The sun., 1916-09-19
BEST WOMEN NET
STARS IN TOURNEY
Leading Eastern Experts Play
in New Jersey State
Title Contests.
RAIN HAS NO TERRORS

MoNrcLArn. n. J.. Sept. 1s.-Practi-
cally every woman tennis player OF the
Eastern section who has gained fame
on the courts appeared for the open
Ing matches in the New Jersey cham.
pionship tournament that began ~ the
Montclair Athletic Club clay courts mere
to-day. Led by Miss Molla Bjurstedt.
national champion. the field comprises
tho best Of the women players And 10
by far the most representative that ever
played for tho New Jersey title. Fifty
five women are entered and practically
all Of them played In their FIRST and
second round matches to-day.
Miss Bjurstedt was not on hand Tor
| her opening matches. as she Is IN bos-
! ton. where she played an exh,pition
match to-day. However. she SEM wore
tina. she will be hero tomorrow 10
| play against Mrs. Robert Miller IN the
second round. Miss Bjurstedt ore" u
bye in the first round. 49,
| Miss Claire Casscll. formerly New
Jersey champion, was TO have played
! o-day. md was on ham for her match'
but her opponent dcsaulted. This tourna.
ment marks the hrst appearance In the
| East this season of Miss Cassen. she
! has been In California all summer and
only recently returned. She says she mas
had a lot Of practice on the PACING
! coast and hopes to make q struggle Tor
| tho title once held by her.
Leading stars s~accessful.
with the eighteen clay courts OF the
athletic club In peerless CONDITION the
women made rapid strides In their OPEN
,ne day. completing the frst round and
pla many matches In the second
round. Favorites came through In al
most every case, the Winners besides
Miss Casscl, being Miss Ina kissel. Md
die States champion Mrs. c. B. Hitch
ems. champion OF Mexico city MISS
Florence Balm. star Of the West sioe
! Lawn Tennis Club OF Philadelphia MISS
Ethel Tyndale. who recently ACQUIRED
the staten Island championship: MISS
Hazel Sawyer, Montclatr ~ Z. charn-
pion. and Miss Mario Wagner. formerly
national champion.
Rain and lightning put n stop to sew
erai matches scheduled for tho late AZ
,ernoon. but II did not deter Miss sawyer
, and Miss NJ. Parker from finishing their
second round strukslc. Miss sawyer
had advanced into the. second round BY
defeating Miss =. Goodbody. 6--3. e..
and Miss Parker advanced by setting
aside Miss +. Crane. S-2. 6-S. Al
though the sky was overcast the women
were determined TO play on their uaascn.
During the FIRST set. which Miss Saw.
yer won, Ga, there wal no rain. but
! hardly had the second set started than
a veritab's c%loudburst soaked the courts
and tho contestants. Lightning and
thunder had chased every other woman
\ into the club house, but II a no terrors
for Miss Sawyer and Miss Parker. who
/ continued to play a. II nothing had
happened or was happening detrimental
10 their good tennis.
jolly In the Rata.
The second set was a stirring cncoun-
ter. with Miss Parker passing her moro
skilful opponent with well placed shots
and winning ca. Miss Sawyer braced
wonderfully In the third set and between
gusts OF rain and lightning flashes man
aged TO outpace Miss Parker. winning
tho third set aud match. Ct. The
women were compiimented by every one
present on their pluck. but they laughed
away the fears Of the others and de-
ella red 1t was Jolly TO play In tho rain."
one OF the few upse,s OF tho tourna-
ment came In tho first round. when Miss
Helen Pouch. the staten Island expert.
was eliminated by Mrs. {. V. Lynch In
straight sets. 6-l, 6-3. Mrs. &. u.
Kitchens then gained her third round
brackets by ~dispos!ng Of Mrs, Lynch,
g., 6-I. Mrs. Lynch exhibited none
OF the skill against Mrs. Kitchens she
had when she defeated Miss Pouch.
Miss Tyndale was at the top Of her
game. playing much the same brand of
excellent tennis that brought her the
staten Island honors last week. She
was pitted against Mrs. J. r. Bailey and
won by 6-O. 60. deciding the match
in nm astonishingly short time. Mrs.
Bailey was unable to han"!o the service
OF Miss Tyndale nor was she able to
stop Miss Tyndale's drives down tho
D 'e line. The summaries:
round--Miss Agnes Hutchinson defeated
Miss Edith sheldon, 6-3. -: Miss NJ.
Parker defeated Miss !, Crane; GO. 50;
body, G-3, 6-?: Miss Cragin defeated Mrs.
s~s: Miss IL Gardlncr defeated Mrs =.
II. Rayser by default: Miss u. Pollsck de.
f;.,ea Mrs., + sos.i BY d'ssI,,; Miss =;
Eh,rIck by default Miss il. R.tnhsrd d::
j. Matthews defeated Mrs. Robert 10 Roy
ty default: Miss NJ Taylor defeated Mrs,
l.. y. Murray, 81, g.: Miss q, V. Lynch
defeated Mis-, Helen Pouch; g.. So;
McAnsny, 81, SIS: Mas Anna Connolly
defeated Mrs, u. Brandon by default: Miss
fault; Mrs, u. 4. Mills defeated Miss Grove
by default; Miss Pope defeated Mis-. Bull.
Tt, 6-i; Miss Rowson defeated Miss A.
Morrison, Is. 81.
sscouni Round-Miss susette Henry de.
' feated Miss Isabel Robinson. al. e.:
Miller by default; Mrs, a. q. Dean defeated
Miss Agnes Hutchinson. s-3, -; Miss
Florence Sheldon defeated Mrs. T.. Man
heimer. So, S-s; Mrs. Van Wrinkle de-
feated Miss q. Dwyer. O., Is; Miss M.
Taylor defeated Miss n. McAuslam, SO,
60, SO: Miss II. sawyer defeated Miss
NJ. Parker. O., St. O.: Miss J. Rowson
defeated Miss A. Connolly. Go. SO; Mrs.
G. n, Hitchins defeated Mrs. c. v. Lynch,