The sun., 1916-09-15
MRS.. GREEN EARNS
NYACK NET HONORS
BY Defeating Miss Edith
Handy She Reaches Title
Round With Miss Bjurstedt.
WOMEN'S FINALS TO-DAY

MACK. y. Y, Sept. 1A-Continuing
her excellent ennis display. Mrs. Homer
s. Green yesterday won the right to play
Miss Molla Bjurstedt for the woman >
singles honors Of the Nyack Country
club invitation tournament. Mrs. Green
gained The final round by disposing OF
Miss Edith Handy. Staten Islands lead
ing woman exponent Of tennis, winning
In comparative ease by the score OF
Ga. 60. Hard smashing and clever
net guarding enabled Mrs. Green TO
overcome her able opponent.
The women made such good progress
that both the singles and doubles were
brought to the final round. and the
schedule committee was able to arrange
for the finals to be played to-day, the
singles in the morning and the doubles
in the afternoon. In the doubles Mrs.
W. II. Pouch and Miss Edith Handy Will
meet Miss Moila Bjurstedt and MISS
Florence BALM. these pairs having been
successful in their matches yesterday.
surprise Match Of Day.
Mrs. Pouch and Miss Handy defeated
Mrs. George l.. Chapman and Mrs. Rob
ert lie Roy in the surprise match OF IN"
day. the score being 6-3. s.. Mrs
lie Roy and partner were expected 70
| show a brand OF tennis that would dis
pose Of the Staten Island women, but
| they failed. especially az net play. Miss
Bjurstedt and Miss Balm were seri'
ously extended TO gain their final round
brackets. winning from Mrs. Green and
her sister. Miss katherine Browning
s--3. 81, -. Only the hard driving
Of the national champion and the clevei
! court covering OF Miss Balm decided Tn.
match. At one time II seemed tina Mrs
Green and her sister would surely win
but q desperate rally by the champion
prevented disaster.
Only one match in the mons singles
was finished. Harold Throckmor,on. thf
national Junior champion. reaching tn,
Anal round by defeating Charles Cham.
bers, Ga, 6-3. Throckmorton. paired
with 4. Bassford. Jr., also ga ned MS
fourth round brackets In the mems
doubles, disposing Of Charles chambers
and Anderson. 6-3. g.
FIRST round matches were started anc
most Of them completed in the mNe'
doubles. The mems finals may b.
reached tomorrow.
The Summarize.
women's open slne,c.-seni.ina. ronn,
Mrs Homer :. Green defeated Miss E.di'i
Woman's Doub'c.-sem!-hnai round -Mrs
J W u. lp4Ni An4 hir 1thiN . ~.
Georg. l.. chapman and Mrs itoh.r; !.
Rov. s-3. 6-2 Miss Molla Bjurst"dt an
Miss Florence Bsllin defeated Mrs. Gee
and Miss katharine Browning, IS, -
-.
Mems sineIc.-Semi.nnai -ound-H,r cl'
A Throckmorion defeated Charles cham
b~-s. SIS. SIS.
Mems Douhies-rhird round-k. Il
Fisher and George King defeated Wra'
and Emery. 60, SO. T~hrocknorton an
A. Bassford. Jr, defeated chambers an,
And"r'on a. I Wll"r and R"ndt'
defeated Riggs and Frost. s-l -
Janus aud R~hr defeated coffin AMI Thu
be-. s-io. -, IS.
Mixed pouhlos- First rnuud-Mis= RAIN
and Throckmorton defeated Mss Hand
and James, &-s. Is. G-S. Miss X Brow
Ing and T. coffin defeated Miss Abby Nor
risnn and King. e., So. Mrs lie 70
and Dr. william Rosenbaum defeated MI
Adei" Ru'i amt 4 AppiehN, s-3. 81
Miss Marion chapman and II, stewart q"
fea'ed Miss Tauss,s and T. q rerk, II
s.. $. Mrs " II Pouch ana . VI
defeated Miss Helen Pouch and Il. Thomr
kins, 50. g; Mrs Green and Rauit
won from Miss Taylor ana q Stadei. Nj
Chapman and Bassford defeated Mrs Va
" nike and e Peck. =. g?