New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-19
Molla BjursteM Beats
Mrs. HitchinS HandiI1
Mexican Champion. Ner
Broken in Bitter Duel Of
9th Game, First Set
By FRED HAWTHORNE

NATIONAL a.
Metropolitan champion, defeated ~
Charles V. Hitchins. champion Of A.
leo, in the final round Of the wor,..|
metropolitan patriotic lawn ,s,,l
tournament YESTERDAY. on IN. 81
courts Of the West Side Tennis cl,]
at Forest Hills. L. I. The girl ~
Norway won in straight set, at
81. and her victory means tina. \
really successfully defended her me-, j
politsn title, although no eh,m,ol
ships are in competition this YEA, \,
cause Of the war.
Miss Helene Pollsk and Nis. ",
Bernhard caused something Of a s.,
sstion by defeating Mrs. Rawso,
Wood and Mrs. Cortland D. B,rr., D
the semi-fnal round Of the vou.,,
doubles, BY score Of So, SO n. j
will meet Miss Bjurstedt And Nj
Marie Wagner at o'clock this ,f,,]
noon, in the final round.
Doubles Exhibition Match
At 8 o'clock there will be a ,r,,
exhibition doubles match between ~
crick Il. Alexander and Harold n
Hacktt, former national cham pions ~
Theodore Roosevelt Feli and Hsr,,I \
Throckmorton. At the finish Of M
match the final in the mixed douhl.|
will be played. with Mas Florence ri
lin and Alexander probably m.sti,l
Miss Bjurstedt and Alriek II. Man. h
There is still a semi-tinal round ma,r|
for this pair TO play, but unless M
unexpected happens, they should com
through to the finsl.
As on other Saturdays. a eolleetio,
will be taken up this Afternoon 70
the Red Cross fund, and the Office
of the West Side Tennis Club hou
that a large crowd will turn on, d
watch the stars Of the courts.
While the match between Miss Blvd
stedt and Mrs. Hitchins was the fs,l
ure event of the day, i, was disappoi.l
ing, in a way, to the gallery. which a
pected 10 see the champion OF Mer(
hold her famous opponent more nesr|
even.
Mrs. Hitchins Begins Well
Mrs. Hitchins began well, taking n
opening game on her own service. n
the third, where she led at ii. II
drives to the corners Of the deep eos}
at this time were going beautiful
and several times she flashed the N
past Miss Bjurstedt as the champ
came in TO the net. Then came ID
den and inexplicable lapse in n
Hitchins's game and she dropped
next three games, her drives lanta
just outside OF court, with discoun(
ing persistency.
The seventh game went to the MuI
can champion on her own service. 4
she regained temporary control OF 4
pulling chop drives, and the ~
game was the critical one Of the MAD
as it proved later, and the most thu
ing.
Miss Bjurstedt was serving, and h
first delivery had hardly landed in Nrl
Hitchins's court before the latter sid
1t back with great speed, far down I
the corner formed by the base and sd
line, for a clean ace. The second ser
vice was handled in the same mannel
and the spectators applauded loud.l
Once more did Mrs. Hitchins score
perfect placement ace on the third Y
turn of service, and led at 40 \
points.
The game seemed as good as wei
and il would have brought the mal1
even at ALI on games had the ehs7
pion of Mexico won any OF the ne1
three points. But she sent her ns1
drive far out of court and lost all eo1
troll, and Miss Bjurstedt. gaming spec
and power every moment, brought Y
point score even and finally won 4
game after deuce had been called fe1
times.
Mrs. Hitchins Loses Confidence
The loss of this game appeared
rob Mrs. Hitchns Of all her conhdenI
and she never showed her real won
after that. getting only one game
the second set u
II was noticeable throughout u
match that the holder OF the Mexiea
title rarely tried TO reach the net p
sition. from where she did such dead
execution aginst Miss Eleanor Goss .
Thursday. Il was learned later Una
Mrs. Hitchins was suffering from
sprained knee. and that this compeiie
her to remain in back court almost :, 81
tirely. But all that she would say ai'|
the match was: al
81 seemed 70 lose all confidence si')
losing that long deuce game. NY CIV
were always falling just back OF y
base line, and knew was beaten tn1
I'm sorry, because had hoped 10 III
Miss Bjurstedt a better game
Miss Bjurstedt Always Conhden'
As regards the game Of the natis7
champion. she proved always aoN
rise TO the emergency, ana u -
than likely that had Mrs. hi'ea
PLAYED her best Miss Bjurstedt wo
have raised her own attack corresps
ingly until all opposition mao
swept aside. At times yesterday,
tably in the second set. she dispiss
the same irresistible sweep and
the same tremendous power OF ~
and wonderful accuracy OF piscen
that have made her name famous
the courts Of the world. ,..I
Miss Pollak and Miss Bernhard ~
earned their victory over MIS- ""
and Mrs. Barnes In a struggle TINS.
largely fought out from back 81
MANY times they passed their eVI