New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-26
NORWEGIAN STAR
WINS ON COURT
Miss Bjurstedt Downs
Miss Marie Wagner Again
in Match at Pelham.

In Norway women vote. so Miss Molla
Bjurstedt, the Morse nonparell OF the
tennis courts, is not accustomed TO
being denied anything. Therefore. she
simply could not deny herself the pleas
ure Of once more defeating her old
rival, Miss Marie Wagner, at the an
nual women's invitation tennis tourna-
ment Of the Pelham Country Club, Pei
lam Manor. yesterday afternoon.
At that Miss Wagner made a good
and game fight for the first set, but at
length wilted under the fierce fire of
the Christiania marvel. The scores
were 10-S, 90.
Another surprise was the complete
inability OF Miss Martha Guthrie, Of
Pittsburgh, who made such a good
showing until she met Miss Bjurstedt
at Forest Hills. 20 fathom the agrees
sive game of Mrs. Edward Raymond.
The former Miss Louise Hammond
breezed right through at ., 60.
Another out-of-town crack, Miss Helen
Alexander. of Philadelphia, lost, l-6,
So. TO Miss Edith Handy. Mrs. Fred
erick Schmitz, ex-indoor champion, was
put out in the third round by Miss
ously the English woman had bested
Miss Frances Brainard, Is, 6-1, Ga.
Those were the single matches. The
doubles were continued, four matches
being run of, and start Of six more
was made in the mixed doubles. In
the closest Of the doubles encounters
Mrs. Raymond and Miss Edna Wildey
took a hard match from Miss Ina A.
L A l.
Sc. In a mixed-at times very much
mixed match Miss Bjurstedt and II.
SchinZel walloped Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond, 6-1, 6-l. Sometimes we think
the loyalty Of women goes toe far.
What may be classed as an upset
in the mixed. IL mixed events have
any beyond the upsets OF teamwork
and general tennis, occurred when E.
II. Ted Whitney, former intercDl-
legiate champion, and Mrs. Rawson
Wood, of Brooklyn and Palm Beach,
lost to II. II. Van Vliet and Mrs. ID.
p. Wood, 4-6, e, 81.
In the feature match, in which Miss
Wagner determined to take revenge
at last upon Miss Bjurstedt, the ten
mis- was fast and furious. The Hamil-
ton Grange player dropped the first
two games, the second at love, while
the gallery shook heads and murmured,
ut really is too bad" Then Miss
Wagner won three games in a row.
In fact. she ran up a lead of 6-3, by
fast, steady, heady play. Her shots
nipped the corners and began to take
the dimples from Miss Bjurstedt's
cheeks.
The latter's dimples at this stage re-
solved themselves into do-or-die lines,
and she came back in characteristic
fashion, hammer and tongs, racket
and speed She took love game, a
frame that went twice to deuce, and
another love game, while the gallery
again began to wag heads. Then Miss
Wagner took her turn, which meant
two games. Miss Molla retallated with
a love affair, Miss Wagner with an
other long deuce game, marked by long
rallies, giving her the lead. Then
Miss Bjurstedt, tired of see-saw, ran
out the next three games, and the
set
The second set found Miss Wagner's
bolt shot, or her shots bolted. How
ever, she made a great fight for sew
eral games, although her total for
the set was two Five Of the eight
games she forced to deuce, the seventh
frame being almost a record breaker
II went TO deuce eight times.
The summaries follow:
Pelham County Club womens invitation singles
(secouud roun'l- Frederick schnitz defeated
Mis. Fra-tes Efsinard. Id. 81. %
Third rcund-Miss Margaret Taylor defeated Mrs
Frederick achuiiz. 6-2 GO. Miss Mola Blurstedt
defeated Miss Marie Wagner, l0-s. 81; Mrs
Edward Raymond defeated Miss Martha Guthrie
e. 60: Miss E.N4l Handy defeated Miss Helen
Alexander 81. 6-3.
Mss BJURSTEDT VS.. MISS WAGNER
FIRST SET.
Miss BiurSted..
hiAs Wagner:
SECOND SET
Miss Biurstedt. .........3 t64t5 i3 as 8
Miss Wagner ..............j 0 ii So .
Invitation womsns doubles frs, ruundl-Miss IN
kissel snd Miss Helen Alexander defeated II -
Margaret Taylor and Ms. d. 7. Wood % 81.
q.
Second rounc-Afiss Edith Handy and Ms Raw
IN Wood defeated Miss Florence Balm and Mss