The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
MISS BJURSTEDTI IN
CLASS BY HERSELF
Goes Through Tournament Of
West Side Club without
Loss Of a Set.
NOT so GOOD IN DOUBLES

Miss Molla Bjurs,edt, Americas
adopted national tennis champion.
added another trophy to her large COL
yesterday by carrying of the
West Side Tennis Club spring tourna.
rrent sinyles for ONE al the club
courts in Forest Hills. T.. l.. The Nor
wegian girl defeated Mrs. Barger Wal
ZACH, a former national champion. In
the final round In straight sets al Go.
81. after having gone al, through the
set and with n total OF only eight
games scored against her In he. three
matches prior 10 the final round.
In the doubles. Miss Bjurstedt was no,
so successful. for the Norwegian cir,
vas am ,sp with Miss Marian VAN
derhoef, n the pair. looked upon by
as the probable winners, was de-
iedtcd IL the very first round ny Mrs.
Spencer Fullerton Weaver and Mrs.
Theodore Cassebeer. The latter team.
however. had TO play three sets to dow
the champion and Miss Nanderhoef at
6-i. 1t. e. The conqucrors of tn.
Miss Bjurstcdt-M Miss Nanderhoef team
eventually won the tournament. but were
hard pressed To win in the scmi-inal
round from Mrs T. Smith ard Mss
Mar garct Taylor. AZ ID. -. S.
In the final round. Mrs. Weaver and
Mrs. Cass.heer disposed Of Mrs. Robert
A.. Pope and Miss white, at 81 d.
Mems Tournament begins.
II was n busy day all around a, the
West Side 1t courts yesterday. for be
sides finishing the women's singles In
classes A and X and the women's Class
a doubles. the mems singles In Glasses A.
II and G were started and an exhibition
mems doubles played. Miss NJ. II.
Ballin won the trophy In the Class y
women's singles by defeating Mrs. r. W.
81. In all three classes OF the mems
singles. none Of the competitors got be-
yond the second round.
The exhibition mems doubles. which
attracted plenty ~ attention. not because
OF any particular strength Of the teams.
hut because the pairs were matched
evenly. was won by charles NJ Euii. Jr.
and Dean Mathey from Watson NJ.
Washhurn and Ell ~ Whitney, an old
Harvard combination, Al -, Is.
s-i Although thcr. was some good
tennis displayed by all four OF the men
TN spots. tho match itself brought out
anything but high class doubles. The
play IN the various classes Of the mems
singles will he resumed to-day. The
summaries
West SD, Tenn. club spring .Tourna.
mcni--Womrn's singles. class l. first
tound- Mrs Rs"son Wood. defeated Miss
dor, Cass.beer defeated Mrs W voss
81. - Miss Mo,a Bjurstedt defeated
a Mr. q r. wi H" a.,sa,. s-s Mrs - !: M'r .M M;s.
Ct. "a Mrs. Robert lie Roy defeated
Mis-. NJ. Biagden. al. g: Mrs; Barger
Mis-. Florence paii!n. -. a..
SECOND Round Mrs. HAwson Wood de.
Molla Bjurs,edt defeated Miss Margaret
Taylor. 81. 50, Mrs Bsrs'r WalIach
Mi-. Marian Vsnderhoc, won from Mrs, /.
sem'-nral Rouni Miss Molla Bturs,ed'
a Wf. a.r yer N.T."l w ~Sn iron, 'MMi s;;
Marian Vtnderhoef by default.
Final Rouud-Miss Moils Biur.tedt dc.
Mrs II \ r"p. and Miss white defeated
Mrs RICE and Miss Florence Balm, q
- Mrs. John Jacob A.,or and Mrs
Robert L. R"> defeated Miss katherine
Force and Mrs. Williams, s-l, e. Mrs
spencer Fullerton Weaver ana Mrs Th-o
dor' 'ass"pe"r defeated Miss Nulla P,ur
stelt and Mis-. Marian vanderhoet -
Ia. "a Mss Magyar, Tayro- and Mrs
u. Il ~nltn 1e'esiei Mrs RAwson Woo
and Miss VI. Biagi.u, SIS. e
SENT fnal Round Mrs u. \ Pope and
Miss white defeated Mrs. John Jacob A,toI
and MIS-. Robert l.. Roy. Ga. 3-s. lO-s;
Ms. Spencer Fullerton Weaver and Mrs
Theodore Cas-'b.er defeated Miss NJ Taylor
and Mrs. Y, r.. smith, %. 8 :. -
Final Rourd-Mrs spencer Fullerton
Weaver and Mrs, TheodGre Cas.ebe.- do.
fea,ed Mrs u A Pope and Mlss white
woners Singles. class B-sent-hna
FOUND Mics VI VI Ballin defeated Msi
stewart. -. SO. G--3. Mrs = W. len
kin, defeated Mrs u T, Rice. G-l. e.
Final Round -Mis, VI. II. Balm defeated
Nj. + " Jenkins, - Id. 81.
MEMS singles. class AFlrs round-C
j, plmptou defeated Y I. Treanor. -
"a, "-l Harry : Parker defeated Hugt
Tailsnt. -. al,
Mems singles, class B-First round-B
:, johnson defeated X. NJ Thompson. q 3
e.; n Chase defeated e Bishop. %
al. 60: T. NJ. Hall defeated Il. !, Her
: bert, 60, "a. " !. Gallon defeated "
L. stewart. "a. Go
Mems Singles. Class C-First round-Dr
!. T.. GiGnoux defeated II. /. Vanderbilt
G-s, - J. Takamin. defeated \. y
Milne. W-2, go.
Exhibition poubles-Charles VI. Bull
Jr., and Dean Mathey defssted Watson
N. washburn and L. H. Whitney. 81
a-3, a..
FORDHAM LOSES TENNIS DUEL