New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-25
WOMEN BEGIN
TENNIS STRUGGLE
AT PELHAM CLUB
Miss Bjurstedt Victor in
Three Matches-Miss
Wagner Also Wins.

Delayed a day by rain. the women's
invitation singles and doubles tennis
tournament Of the Pelham Country
Club, Pelham Manor, opened Yesterday
Thirteen matches were PLAYED I'm the
singles, another set-to remained unfn-
ished, and five doubles encounters took
place on the clay courts Of the club.
situated In an attractive blue green
dell
Miss Molla Biurstedts baby blue
sweater went so we'll with the surround
ings that she won three matches two
singles and double Several Of her
prominent rivals also captured two sin
giles. Miss Marie Wagner, who will try
once more 10 down the Norwegian to-
day played impressiveiy, as did Mrs.
Edward Raymond, who came within an
ace OF besting the Morse nonpareil at
the metropolitan women's champion
ships last week, and the Pittsburgher,
Miss Martha Guthrie.
Miss Bjurstedt. in her first round
match against Mrs. William Lesher,
took things and the world in general
ratJer easily. She won the first set at
& y, but in the second the author
player lot down and was run 70 3 Z by
NNf NdliAWI WIS i4tNNffs VINO prayed
excellent and undismayed tennis.
IN the first set OF her second round
ARRAY with Miss Florence BALM the
Christiania whirlwind went just like a
whirlwind, despite the slow courts.
Miss BALM, try as hard as she would.
could not take n game. Then suddenly
the New Yorker got going. Her Ameri-
can service stiffened, and she became
more aggressive. Keeping pace with
the champion, Miss BALM kept abreast
to 8 all. Then Miss Bjurstedt put over
the punch
Mrs. John Aston met Miss Marie
Wagner and defeat in the first round.
Miss Wagner, who learned most Of
her tennis on Central Park courts,
played with a businesslike determina-
ton that tucked away the points. Miss
Wagner went even better in her sec
ond round match. sliding right through
Miss Florence Sheldons defence at
81, G-3.
Pelham Country club women's invitation singles
.fr' .I0uadl Ni,, M9a Bus.vdt defeated
Ms William Iesher &c IS. Miss Flor
8. Miss Florence sheldon defeated Miss Marion
fc.n9 ,a-6, q Miss Marie Wagner De
So N- ID p Wool de'saJ,d M-s Bishop. e-l.
Ms Martha Guthrie defeated Miss Marion
=, ss,.cl round M. Frederick scamiz Is. sn.,
Frances BrHnard. C. 81 undlishedl. Miss
Margarr' Taylor defeated Mss Ina A Kssel s-i
ID f-i. Miss M0ia BiIrs,eit defeated Miss
Florence Bauir. Go Sc Miss Marie Wagner de-
fea'ef MIS- Florence Sheldon. 6-l. Ga: Mrs I'd
ward RAYMOND defeated Mrs. d T. Wood. e-3.
So Ms. Martha Guthrie defeated Mrs Rags9n
Wool 90. 60 MIS- Edith Handy defeated Miss
Grove 60. CT: Miss Helen Alexander defeated
MIS- Katherine Fo-eo. O.. IS
Invitation dolh larst olrd Mrs Homer
Greene and Mrs W u Chapman defeated Mrs
William iesher aud Ms Grove. &c 60; Miss
Florence Balm 1rl Miss Jane Rowso1 defeated
Nh IreIeriof Schm.K and Ms y y Briggs
IS. l-6. e-f Miss Edith Handy and Mrs. Raw
son Wood defeated Mrs Theodore Cssse1eer and
Miss Marion N8nderl0ef. 30. Go: Mrs "a
ward Raymond aud Mss Edna Wldey defeated Nrs
loln Jacob Aston and Miss Florence sheldon. 6-i
81. e.
second rourd-Miss Marion Fenno and Miss
M0Ia BiuBfedt defeated Mrs Homer Greene and
MH s. n. lNapman. q. Is