New-York tribune., 1916-09-11
Norwegian Star Defeats
Miss Marie Wagner AT
ter Thrilling Battle.
SPLENDID PLACING
DECIDES OUTCOME
Champion in Course of
Afternoon Plays Total
of 81 Games.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

In one " AAaG @RN~N~N
80, women played this season, Miss
VOLTA Bjurstedt, national outdoor in
door and Metropolitan champion, de-
s..,sd Miss Marie Wagner, Eastern
v.w York State champion, yesterday
,s,.rnoon in the final round Of the an
,,sl vomen's open tournament, held
Nv The New York Lawn Tennis Club.
n. famous Norwegian won in straight
sets ct 6-3, %.
Beside. winning the chief cup IN the
,i.rle.. Miss Bjurstedt took part in
,r.. mixed doubles matches, playing a
,o,sl Of eighty-seven games in the
.ourse Of the afternoon. Paired with
Ralph L. Baggs. the national champion
,.,eh.d the final round, where Miss
V,yner and Al 0stendorf opposed
,s.n. The first set went TO Miss Blur
..sSt and her partner al s-6 and the
second TO Miss Wagner and Ostendorf
At "a. They only stopped then be-
cause Of darkness.
More than three hundred spectators
were grouped about the court when the
singles match was put on. The tie-up
Of trafc on the surface lines in The
Bronx proved hardship 20 many OF
those in the gallery, for they had been
compelled 70 walk long distances TO see
the champion IN action. The many
thrilling rallies between Miss Blur
stedt and Miss Wagner repaid them,
however. and nobody left until the last
match had been played.
Aim for Side Lines.
Miss Wagner began the service and
took the first game after deuce had
been called three times. Both girls
"stroked" the ball hard from deep
court, shooting mostly for the side
lines. Once or twice Miss Bjurstedt at
temptsd 20 come in 10 the net, but each
time the Eastern New York State cham
pion edged swift drives past her and
forced the Norwegian again into back
court.
The harder a ball comes az her the
faster and more accurately Miss Bur
stedt plays, and i was so yesterday.
The driving rallies became sharper and
more stubbornly contested, but Miss
Bjurstedt's splendid placing kept her
opponent running all over her court
When she had drawn Miss wagner
Ear out Of position By hsmmerlng her
returns alternately down the side lines
the national champion would make a
rush for the net and from there take
the ball on the full vOlley and earn the
points with 'crOss-court shots.
The fourth and eighth games, both on
Nss Bjurstect's service, went 70 Miss
Wagner. who tricked her adversary out
q position by clever change Of pace,
but the great Norwegian was gathering
speed all the time, and put such tre-
nendous pace into her drives, either
iorehand or backhand, that Miss WaS-
ner simply could not MAINTAIN the
speed set, and Miss Bjurstect won the
first set a. 6-3.
The point score in the opening set'
Points. Gam.
x x: Rss.a' Rsa:. ed: .:;sttS 80
Long Deuce Game.
long deuce game featured the be
Ernning OF the second set, with Miss
Biurstedt serving, but here again Miss
Wagner broke through, passing hei
opponent a. the net as the Norweg gisr
..r tried % come in for the finishing
pein,s. But in the next two games
Mss Biurstedt uncovered a remark
sb!. burst of speed and hard hitting
ard did not allow her opponent single
point
Mss Wagner was hsmmerinG cor
nsisntly a. the national champion
tsekhand. supposed 20 be her weakes
po.nt but yesterday she discovered
hat the far foreigner had so per
isc,ec that stroke as 20 render II un'
ssfe % play TIE ball 70 her left side.
Mss Bjurstedt used 20 run around
faese shots % take the ball on her
forehsnd, bat against Miss Wagner sne
shot over oackhanG strokes that were
msrvels Of speed and placement, and
ne local star was glad 20 switch hei
si,sek 70 a loboing game, in an efoI'
. keep Mss Bjurstedt near her base
lre
Bat she met with no better success
\ = that direction, for the champion
= showed surprising strength overhead
afing the ball shoulder high, IN the
-eAArl mc-r 4dUO4b " hdit DN'Af 49,
i,sn crashing % through the opening
v.,a a speed that generally finished
ias po.rt right there. Miss wagner
ssa the fourth and sixth games al
eve. during which she played her mos,
brilliant tennis. nieking the side and
base lines with beautiful precision.
Furious Rallies.
Ones again Miss Bjurstedt speedeo
y her play and the two engaged IN
hrioGs driving rallies. In the eighth
g1ne Miss Wagner, near the end OF
ere o. these exchanges from deep
t'-r., snot over a fOrehand drive
s7aarsly 20 the corner Of base and side
ne, for vhs. appeared certain ace
~ Mas Bjgrstedt brought salvo Of
\ i'ptgse from the gallery by racing %
zee; The ball and shooting IL across the
s,21slte court with powerful back
iahe stroke that caught Miss Wagner
4,.ss out o. position.
isting the ninth game By vhirl'
sit4 attack from al over the court
%1s BjErstedt won the second set a.
- aad the match. Although de
'saisc, Miss Wagner made the national