New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-24
Mss Wagner
Meets Defeat
| On the Courts
Rawson L. Wood and
,c.s Vanderhoef Spring
Big Surprise
o, FRED HAWTHORNE

b. fhbp
$50, /. Wood and Miss
- y.nderhoef caused the sensa-
;, the day yesterday in the
.,'. patriotic" invitation t e
,he clay courts Of the Pelham
~ Club. At Pelham Manor, by
- Miss Marie Wagner, national
I :, champion, and Miss Elizabeth
(. y,sre. former national champion
I =, second round of the doubles
1. wood and her partner won IN
/ .,,s by a score Of 6-s, -.
.s,;r victory placing them in the
Sol round in the upper half.
=. yolla Bjurstedt. national cham
IA Miss Ethel Tyndsle, and Mrs.
-. lie Roy and Miss Margaret H.
/ J,,vere the other two pairs TO ad-
y. to the semi-hnal brackets both
|s,,.being in the lower half.
One Singles Match
,.,r o,e match was played in the
-. Miss Helen Gillesdeau, former
I'D College champion. defeating
!, Helen Bernhard by the decisive
SO. GO. She will meet
Z, Helene Pollak in the semi-hnai
it. in the lower half at . o'clock
!, afternoon.
+. the upper half. Miss Bjurstedt
], Miss Vanderhoef will fight it out
I. ne final bracket at IL o'clock TINS
LAG. The mixed doubles Will also
: urder way this afternoon, starting
=, fact that Miss Moore had held
|, national singles title four times
I, ths, Miss Wagner is the present
,.or champion, lent additional in
80. 70 the match with Mrs. Wood
q Mss Nanderhoef. II was gen
1ly figured before play began that
!, erperience Of the first pair would
, zoo much for Mrs. Wood and her
,-rer. a new and untried co1noina-
=. on the courts.
--us il is that Miss Moore and the
,.oor champion excelled in team play,
-,ring their court with great skill
!. leaving few openings. For a time
looked as though they would come
,-oueh the ordeal successfully. but in
J, later half Of the match Mrs. Wood
ann 70 make use of her brilliant
SIX volleys, turning back the hard
!; dives that Miss Wagner and Miss
lsore sent over the net and finishing
z n. points with dazzling shots for
,,ssnsnt into the far corners Of the
.ogrt
Court Covering Good
Her example served 20 spur Miss
msghoef on 30 renewed efforts. and
e Nest Side Tennis Club star drove
nd and deep down the side lines,
..ring her attack mostly on MISS
~rs- Her court covering was I'M
rilly good. and this, aided by Mrs
,sd's work al the net, turned the tide
4 sent Miss Wagner and her partner
IN the path TO defeat
Stirring rallies enlivened the hrs'
. but Mrs Wood and Miss Wander
=; could not get their team plsy
,king smoothly, and several clashes
,urred that proved costly.
/, the second set. however, this pail
.ed.d I'D their strokes and began a
,,istent bombardment Of Miss
,ore, who upheld her end nobly, con-
I,ring she has had practically no
:rnament play for the last twelve
,n.hS
Mss Wagner, as always, played a
ind doubles game, her work overhead
ing so sure and deadly that the OPP
sne pair quickly learned to keep the
4 away from her. Mrs. Wood and
|, partner worked into a lead Of %
games. and then the other side
AIRED a rally that brought them level
TN on games
By sheer individual brilliancy Mrs.
eod and Miss Vanderhoef went into
% lead once more, taking the set al
:, and then quickly won the third
80. and the match
urvsvering steadiness and the abil-
: 70 place her shots IN the smallest
openings. enabled Miss Gilleadeau
win easily from Miss Bernhard IN
, singles, most of the playing being
on back court Miss Bernhard
sned unable to strike her real game
4 was continually oyerdriving the
e line.
The summaries follow:
LIAM COUNTRY CLUB woMEcs INVITA-
TON SINGLES
Nh ryurd-Nns. Helen Gillesudeau defeaicd
: Hesn Bernhard e-2. 80.
'rrer's dcuhos FIST rpundl-Mrs- R4wson WOOD
Mas Marion Nanderhoef defeated Ms DAVID
hns ard Miss Jarduslyn Grren. 6-l. -: MISS
= wssp~r ard Miss Elizabeth w. Moore dr-
= Ma Ddiih y Handy and Nn. william ~.
"a -. "a MS Robert II Roy And MISS
'urt " TAYLOR defeated Miss Bessie Holden
Ma M.ra-et Noes Is. 81 Miss hmiy
q al Mas N Cosisr defeated Miss Caroms
= All Mis-. Ms-xsrei Grove Is. e.. IS.
'-rd round-Nn Wood and Miss Nandsfhoei
.rei Mss Wagner and Miss Moore. IS, -.
: M II Roy and Mis- Taylor defeated Mss
q mi Mss Cosier. g. 80. 6-t Miss heila
sstdi and Miss Ethel TSTdaie defeated MISS
Is-rt.-d NJ uafesIe Poflak- t-f. -.