New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-31
Miss Wagner
Has Close Call
On the Court
Miss Gilleaudeau Gives the
Champion Hard Fight
at Ardsley
By FRED HAWTHORNE

BY FIXED HAWTHORNE
Miss Marie Wagner. national indoor
champion and one Of the strongest
players in the East, came perilously
near to defeat yesterday in the
women's patriotic" invitation lawn
tennis tournament Of the Ardsley
Club, at Ardsley-on- Hudson.
Miss Helen Gilleaudesu, former
Barnard College title holder ard a
comparative stranger 10 big tourna-
GO, 80, ca before she admitted de.
feat, and the match was so close
throughout that the issue was In doubt
until the final point was won.
Play on Turf Courts
For the first time this season the
women played on turf courts, and the
change from clay seemed TO be a handi.
cap TO Miss Wagner, who could not get
accustomed TO the low bounds from
the soft turf. But there were other
factors that made the national indoor
champions path 10 victory difficult
one, and these were the remarkably
steady play and unusually good
court covering Of Miss Gilleaudeau.
No matter how we'll Miss Wagner
placed her returns, the Barnard girl
tried for every one, and It was thi1
fighting spirit that enabled her "a
force the match 10 three sets.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, who .s In the
opposite half of the draw from Misc
Wagner, got her first round match b.
default and In the second bracket she
crushed Mrs. Albert G. Humphris1
under a 60, 81 score.
Mrs. Rawson L. Wood, former chams
pion Of Florida, defeated Miss Barbara
Hooker at 6--S, e-3 and will face Mise
Bjurstedt at $3.50 o'clock this after
noon for place in the semi-fnal
brackets. Il was Mrs. Wood who
played Miss Bjurstedt two hard-fought
sets at Pelham last week.
Miss Margaret II. Taylor, Of the
West Side Tennis Club, gsvs an II.
lustrttion of the strength Of her game
when she is going right By defeating
Miss Helen Bernhard az Sc, 6-3,
GO. Finding that she was no match
for Miss Bernhard from deep court,
Miss Taylor moved TO the net position
in the last two sets and literally vol
legged her way TO triumph, smotherlng
her opponents low drives with rs'.dy
racquet.
Miss Nathalie Browning, one OF the
famous trio of tennis playing sisters,
advanced 10 the round before the semi
final through default in the opening
round and win over Miss Csroma
VIM, at 6-3, Sc, in the second
bracket.
Fight from Deep Court
The victor made her fight from deep
court, her forehand drives skimming
down the sidelines for pretty place
ment shots. Miss VIM struggled hard
in the second set, and both girls had
several stirring rallies before the
match was decided.
Miss Helene Pollak, whose playing
has attracted so much favorable Gtten-
ton this season, defeated Miss MGrga.
ret Grove in decisive manner, winning
at 81, 6--1. Her forehand drives
were going beautifully, and she placed
with such preciseness that Miss Grove
found It hard to get her racquet on
the ball.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Briggs was another
to reach the third round, defeating
Miss Adele Cragin, at 6-1. So, after
getting a default from Mrs. Charles v.
Hitchins In tho first round. Mrs.
Briggs was particularly strong over
head. Mrs. David G. Mills defeated
Miss Gertrude Della Tore by score Of
2-6, Ga, Ga, in the first round and
got a default IN the second. Her
ground strokes had plenty Of pace, and
she did not hesitate TO 90 TO the net
when she had made her openings.
The summaries follow!
ARDsLEY CLUB INVITATION MNofKH
Frrs. round-Miss Helen Crleaudeau De-
tsated Miss Bessie Holden. e-L e-li Ars.
Torre "a. - O.; Mrs. Fl. shasrucs won
from Mrs /. G. Morris By dehulti MisS
Helene Pollak defeated Miss Margaxes
Grove, 81. 81; Miss Msrsars. Taylor d.
Mrs. BENJAMIN T.. Briggs won from Mrs..
c. V. Hitchins by default; Miss Adsle
Cragin defeated Miss Harriet Lummis. -
MISS Jan. ROwson BY dsfaulti Miss Natalie
Browning won from Miss Margaret Hoss by
default; Miss Caroma Wtnn defeated Miss
gs .T B2s sa Nj. w T ySs. s 10 s,fsSs
Mrs. A. c. Humphries won from Mfs. Robert
10 Roy By default; Miss Barbara Hookes
defeated MISS Katherine Black, ~ -
TO
Second round--snss Marie Wagner DEBATED
Miss Helen Giiieaudeau, s-2 "a ~ MrA
d. G. Mills won from Mrs. shattuek by DE-
fault; Mrs d. y. BrGys cefeated hiss Adele
cragin. - I'll Miss vandernosf won
Browning defeated Miss VIM, e-A 81
Miss Bjurstedt defeated Mrs. HuzpShrfe9k
90. 81; Mrs. Rawson L Wood dsfeAss4
Miss Hooker, e-5. Ga
DOUBLES
First rouno--M-s. B. r. Briggs and Ms
Marion yanderho.f defeated Mrs. A q.
Hunphries and Miss Bessie Holden, ga,
60; Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Natalie
Browning defeated Mrs. ID. q. Mile and
Miss Margaret Grove. c.. 81: Miss Helene
Pollak and Mics Helen Bernhard defeated
Miss csroma VIM and aflss Gertrude Dslla
Tore a-7 Ga
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