New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
Miss Anne Sheafe, of Bos-
TON. Decisively Defeats
Miss Clare Cassel.
WILL FACE MISS
BJURSTEDT TO-DAY

v,< Weaver a. Mrs. Wood
Lose in Straight SITS to Miss
Blacdcn and Miss Lindley.
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE.
~,o STAY fitted brilliantly across
,. ..,,- tennis horizon down a. Forest
,rs Yesterday. when MISS anne
..f, 81 tro IouCVood Cricket CLUB.
rs s,o- administered a decisive de-
e., MISS Clare C0ssel, runncr-up
,,s- lr the third round OF the an
'.r ,ro--en's metropolitan champion
tournament, on the West Side
t:s clubs courts Miss Sheafe
...-,,led hv score OF 6 3, 6-3.
49, Ros.oa girl VIII face her great
zee. AZ II o'clock this morning,
~ sbe meets Miss Molla Bjurstedt,
.,.ora. indoor champion, for place
.- che sen mars. -.
yogrr. Still IN her teens, Miss Sheafe
God fte large gallery by the sever
Of tcr game and the ceadlineSs
d. ,~l.rr size scored aces on daz-
.,r shots for placement. tNper'-
..|5 tournament player though Sh" Il.
vs.. ,a,sc. found u impossible 70
....s.s-d che Wh,r,v.nd attack Of the
.....,r and never even threatened Miss
>ses.e's lead.
Miss Biurstedt Sweeps On.
v,s R.a-s'cdt. for her part. fully
...ss ,Ho reputation she has made
.-.. coming 90 this country. sweeping
=. before her ly crushing Miss Ni'ah
r-e-ct hv score Of IS o. Is o. The
a.,--.. and Norwegian champion has
.c- .U lcr matches I'm straight sets
I'D has los. only three games during
30. tournament. remarkable record.
The singles were brought forward 10
.. -oy-d before the somi-fnal, with
-s following women occupying the
t.,.te,s. 70 meet IN the order named:
~, 4. Pope. Miss Carona Vim,
w.. Ra~rer. Wallach. Miss Marie WaC-
-, Miss Shesfe. Miss Bjurstedt, Miss
vs'ar SIMPSON and Mrs. Marshall Nc
Lem.
Tho long day on the courts was pro
3,,.,ye Of many stirring matches, and
q majority OF cases the logical IA
,,-.,ss showed their class and came
a,,reb with victories. The women's
.,rtIes also cot under way. and with
,~,s sneed that all but one bracket IN
80 -ourd before the semi-finsls was
octucled.
notable upset occurred In the sec
~ mind Of this division, when Mrs
Tgrertor Weaver and Mrs Rawson
Wood. ru0rers-up for the title last
va, we're defeated in straight sets by
' V.s Miriam BlaEGen and MISS r. I.
I ,.,s'ey The core being .. Is /
Mrs Wood. Who has been suffering
ram ,rra.ncd ankle for several
| weeks. and consequently has not been
.,e 70 practice. was far from her BEST
and thus handicapped she and Mrs.
| Weaver could rot prevail against the
| ftver team work and severe net game
/ o. Mss Blacden and her partner.
Surprise for Miss Wagner.
Mss Marion Vanderhoef was pitted
| ,,a.au Miss Marie Wagner. the New
L York State champion. in the third
| -oprd. and e'ec-rired the onlookers by
sNrr the frs. set from her famous
| ,rrorc~t q. @. Thereafter Mss
Wagner steadlod and took the last two
Q,s BE- scores o. . o. s I.
In the first set, however. Miss Van
srhoe; clearly outplayed the state
tile holder. trading deep drives with
/ .er opponent and occasionally hnlsh-
NJ me points by excursions 10 the net.
The match that held the attention OF
| sl however. from the time u started
J gt,l the las. stroke had been played,
J vas that between Miss Sheafe and MISS
asset Rarely ls match between
women flied with so many brilliant
| ts Of p,ay a. distinguished the meet
/ -s between 'Ne Boston girl and her
/ Aeg YORK Ita.
Mss Shcate assumed the lead at
once N the first set and never relin-
| 'g'hed IL thereafter. Taking the ball
ca her forchand for the drive, she
moved almost as much pace on this
Fiioke as Miss Biurstedt brings TO
'esr, and was particularly effective
sssn hitting high bound. whipping
~ bal back with q decided top spin.
i was her backhand stroke. however,
nsi delighted the spectators. Miss
1eaie gets the ball away with a per
tcily timed sweep OF arm and racquet,
no with fully as much power as with
~ iorehand drives Added 10 this.
ne had such perfect control and nicely
G. judgment that she continually
rtsed Miss Cassel out Of position,
''ly to shoot the ball by with tremen-
''as speed.
Praise for Boston Girl.
]: was pretty lawn tennis TO watch,
no P. A. Vale, the authority on the
~enee o. properly executing back
iaho strokes, chortled with glee as he
sa'ehed the Boston girl perform. See
,eS easily she brings u through. with
,o'esrm and racquet on line" he re-
ns'Atd more than once.
IN Justice 90 Miss Cassel Il should
e SAD that she took the court with
mango racquet, her own having been
INsid. sad this certainly affected her
ssne, but inc result would probably
"'ae been the same in any case.
Mss Csssel went into the lead at the
! aghhing Of the second set, winning
|, St htst TWO games prettily enough.
=" Sheafe then got started IN her
A'hing style again and swept her op-
went before her.
MSS BJurstcdt. who had watched the
* with interest, ran forward ana
Ihly congratulated the Boston girs,
80 they walked OF arm in arm, al
-,-.gh to-day they viii be keen rivals.
ne Norwegian girl seems 10 be i'm
n%ing daily, and yesterday she was
tef best ripping sizzling forohand
res through Miss French's court
,,SSuey'ng the ball sharply and bringing
many beautiful backhand shots in
~ nat showed she Is rapidly per
''Svllng this department Of her game.
me summaries follow:
..s's Metropolitan lawn tennis chsmpionship