Evening journal., 1916-05-15
Miss BJURSTEDT wins
IN STRAIGHT SETS
National Women's Tennis
Champion Easily Defeats
Miss Wagner Here
CHURCH TOO CLEVER
FOR TILDEN IN SINGLES

lhree brilliantly played tennis
matches were staged at the Whining
ton Country Club. on Saturday. as
part Of the formal opening Of the 1916
season. In singles they brought to-
gether Miss Molla Bjurstedt, women's
national champion, and Miss Marie
Wagner, former indoor champion, and
George NJ. Church, Western, Florida
and Delaware champion, and w. r.
Tilden. I'd, Philadelphia and district
champion. Miss Biurstedt defeated
Miss Wagner GA, 6-3, and Church de-
feated Tilden Ga. SO, Ga. Following
these contests, Church and Miss
Bjurstedt defeated Tilden and Miss
Wagner at mixed doubles, three sets
to one at 81. 60, GA.
or particular interest was the play
Of Miss Bjurstedt. II took her half a
set to accustom herself to the condi-
tions. as this was her first match OF
the season on turf. although she has
played several on dirt. The easy man.
ner in which she disposed of Miss
Wagner was a revelation TO the gal
lery. Miss Wagner drove well from the
/ baseline but was not active enough in
covering her court to cope with Miss
Bjurstedt's highly offensive tactics.
First Set.
Miss Biurstedt-
13 3 a. 2 4-35-6
Miss Wagner
455 AZ "a o Pa
Second Set.
Miss Bjurstedt-
44114415 4-2s-6
Miss Wagner
11442 243 2-23-3
The first set OF the Church-Tilden
match was a hard hitting service bat
tie. Tilden. having won the toss for
service. took the opening game and
Church promptly won his service
This performance was repeated sew
oral times until, With the score 3-all
Church broke through Tilden TO 30
and then won his service to love and
! gained the lead at 5-3. In the neHi
game Church had Tilden set point al
! 40-30, but the latter won the mex
2 point and followed II up with two
more for the game. The seventh game
4 however in which Church won Til
I den's serve. really decided the set FOL
3 Church took the tenth game to love
D and with II set at GA.
: In the second set Tilden outplayeC
Church at the latters own stronF
point.
3 First Set.
Church II 0 4 o 4 4 4-2S-t
Tilden ...41414 40 8 0-22-4
A Conond Cnf
Church ....1 1 3 3 2 6 . 5 l-31-;
Tilden ....4 8 z 3 400
Third Set.
Church "a 3 2 A. 7-36-C
Tilden II 4 3 4 . . 4 5-83-4
There was more spectacular tennis
in the mixed doubles match than in
the two singles contests. There were
numerous long rallies featured by
such brilliant gets" and shots tha
gallery, time and again. burst into
prolonged applause. II looked like {;
walkover for Miss Biurstedt anC
b. Church when they won four straight
Z games in ,ihe opening set, but Tilder
o. and Miss Wagner came up with a rusl
C and aided by several double faults a
G critical points, then won the set at rs
n ] WIN AuuItu anu MISS nIulH HlthA itdu
k ing. SO, in the second set. Tilden anC
n Miss Wagner rallied and in the eight
o game there we're Is duece points be
fore the ultimate victors managed I,
take the game and the set.
First Set.
:. Miss Biurstedt and Church.
Ol 25441 52244 2-37-,
o Miss Wagner and Tilden-
1 432 "a 5 a. 6 2 4 40
0 Second Set.
l Miss Bjurstedt and Church
o 4414 454 S-12-37-
0 Miss Wagner and Tilden-
1 224 3 2 5-10-SO-
0 Third SET.
- Miss Biurstedt and Church
3 As 5 224 SIS 1 5-41-
Miss Wagner and Tilden-
!. 1884 O1O 3 4 3-35-
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