New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-19
Miss BjurStedt
Easy Victor IN
Opening Round
Women Begin Big Tenni;
Tourney at Philadelphia
Several Defaults
Ry FRED HANTHORNE

..bin tournament. began this alter
oon on the splendid turf courts OF
~. Philadelphia Cricket Club at st.
w ~ Chestnut Hill, with forty-si%
- entered. Of whom "a few were
lost by default.
gss Molla Bjurstedt, national cham
= ~ course. is the outstanding
go in the tournament. Whenever
1 % s,oears on the court all eyes in
,,,,e,iyely turn in her direction. Phil
'' ,.,ns;s is great ,dmirer Of cham
pions ..L. t..,. ,,.+b
..,;onal champion are. among the
.,ors Dromincnt. Miss Marion Under
.s;, 5ashing player from Mossacau-
100. Miss Phyllis Walsh, one Of the
s,ronrest Of the Philadelphia contin-
cont. Mrs. Gilbert harvey present ei'y
champion; Miss Helene Pollah' 'ne
ING nlaver from New York, who has
b,sn Reforming sensationally this, sea sea-
son and Mrs. Rawson l.. WOOD OF 'l-
w.. Side Tennis Club and former
Tlorida champion. All these WoiNe"
ron their matches to-day. ,,..-
+, The opposite half are found Ni9'
va,;on Vanderhoef. Of the West Sides
TSnnis Club: Miss Susanna White, OF
asitirore. the hope OF the South in TINS
,onrnev: Mrs. Knud Dahl, champion o!
Denmark; Miss Helen Bernhard, OF
New York. one of the hes, Oh 1H'
-onrcer school: Miss Dorothy Diston,
~ the Philadelphia Cricket l-QD' ana
go. a redhot favorite; Miss L-eaAoI3
Sssrs. OF Boston. the famous all-alouna
stblste. and Mrs. Robert LcRoy' OF Ne"
York.
Two Stars Default
Two If the stars who were forced 10
5.fa,,It in the singles to-day were MISS
49, n Neolv. Of Chicago, who mas
Ssen one Of the ranking players or the
country for several years, and Mrs.
CHARLES Vernon Hitchins. champion OF
Mexico City and winner OF '"e -N'N'''0
States tournament ,..
l. was impossible 20 get q real line
m Miss Biurstedts playing to-day De-
copse Tho champions opposition was
~ sufficient 20 bring out her real
s,renctb Miss Elizabeth q. Ostheimer'
of the Huntingdon Valley Country
Cipb was the Norwegian's opponent
snd abe was literally swept OF the
court BY a score OF e, co
Finding that she held victory SAFE
Mise Piurstedt was content 10 'ah.
most Of her points from the bach court
nosition. going for the net only Wneh
her terrific fore and back hand drive
Rad onened a clear path Tor % hlli.
Miss Ostheimer made several attempts
N end a weakness on the champion S
backhand but always with iatal re
splts tho ball coming back so sWlit!E
,bat the Huntington Valley elrl cooio
rot even get her racquet to 10. When
Miss Biurstcdt did seek the net 10 tah'
a ball or the full volley ana send u
spirnirg 10 the corners, inc Sa'-'lt
applauded enthusiastically.
Miss Pollak was forced to put out one
If no New York visitors in dlsposlng
n Mrs. N. 3. HUFF. az 60, g. he
winner was always forcing inc play
with her powerful forchaud drives 10
he court sides and well down toward
the base line. and she had the range
% exactly that Mrs. HUFF found hci-
self out Of position frequently. Wnil@
she was unable 20 control nor own
Miss Bernhard had 70 fight ~ her
hardest TO vanquish Miss Y. n. blceg'
at Is. 81. both girls playing rom
back court. IL was Miss Bernnalc s.
ability 10 cover court and ncr me
placing that gave her the match
Mrs. Leroy Victor
Mrs. Leroy required three sets TO
,l,,s;r.4c Mics II. =. T0uluIn, OF