New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-13
Women in Tennis Tourney
For Miss Bjursted,s TAe
Miss Wagner Among Fir.
Day Winners in National
Indoor Matches
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

The tenth annual women's nat.
indoor lawn tennis Championship ~.
nament got under way az the 7,S - ~
ment Armory yesterday mornip, S
one of the largest entries Of ~
years. Among the players vba ~, -
strive to win the title now b.ia
Miss Molla Bjurstedt are Miss y.
Wagner, New York State CHAR
Miss Eleanor Goss. winner Of n. ~
cent 18th Regiment handieap - =
ment; Miss Gladys Bowling. Ms 81
Anderson. Miss Margaret Anderso, -
Mrs. de Forest Candee.
All the above mentioned star, a..
through the first day Of play su, 49,
fully, and among other fayori,s,,' .
show in front were Miss Cer-..
Della Tore. Miss Marion VanSs,l.'s
Miss Caroma VIM and Miss g,'g
Gardner.
Stubbornly Fought Match
The most stubbornly contested nat
Of the day and the one that held \.
attention of the gallery most elo,.r
resulted in the meeting between N,
Jack Anderson. formerly Miss ~.
Rayser. and Mrs. ". B. Huff a..
dropping the first set az IS Mr., 4,
derson steadied and began a sessio, !,
brilliant midcourt volleylng, tskins \.
second and third sets by scores ofE,
IS. 1t was the longest match Of \,
day, and when the final point NJ
scored Mrs. Andersol's victory va, .
Enthusiastically applauled.
Mrs. Candee, former champo, 4.
the Brooklyn Heights Casino. pay,i
slashing game in taking her n,,s
against Mrs. &. G.. Parsons By a 49,.
of 8 ]. 3. She put a lot Of ~.
into her ground strokes. her sr'~
was severe and eXcellentIv placed N
she knew how 20 "kilw the ball ~
she gained the net and had a chare,
smash. This morning she will r,e
Miss Dorothy Bigelow
Wins by Default
Miss Wagner. getting q default IN,
Miss VI. Zinderstein. the Boston 50,
in the opening round. defeated Mrs Il
ID. Clark at 8 I. in the seeo.
Her strokes were working perfectlysi
she ripped fore and back hand drive
through the opposing court with sa
speed that Mrs. Clark was frequsr
caught far out Of position.
The youngest player in the tourl
ment was Miss Helen Hooker. dsug.r
of Elon II. Hooker. Of the West 81
Tennis Club. Scarcely in her teens 4,
playing IN her first big tournarr
little Miss Hooker forced Miss II. Bis
to three sets before admitting deia
at 8 3, Is. 6 .. All her strokes -
correctly executed, showing the res
of excellent coaching. but as yet -
lacks the strength necessary in togri
ment play.
The summaries follow.
MONEYS NATIONAL INDOOR CHANPI0Nsn
Pint round Miss Do Blum Ie'eaiel Ms Es
Hooker. s-.. o. Nn j u. PAM
feated Ms. D. Sachs 90 90. M laa A.
son defeated MI, fll r Wash t-- -
" y. Hu- defeated Mr,. Do. Ntnls q! 5.
Miss Marie NlIle- HnH Iom Miss ~ lniHls
hy default Mr B. %. CLARA l.'0'ai Mss
Walbridgc. -. 2h &C. Mr l0ltr Nri
fea-ed Mis- 4 lluD.rr. CO. 20. Nl.s Mgp'
Taylor defeated Ms laso Hrua. "a Z
Miss Bessie Hoda. uoH 'rm hs % SCUM
default. MT. =. SAatuca tcI fnH Ms
CaSscb,Sr iy default. Mss tna. lr.a
defeated Mis- b. liooter o.. OBS hs.
Miss Marion Nsnlcrhoef won frD.n Nu "
by default. Airs. Lows Cow eur Mons -
Miss A. de Lamaicr 90. 90. Nls A.t ~
man defeated Ms H. NsH.. f1e. D.,
CO. Ms l. Nsnhfimcr an. if'd M' r.
Ga o {. M Percy Nibolue va ~ 81