New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-14
UPSETS MISSING
As WOMEN START
TENNIS TOURNEY
Of Course Miss Bjurstedt
Won and SO Did Miss
Marie Wagner.
b. JAMES s. O'NEhLE.

naments? Where has the old-fasho
upse. gone In twenty-three matches
in the first days play OF the nin,h
annual women's national indoor cham
riorship n. he 9Th Regiment armorf
yesterday there was not an unexpected
victory.
We knew. If a determined effort were
made. that an opening paragraph eoui'
be written without mention Of Miss
Molla Bjurstedt. Miss Bjurstedt won.
Of course. Miss Marie Wagner, whose
title the Norwegian took asst winter
and who r. determined 70 DO come
hack. also was victorious. Mrs. Fred
erick c. Scnmitz. ex-indoor champion,
Miss Florence sheldon. Miss Ina A.
Kssel. Miss Corona VIM, Mrs. D. {.
Mills. Miss Abbie Morrison, Miss Helen
Alexander and other well known women
won.
Twenty-thres matches were played
and there were three defaults. re-
markable feature of the day was tbs
absence Of closely contested matches.
70 three sets. In the forty-eight sets
contested only six were carried m
deuce. Twenty were won by 81 or
60
What would have been the best con-
test OF the day did not materalize, for
Miss Alberta Weber, the young conner
OF the Heights Casino. defaulted 20
Miss Bjurstedt Her default brings out
ar interesting point Il will be remem-
bered thst no newspaper printed the
drew of the tournament. al the request
Of the tournament committee, whic1
/ had advertised an open draw.
/ The boomerang, ike the Australian
7 ballot, seems 20 have reached this
country. The fair members OF the com
mittee thought that by Withholding the
schedule OF matches several OF tho
weaker players, who happened 70 he
D drawn against the stars, would have ~
temptation 10 default a hopeless cause
As II happened. Miss Weber would
probably nave been only too glad -
nave a chance to play the champion.
and her default robbed the first da, -
its only star match.
Miss Bjurstedt's second-round op-
ponent was Mrs. ". II. ~ Voss. pho
lost. Go, 6. The great champion
never gave Mrs. Yoss a chance. With
|
and backhanders along the lines. the
Midnight Suns daughter swept every
thing before her. Her game appeared
20 suffer nothing by the change from
the SLOW courts OF the Heights Casino
10 the lightning fast armory boards
Dashng for the net. the Christisnia
girl gave = fine exhibition Of voileyinc
She played her shots with speed and
precision. In the second set she To-
down momentarily m her drives. and
Mrs. Noss took her lone game Their
a spectator friend Of Miss Blur
stedt's from her native land, exhorteI
her to more speed IN ms excitement 2.
seeing the perfection Of her game
"Kjor lIdt hurtigerei" he cried
That means Drive faster"
Mss 8jurstedt drove faster. with
Mjolner. her pc, recquet and finished
the match 90 quickly that several per
sons. come 70 see her play. arrived 700
late. one OF the disappointed ones
explained 20 the newspaper men the.
she had hurried over from Elizabeth
as fast g. everything, but on. desr.
she Just must come 10 see that Nj -
Boosted" play tomorrow.
Miss Wagner had some difficulty vita
Mrs. lingo Hartmann. wife Of the edI
cational expert and a well known left
handed tennis player. Mrs. Hartmann,
who did not take up the game until
three wears ago, is improving rapidly
and bids fair-very fair. indeed -
climb 20 the expert class However,
she vas helpless against Miss Wagner
IN the irst set. which she lost al s.
but plugged along I'm the second ard
carried II 70 IS when the ex-chsr
pion showed tendency 20 slow up.
Tho closest match Of the dag, ard
one that came near developing into ~
upset. was won By Miss Ina A. kissel
Her antagonist Mrs. Robert Miller.
showed unexpected strength, while '-e
ranking player appeared or her game.
Miss kissel won. IS. IS. 6--3. get
ting better az she became more sccus.
toned 20 the light and floor Of the
srmory. Against Mrs. John Bailey, N
the second round, Miss Kissel rolled
up scores o. 81. 81.
Miss Wagner and Miss Biurstedt. vto
, arc both i'm the upper half, vii plsy
the Misses Kissel and VIM, rsspec-
lively. this morning. Miss Wagner ~
10 and Miss Bjurstedt az II o'clock.
The doubles viii start to-day, with
Miss Wagner and Miss Bjurstedt fcrr.
ing the favorite team
The summary follows;
,,?gndl- Ms r.. \ ki',s. de,ea',ea 81, n'aee'
f,s,cl Mrs. risr sh,,tu-s. s-a. 81 MS Mo-,
Bu-s,edt defeated N's. Ate-.a Woe. pr ifsIi'
q. s-3 MS Ai-'e smith i,,.ssi as, b
Hccrler. 90 o.. Ms D. s0r defeated Ni't
9 neisfcd o. 81 M As., N,--i.or De-
Aeaa.d,r d,.es.,i Ais Thepio., R,o..r,if Pc,
%. 81. W. p q Morris de's,'ed Vie
~ 500 M 'i' re-.'. s, g.. ~. e,'s ~
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