New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
,,.s Biurstedt Reaches the
We" c1,.m;'Finals in Tourna-
ment Singles.
MISS CAROMA VIM
NC LOSES TO CHAMPION
.-,.-,,b in Doubles, with Mrs
s.hmitz as a Partner, Comes
with Usual Ease.
~ JAMES 5. O'NEALE.

a., 6slyer into figures "ou'o "a''
~ -,h. At home o, the invitation
tennis tournament at the
,...st. Casino, Brooklyn, YESTERDAY
=. ;,.,.pc., the English mile is 1859
.'.,.. but the Norwegian is the long, :,
]. I'm n N. world and stretches itsei'
- ,s 4 yards. Miss Molla BjuT'fedt,
-. most famous citizen, covered
' 49,, score Of Norwegian miles III
In her way into the finals IN the
- .,d seni-fnals in the singles.
;' @1., singles and three doubles
-...sss were played. The Two su n..
,sirs In the doubles, MISS byu',
y, Pc. Frederick c. Schmitz ana
,s'I tiorsnce Ballin-Mrs. Spencer III
A.. L. Weaver. will meet IN the final:
lsi'. .s,,rnoon at o'clock. At II
49, the lower half, singles ana
oco' s,sI;s.s Mrs. Schmitz and MISS
S .rl...a Weber. will fight II out 70 d.
- which is 10 meet the victor o. lne
49,, semi.fnal between MISS BUR
' ~ and Miss BALM az half-past one
1 singles final will take place TO-
rouow. 80, 3, rh;ch she
- ~ Schmitz defeated Mrs. VIII
~ poucb and Miss Edith Handy
~ ~ Rirrstedt was as frisky as a KIT
~ as she ran all around the court
.,sing everything in sight. The score
- "a. 6-3. Then, IN her singles
-,,,b with Miss Caroma W inn, the
]i,sso nortsider. whom the champion
.,sss,sd "a. 6-3. she ran untlrlngly'
.,,iry often for seeming impossible
.,.s and making many of them. il was
Ms match that Miss Biurstedt
,vgrht UP her total to twenty Nor
ss BALM bested Miss Margaret
r,ylo, 10. s-l. and Mrs. Schmitz de-
'..,si Miss Marian NGnderhoet. IN the
',,,urs match OF the lower halt, %
- SO. The point scores OF TINS
~s,eb show some amazing figures. IN
h. ,,ber two doubles matches Miss
s,Wn and Mrs. Weaver won their posi-
Ion IN the finals when they were VIC
.or over Miss Ina A. Kissel and Miss
He'sr Alexander. 6 ?, 10 s, and hrs.
Por,h and Miss Handy defeated MISS
lrons VIM and Mrs. Percy VIII
tsurn, Sc. 81.
AGAINST Miss VIM Miss BJurstedt
d, not show quite as good form as she
.ibiied on the preceding day. but
zen the points we're necessary she
-l.s them. At other times she TOOK u
m IN running. long Norwegian miles.
gss VIM played well, especially IN
2, frst set, when she won great
rry points with her swift forehand
r7,s. In The second set she faded.
| r.! made most Of her 'allies on her
r,.snts errors. when Miss Bjurstedt
y. Inclined 70 become careless. Each
,yA was generous in the matter OF
1snng double faults.
The Chicago miss took The first game
ss.h set, but thereafter never led.
I he opening set Miss Bjurstedt led
|Et-l and 5-3. At this latter point
csnglhpaw made her stand. She won
q iiuth game, her service, when Miss
'.r,eot tried 20 get even more speed
, asf drives and Melted the last three
y,g'ns.
/ appeared that the Titan tinted,
irisf, free hitting left-hander would
nav even a. 5-all. for she led at
80 when Miss Bjur7tedt set EN-
> Miss VIM, however. tried for an
n tive and hit the ton band Of the
H.
Ne fight Cor the next point brought
'a great rally, the champion eventu-
'E winning IL when she passed her
m with a great backhander ss the
.lagosn ran for the net. The sue
'ssiiag tally Miss Bjurstodt won after
't gave q thrilling exhibition OF back
sss'' towering and position play. On
y .si point Miss VIM drove out with
- forth1nd.
ne second set was q repetition Of
y trsi, except that Miss Bjurstedt be-
ars careless, did not shift her feet for
ns o. three shots, and whanged hard
/. Wsryihlng, confident in her ability
.Nn easily. Her opponents play fell
y, vale Miss Bjurstedt tried several
.a.orhoeox shots and ran for every
.hs' making g number Of sensational