The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
MISS BJURSTEDT Is
BETTER IN DOUBLES
Shows Improvement Over Last
Year in Combination Play
on Casino Courts.
SEM1.FINALs REACHED

The singles IN the invitation Indoor
tennis tournament for women at the
Heights Casino. Brooklyn. were side
tracked yesterday to help along the
doubles. with continuous use OF both
courts and because Of a small draw three
Of the doubles teams reached the semi-
Anal round. This afternoon the brackets
In the hnal round will be filled. only
four matches were actually played IN we
doubles yesterday. but they u out
some good tennis and keen competition.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the national
champion. showed a great deal OF I'm
at the doubles game over last
year. Size teamed UP with Mrs. Fred
erick Schmidt and defeated Miss Ger
trude Della Tore and Mrs. Theodore x.
Cassebeer ut ID, S--3. For the nrst
eight game. OF the opening set the team
work ~ the losers was far better than
that Of the ultimate winners. and as a
result Miss Della Tore and Mrs. 'aSse-
beer had the lead at 5--3 n 80 love.
The Miss Della Torre-Mrs. Cassebeer
combination started auspiciously by
breaking through Miss Bjurs,edt's ser
vice on the opening game and taking II
at love. Miss Della Tore made 1t ?
love when she won her " service on
pretty placing. but the opposition evened
NJ the set by winning on the services OF
Ms. Schnitz and Mrs. Cassebcer. Miss
Della Tore and Mrs. Ca sscbeer came
into fore court frequently in the next
fuar games and won three Of the four.
thereby taking the lead at 5-3. In the
u3nth game. with Miss Bjurstedt serving.
Miss Della Tore and Mrs. Cassebeer
cd At 20 love and were within two aces
OF the set.
II was At this stage Of the match
however. that heir team work s.umped
This apparently Was due to the fact tha'
the team attempted To do It's work from
the back court, while Miss Bjurs'ed'
and Mrs. s'hini;z Went % the net ~
often as possible. The latter pair wot
the ninth gunle and followed It viii
SN mere games IN IA row Three 81
t.ese wer" enough to give them the
opening set at - and the other thres
gave them "A comfortable !ead OF 81
on the second set. The third game Of
the last set wen. to deuce nine t!mc'
s.. :u'n : vas completed and In the
fourth, which was won by Miss Della
a ..., tud Mrs. casseheer. deuce Wa.
nil.sd SIX times. In other words. r
wa game ~ points were played.
For closeness. sustained rallies ara
a., around brilliant play. however. the
lltltn IN WHICH VI - U pIrlN d.i. nav
Mrs. spence Fullerton Weaver defeated
Sis. David {. Mills and Mrs. Alber'
Humphries AT St. 6--4 was the bes'
Of the day and one OF the best that
has been seen in women's doubles IL
many a day.
In the opening set eight OF the teY
games went to deuce. There were only
three OF the extra point games In ths
second set. but one OF them went Il
deuce an even dozen times before Mis-!
BALM and Mrs Weaver won Il u wa
the longest game that has been p.ayeC
In the tournament,
After zach Of the players rad woT
on her own service In the first Sc
Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Humphries varie,
he proceedings In the ffth game h!
breaking through. They won again OF
the sixth and led az -, but Miss Bal
In and Mrs. Weaver came along will
a strong finish and carried on the Sc
by taking four consecutive m
In tho second set Miss Balm ar,
Mrs. Weaver gained an early lead o
i-2. The long deuce game was III
one which made tire score - IN ,hei
favor. hut af,er IL the pair showed sign
Of distress. .os' the seventh at love an,
dropped the eight also. allowing the.
opponents TO square the set. Team
work prevailed. however. and Mis-
Balm and Mrs, Weaver took the mattel
by Winning the next two tn
summaries:
Invitation Women's Indoor Doubles
F.-st rouuu--Ns - tarons WinN an Mrs
pa-,y Wahourn defeated Miss Msrgare
Tlylur aud Miss Ahh!e Morrison, ID
"a Miss Adele b. ana Miss Cornelts
cousins non from Mrs. Msnheimer an
partner 10y default.
second Round-Miss Florence Balm an,
Ms ~pencrr Fullerton Weaver defsate
Mrs David e. Mils aud Mrs Albsr
ana Miss Helen Attvarier DETECTED NJ.
Niele Rull aud Miss Cornelia Cousins, O.
q. Mass Moila BjIrstadt and Mrs. Fred
trilk Schm,iz defeated Miss Gertrude Del.
Tore and Mrs Theodore X. csss.beer
>. 6-3.
MISS BJrRSTEDT AND MRS sCHMlT;
W. MISS DELLA TORRE AND MRS.
CASsEBEER
FIRST SET.
Miss Bjurs,.It and Mrs. Schm!tz:
. > . . 4 4 10
Miss Della Tore and Mrs Cssseheer:
%+%0a = I . u ! S-32-
SECOND SET
Miss Bjurs,"d, and Mrs. Schmit,:
Miss Della Torr. and Mrs. Cassebe.-.