New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Doubles Only
ennis Match
Won by East
Mrs. Bundy Defeats Miss
Observation-Disclosures
and Doyle Win

Los Angeles. Cal. March 10. The
West sewed up the East versus West
tennis match to-day in manner which
leaves absolutely no room for argu-
ment. OF the six matches played 10
date the West has won five, and with
Mclaughlin as one Of the principals in
the remaining match IL may be said 10
stand an excellent chance Of making
the series sis out of seven.
Chief interest centred In a match not
included IN the East versus West tour
lament. the singles bout between Mrs.
May Sutton Bundy and Miss Molla
Biurstedt
Mrs. Bundy won, -. 90 The
score shows that IL was close. There
vas little difference between the play
of the two except that whenever Mrs.
Bundy made ID her mind that she
wanted q point she got II. Mrs. Bundy
simply stood in y back court and
played more with her head than with
ner racquet.
Reserves Her Strength
When Mrs. Bundy saw that Miss
Biurstedt had hit one that would be
hard 10 reach she let it 60 and re-
served her strength for the next point.
She slammed the ball with methodical
regularity first into one corner and
then into the other. until az the end Of
the match Miss Biurstedt. and not Mrs.
Bundy. was the player who almost had
10 be carried from the court.
Miss Bjurstedt's play was splendid
except when she attempted to take the
net She appeared 20 have improved
her game immensely since her last Los
Angeles appearance. She was hitting
the ball harder on both forehand and
backhand than before. but Mrs. Bundy's
determination and splendid judgment
proved that she was the better player
of the two to-day.
II was a great day for William NJ.
Johnston and John Strachan, the two
hard-hitting boys from San Francisco.
Strachan started of by in the early
morning by wslloping Theodore Roose-
Welt Pell in hard-fought four-set
match. g. g. -. e Pell did
we'll at the start. but along toward the
end found himself up the"riverofdoubt.
After a very brief rest Johnston
Joined Strschan. and they took up their
little double argument with George VI.
Church and Harold Throckmorton
At that time the score was all in the
fourth set. the Westcrners having won
the first set 6-4 and lost the next TWO
6-3, 6-3.
Prove Right TO Victory
This time the Westerners proved
their right 20 victory by carrying out
the fuorth set TO i3-ll and then tax
ing the final bout by Cd score. u ne
terrific driving Of the Westerners won
the day, as neither Ihrockmorton nor
Church was able 20 successfully voliey
the terrific wallops of Johnston.
With but ten minutes OF rest Jonn-
ston and Church picked up their cluos
and started in their singles array.
There was never anything 20 argue
sbou+ in this match. Johnston won AZ
G-1 6-3. IS. 81. and could nave
made +. nm stra ght sets had he not let
I'D in his play when ne thought ne hsu
il easy In the third set.
Jobnston's driving was better taan
he had ever shown before ~ Los An
cole. Not only were his service ana
volleving quite up 10 par. out there
was no line Of endeavor IN Whlch ne
u.as not distinctly the superior o.
Cburch. The latter's valiant efforts 20
ro,urn almost impossible shots we're
rewarded with rounds Of applause rom
the audience. To-.
In the only other match o. the Gay
the mems doubles, between. req %.
Alexander and Conrad Doyle East
and Nat B. Browne and {. a. Wayne
IWcst). the Fasteners Won ''
1O-8. -. Browne and Wayne PROV
inc, ~ be lust enough worse than Al
exander and DOYLE 20 be beaten. Wayne
especiallv could not get started.