each having drawn n bye from the first.
and II took Miss Nanderhoef three sets
TO win. The scores were ID. Is.
Sc. and II will he seen that each
of the players Won exactly the same
number of games. Miss Handy's plac-
ing was good and her Judgment was
excellent, but she lacked the power which
comes only from playing regularly. In
the last get Miss Handy had quite a
few chances to win and wou,d have done
~ II she had been a little more speedy
In getting around the court. Miss VAN
derhocf played the same good game that
she showed In the Metropolitan tourna-
mcnt last week.
one Of the features OF the days play
was the defeat OF Miss Ina kissel by
Miss Florence Shaldon. While Miss
Kissel has done quite some playing al
ready this season Miss sheldon has not
hnan nafffpU ptF an Tho eAurtg nj all.
and yet the Montclair girl took straight
sets at 6-3. Ct. Miss Sheldon's vic
tory puts her in the third round against
Miss Molla Bluretedt, the national in
door and Metropolitan champion. Miss
! Riursted., like Miss sheldon, drew n
bye from the first rouud. and In the
second the Norwegian girl advanced on
a defaul, by Mrs. Rawson Wood. There
are quite "a few who expect to see the
Norwegian girl experience n hard time
winning from the Montclair girl when
they meet tomorrow morning. espe-
7 cially II Miss sheldon is playing the
kind OF tennis that sac displayed to-day.
Mrs. Barger-Wa ildrh. former national
champion ana runner up in the Metro
politan tournament. came through 10
the third round too. She defeated Mrs
Alfred Graham Miles In handy style in
the first round. taking straight sets al
I'll, -, ana IN the second round al
vanced on a default by Mrs. Francis
Bishop Mrs. bishop evidently felt tina
she hal had enough tennis for the day
for prior 10 her default she had heater
Mrs. John Hall In n hard match al
"a. St.
In the doubles, which start tomorrow
many new combinations Will be seen
Miss Bjurstedt. who with Miss Florence
Ballin was runner up in the nationa
indoor and In the Metropolitan, will joir
forces with Miss Glare Cassel Mis-
Marie Wagner Will play with Miss T.. "
Moore. a former national champion
The summaries
Pelham Country club. wo,nrn's Invita-
ton singles, FlrSf Round Miss clare cas-
sol won from Mss r. II Moore. by default
Nrs. R,rg-r W. lt,h defeated Mis-. Attire.
Graham Mas-. 81. IS. Ms Franc.
Bishop dat, rt-d Mrs John Hal. e.
Sc. Nis, Florence BaI'lu defeated Mis-
Eleanor COW ara, Go, 6-l N".. Fred
crlyk Srhmit2 defeated Mrs. benjamin +
. Rr|gg-. IS. st. t-i
second Rount-Nrs Marshal Mclean
defeated Miss Louise Nl'h-rhee g, to
Mis- Marion Nand'rho'f defeated Ns
ger-Wa,acl won from Ma, Frsuci
Bishop. by default Mis- Florence ShcIloI
defeated MIS- Ina EIs~"'. IS. C-4, Mis-
Molt Eiur-t'y, won from Mrs, Rawsoi
Mood, 10y default.