New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-25
Women's Tennis Cham
pion, with R. L. Baggs,
Wins in Mixed Doubles.
MISS MARIE WAGNER
AND OSTENDORF LOSE
Willard BOttsford Defeats
J. S. McDermOtt in
Harlem Tourney.
By FRED HAWTHORNE


Miss Molla Bjurstedt. national cham
pion and winner Of every big and little
tournament she has entered this year,
will leave for Longvood tonight with
the assurance that there is nothing left
FOR her 20 conquer in the metropolitan
district until the opening Of the indoor
lawn tennis season next winter.
Playing with Ralph L. Bags, Miss
Bjurstedt defeated Miss Marie Wagner,
Eastern New York State champion, and
Albert j. Ostendorf. at 81, Is. IS,
in the final round of the mixed doubles
on the clay courts of the New York
Lawn Tennis Club yesterday. The
match had been postponed from earlier
in the month, when both sides had won
a set, playing in the annual open tour
nament OF the club.
Mrs. Percy Wilbourn, chairman OF
the tournament committee, put in a
busy day yesterday trying 70 round up
the players. OstenGorf, who was fig
ured on as a certainty when the match
was arranged FOR o'clock. got stalled
somewhere on the Westchester County
roads in his automobile, and 10 took a
lot Of scurrying around 20 rescue him
and convey him 70 the court IN a Ilt-
ney.
Search for Bags.
In the mean time Bags, who had
been told of Ostend0rf's disappearance,
thought the match was OF for the day,
and 10 required more telephOning be-
fore he could be found again and sum.
moned 20 the club. As result Of
these mishaps IL was well after 4
o'clock before the pairs started play
ing
Il was decided, in view Of the large
gallery present. 20 play the match all
over again. Miss Biurstedt and Bags
took the first set at 81, after the
games had alternated TO 3-all Miss
Wagner and Miss BJurstedt were par
ticularly effective from the start, en-
gsging in stirring driving duels from
deep court, while Baggs proved steadler
than Ostendorf az the net.
In the second set Miss Wagner and
her partner rallied strongly, winning AZ
60. Ostendorf gained control Of his
hard smasnes and bombarded the OPP
posite court every time a lob was sent
up by Baggs or Miss Bjurstedt. Miss
Wagner also sought the net frequently
and yolleyed cleverly for the corners.
In the tnal set. however. Miss Blur
stedt and Bags threw discretion 20 the
winds and advanced 20 the net at every
opportunity. The Norwegian girls low
volleying shots TO the corners scored
clean placement aces frequently, while
Bags rarely failed 70 "klll' everything
that came 20 him overhead.
Youthful Wonder.
Another one OF that fast rising army
Of Young players came 20 the fore yes
terday. when Willard Bottsford, VINO
learned most of his lawn tennis whlle
a schoolboy in England. defeated Jonn
{. NcDermott, the playing-througn
champion, in the final round Of the an
nual championship tournament OF the
Harlem Tennis Club. The youngster
won by a score Of Ga, 6-3, IS, g. A.,
thus reversing the result Of his last
meeting with McDeTm0tt, just year
ago, when McDermott defeated nim 10
the final round
Although defeated. McDerm7tt showed
himself a good loser. 81 had not been
watching Bottsfords playing during the
tournament" he said yesterday ana
when he began 20 smash back my ioo5
and outplay NE from every position ~
the court 10 came as a great surprise.
He has improved remarkably during
the last year. and was entirely TOO good
for me to-day
But the match was hard fought from
start 20 finish. After running into
lead Of 81 on games in the opening
set. Bottsford's advance was tempo %
rarily checked by McDermott, who got
his deep drives Tor the side lines work
ing so smoothly that he succeeded 20
passing ne opponent as the latter made
for the net. He took the next three
games IN succession, but then Botts-
ford rallied and took the last game and
the get az "a.
The English youth went 70 the net all
the time in the second set. cutting OF
McDermott's drives with sharp yolleys'
but IN the third session he seemed 20
tire from mis- previous efforts, and Nc
Dermott. driving with macnine-like reg
ularitv. edged through his passing
shots until he had won the set AZ g.
After the rest period Bottsford came
back with all his speed, and then he
and NcDermott fought hard for the
mastery. the games alternating until
more than half the set was completed.
Bottsfords speed in reaching the net
position. however. and his severity
overhead earned the advantage for NJ
and he won the last set az 81, the
match and the club champ ionship.
Throckmortou Stands Out.