New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11
NlSS BJURSTEDI
KNOWS NO SUO
WORD AS DEFEA1
Continues Her Triumph,I
March in Tourney at
Heights Casino
BY JAMES :. O'NEALg

\ triumuhal arch was crec,s5 \,
Dewey Miss Molla Bjurstedt ~.
her own triumphal marches. ana 80
little effort. She took her cus,o-.
exercise at the Heights Casino. r.
Ign. yesterday.
When the coastlng was over !, -.
found that the first citizen Of No,,'.
had Won the doubles final single.L.,.
I'd. and had reached the singles s..
doubic-handcd. That is. she wo, 4.
singles semi final both through =.
own good work and the frequen. !.
rors OF Miss Florence BALM. her o,,.
ncut.
Diners a. restaurant call the el..,
the bad news. Miss Bjurstedt has 49,
been checked all this tournamen, -.
all last year she took everything
sight. She is tho bad news FOR es,-
other woman competitor Fur,herrn,.
it's going 20 be hard on tho ,sr,,
scribe this summer Life will be h,
enc recital Of Miss Bjurstcdts ~,
after another which. a. every a.,
knows. is a tau on originality.
A. for to-day. the bad news ID ,.r
Miss Bjurstodt is 10 play Mrs. p,,I
orick &. schmitz. her doubles psr,.
IN the finals Of the singles. Al oels,,
this afternoon. Aftcrward she ana
Lindlcy Murray. the palo Alto jsck,A
bit. will join hands in an st,enp, !,
defeat Miss Alberta Weber and h,r,
IcNeal. the Casino professional. Tss
next Monday the women's national +.
door championships commence at q,
9Th Regiment Armory II really i, Il,
couraging 20 a cub reporter.
Miss Norway and Miss Schmiu ~
no trouble IN defeating Miss Flor,,o
Ballin and Mrs. Spencer Full.rr
Weaver 8 .. Is 3 loo tho doubles s,,
Yesterday afternoon Miss Christr,
had previously wallopcd Miss Bali
IS (. 6 .. Mrs. Schmitz won her rgs,
TO meet Miss Midnight Suns Daugku,
m tho finals by besting Miss Albsr,
Weber s. 6 {. I. n VAS cult
busy day for the champion and the u
champion.
Miss Biurstedt won the double, 81,
glo-handed because her partner psl.
I'D with 4 strained tendon near u,
end of tho first sct. thereafter 4,
Norwegian gave great exhibition 4
iast court covering. darling baeksv,
end forward from side 70 side, to ecv
up me inability Of Mrs Schmitz. N,
way contains I25.6ls square mas
.hrcc more than Miss Biursted, ,oi
cred yesterday.
The order OF service read: w
Schmitz. Miss Balm. Miss Bigrv.'
Mrs Weaver I'm tho first game u
peculiar formation of tho B,rr
" caver team. which ,hoy used thrrs
out the match with little success. z-,
20 the fore. Mrs. Weaver ran for ~
not. leaving Miss BALM. anne az -
was. 10 cover the entire back cor
Miss BALM. even on her own serg
rarely came 20 the fore court. and r
manned back OF Mrs. Viewers deliver
while Mrs. Weaver dashed for the NJ
The result was nothing bat hgr'J
burly and a wild scramble Miss Biz
stodt took ample advantage o. n
openings thus exposed and sirtl'
drives and volleys through the hct
There could DO only one ansve,
was loud one al p. 8 3. log:'
even than the pattcring Of Nj. b.
Inns feet as she vainly tried 10 ma,
gets in the corners. Once. With W
Weaver and Miss BGlliu lined up ssf
swung AZ one OF Miss Bjurs,ed,'s shot
and both missed.
A. times the tennis was eKcellg
Mrs. Weaver. when she was pernit,s
20 handle the bali Ar tho net. usual
angled 10 OF sharply for the point, B.
she had few opportunities against ssc
experienced campaigners as her .
ponents. Miss Balm. IN back cosr
tried hard. but she had great diireul'
in keeping the ball in Her foreti,
especially few out Of court.
Miss BALM and Mrs. Weaver did d
see their opportunity n second "
Mrs. Schmitz was pie, ryou .
account Of her injured hurt ra
the end OF the first set. aad m the Tn
contest, her service, dubbed 40 sto'
and lost the game by a double fss'
Her opponent. however. did not "
press the advantage home until IN
games later. when she and Miss BY
stedt had adjusted themselves 70 z
now conditions. Next they tried 10 r.
the champion all over the court, g
succeeded. but Mrs. Schmitz vas nt
handling in good fashion what ss''
she was called on 10 make.
The point score follows: