New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-17
-Four Matches Completed
in Tourney to Decide the
Metropolitan Title.
MISS GUTHRIE VICTOR
OVER MISS SCHWAB
Miss Marie Wagner Proves Too
Much for Miss Dora
Goodbody.
By JAMES s. O'NEALE.

In one Of the same trees where boz,
roasted during the Davis Cup tennis
matches of 1914 and made Norman 2
Brookes clap his hands over his ear,
because OF their cries, one OF thoss
useful birds, the American rain crow.
Yesterday howled mournfully as. be-.
tween showers, women racketers tried
10 play off matches in the metropolis,
women's championship on the courts o.
the West Side Tennis Club, Forest
Hills.
The bird was right Conditions were
not for tennis, but in these days the
fair sex pales at nothing, 90 fou,
matches we're literally hurled in The
teeth Of the rain gods in the morning
The gods grltted their teeth, however,
and not even the hammerings OF Thor
and the other Morse warriors called
from Valhalla by Miss Molls Blur.
stedt TO put the American shower dis.
pensers 70 rout availed aught, and solid
sheets Of condensed yapor Of the a..
mosphere put a stop 10 all afternoon
play.
Miss Molla did not play. But Miss
Martha Guthrie, Of Pittsburgh. who is
the sensation of the tournament, did
reign. She gained even the approbs.
ton of the bird as she sh0wered shots
all through Miss Ruth Schwab's eoun
and won at 6-1, s Il, for the bird rs.
NAMED silent for the requisite twenty
five minutes.
Stiff Opposition.
Miss Marie Wagner, the ranking New
Yorker, also showed some ine PLAY
EnnHk.H.r (
Ga, meeting stiff opposition in the
second set Miss Helen Alexander, the
free-hitting Philadelphia. defeated
Miss Miriam Blagden 6 2, 6-3. IN
addition. two defaults we're recorded
Play in the women's doubles and the
mixed doubles will start to-day and The
singles will be continued.
Miss Srhwab had no cnsnce. al any
time. against the aggressive, forcing
drives of Miss Guthrie. The tall Pitts.
burgher continued in her good form Of
the preceding day, and forced the eans
all the way. Il must have been her
forcing drives that tickled the ran
crow and made il dumb. Bacshand
forehand. service, volley all were a.
Miss Guthrie's call, notwithstanding
the bad weather conditions. She mas
been almost unanimously picked as the
fnalst from the upper half.
Miss Wagner also held command o.
every stroke. and the strength Of Miss
Goodbodys game necessitated the use
of each one. The girl who learned suci
good tennis on the Central PARK courts
served her straight delivery with
plenty Of speed. and it bothered MIS-
Goodbody throughout. Miss Wagner
backcourt defence, also, was up 70 hG
usual high standard, and her undereu'
backhand won even more points FOR her
than her forehsnd.
In the second set Miss Goodbody 20,
going better, and held her own for 8
time by steady work, while Miss Wag.
ner showed a tendency 90 become .
triAe careless. Her tournament experi.
ence, however. stood her In good stead
and she was never in any real danger
of dropping the set, which she toos
at s l.
Miss Alexander. A chief rival Of Mis-
Bjurstedt and Miss Wagner in ne
lower half. had another easy time, a.
though some of the games Of her g.
3 match against Miss Blagden were
closely contested. Miss Alexander's
NODUth rAA FAAFf OtlE VI ANIN NV -
sessed BY women, mad sting and Length
TO il, and went even better than IL dia
in the women's indoor championships
last March.
The summaries follow:
Third round Mrs. L O Morris as,it,t Ms
Fourth rcound-M.s, N.r,h. Gu,Ari. s.,..,,1 sns
RUN schWa3. 81. 81 NJ, Rcbet = bT &c
Morris wou from Nh Tfrffer.faIr h, 4s'tIf
Miss Helen Alexander defeated Mss " Bax.t-
-, "a Miss Marie Wagner defeated Ma Den
GOod0ody. GO. 60
This is a tale Of petticoats. seer'
women's metropolitan champs AZ FOR
est Hills.
Girl, 20 mere man: 81 see there sr
sixty-six petticoats entered this year
Mere man, who has lamped the free
dom the new skirts permit the wesre''
I'm not so sure about that
There is tournament player VIE
enters many of the local events WIZ
is also a lawyer. Judging from me
following yarn, he must be a fine bar
rister:
With a set each In q tournament
match, the tired lawyer calmly m
formed his opponent that he was 20.
ing into the clubhouse for a shower
and a change Of clothes. The sdye,'
ssry and the umpire at once pro,esise,
citing the we'll known rule that u
mems matches no rest shall be per
mitted at the end OF the second set =.
IT never heard Of such thing
said the lawyer, in indignai'on,,
you've got 10 show me the book
refuse 10 play until you can sho" ne
or | get my rest" =.
After a fve-minute search rue
book was procured. 49,
well" said the lawyer, IN eNuts
Atnr al Inn. Z. IL IL tina ny ! w