The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12

Ciub on Washington Heights and Nan-
qnished all the best women players in
the club. This gave her an idea that
possibly she could play ten
mis- and she entered the New York Law
Tennis Club tourney IN 1904. Mas
Wagner surprised herself and a great
many others by going through to :he
semi-final round. but she was content to
go back to her favorite stamping ground.
Central Park. and did little playing
away from there for the next couple Of
years.
II was In 1906 that SIS Wagner won
her first tournament and carried home
her first trophy. a small silver cup winch
was TO be the beginning Of one ~ the
largest AMI most handsome collections
of trophies in the possession Of n
athlete in this broad lard. This little
cup, crnhlcmdtic of the winning or
an invitation tournan eNt n the
Enrlewood Field club. i.nglewood. y.
J.. holds the most distinguished place
In the W,gner household. That people
believed Miss Wagner had ability N
those days was demonstrated by the
fact that she was invited Ia take part
In the tournament with the elite of the
tennis world Tha. she had the ability
she demonstrated herself by winning :he
cup.
Runner IN for National.
Two yeats Laser Mss Wagner was
j.uu., u,j for tn. national outdoor cham
i.onship at Philadelphia. for which she
received i rup, ana there were u whol'
hoard of trophies which she annexed
IN between times. The N;tlc t.ng.ewood
Field Clun bowl. the first Of the ool'ec-
ilou. however. stands in a place where
u; must hc noticed before ali others. The
800. -. - -. 49, 80
troph.e. merely furnish a background for
'h'> lit'e symbol OF p.owess. About the
same time that Miss Wagner won he-
hrst cup. 81" joined the Hamilton Grange
Club. and has been champion OF that
Organization ever since. She says her
self that she possibly would have been
playing IN Central Park yet had rot her
little friends gone OF 20 college and else
" here abou, the time she started 10 win
ments
Many Of thos. who know Miss Wagner
Wei marvel at tie manner in which She
wins matches considering the strain
under which she p!iys. Mss Wagncis
mother has been an invalid fo- four
years.. and the young tennis star has
oeen guide. nurse and everything else
10 her i%Uo.h-i. who w"s rendered piac-
tIctlIy helpless through "A stroke %.
paralysis. ~ a Matte o: fact 1t = her
mothers Interest in he game that keeps
Mss Wagner in tenni-. and strange as
Z may seem. IL j. this same interest
tust frequently haudiCaIs her ~ a match.
Mrs. Wagner, who, prior TO liey liz
ness. never took any interest In what her
f, nous daughter was doing ~ the tennis
has sine. then developed an acute
concern abou, Miss Waener's record in
composition. Every time thai Miss Wag-
ncr plays her mother learns the time
sohslul.d tuI me match. and allowing
half an hour Ia a set waits 70! thc phone
:" ring, for the player has been i'll
- telephone the result nome
in Mediat"ly upon the completion of the
should Miss Wagner be delayed
her mother. instead of waiting, has her
daughter call up the club to lind
what Is the cause Of the delay. Miss
Wagner T. afraid that she Will get to be
4 bad loser. for she says tina she hates
go tel her mother OF a loss, 81 much
does Mrs. Wagner take II to heart !
Miss Wagner had n very lean year on
The courts in 1915. but that was because
she had go many things to think about
she had little time for tennis hut
she expects that things Will b. different
his Year. She has been doing some
work indoors already and will start her
for the season Tomorrow in
the tournament AZ the seventh Regiment
.\rmory FOR the rational indoor cham
.p.onshrp. Miss Wagner held this title
times and lost II last wear 10 Ms
Nnlli BjurStedt, the Norwegian star. |
Mss Wagner IL COINS TO try TO get Il
back Then too, Miss Rjurstedt was UP
20 see Miss Wagner the other day, and
Mrs Wagner stated that she liked the
Morse girl very we'll hut hoped Marie
would beat her and felt sure she would
SO Miss Bjurs;ed; had better look out.
for the championships and the cup that
goes with II mean nothing 10 Miss Wag.
nor compared to the Joy IL would give !
mother tn have her WIN. and tina is
a worthy thing tn play for