New-York tribune., 1917-06-05
Big Surprises
ven Day Of
Women S Tennis
Miss Helene Pollak Defeats
Miss Edith Handy IN
Middle States Match.
Bv FRED HAWTHORNE

The annual Middle States tourna-
ment for women began yesterday
morning on the turf courts OF the
Staten Island Ladies Club, at Living
stcn, Staten Island, with twenty-eight
women in the draw. Such good prog
ress was made during the day that
eight players advanced into the round
before the semi-fnal. The doubles
will begin to-day and the singles viii
be brought into the semi-Gua round
There were several surprises 70 en-
liven the opening day. Miss Helene
Pollak started the proceedings when
she defeated Miss Edith b. Handy, -
three-set match By score OF 6-4,
2-6. SIS. and Mrs. de Forest Csnd=e,
OF the Heights Casino in Brooklyn,
took the measure of Miss Caroma
Winn. the hard-hitting left handler, at
IS, %, 90.
Miss Bessie Holden, Of New Ro-
chelle, defeated Miss Florence Ball, OF
the West Side Tennis Club, by score
Of 6-3, 6-2. Miss Ethel Tyndale,
present champion of Staten Island,
won two matches, first eliminating
Mrs. Arthur G.. Deane at 81, GO,
and then romping through a match
with Mrs. Frederick Damrau by a score
of 60, 81. Miss Helen Gilleaudeau,
former Barnard champion and runner
up 10 Miss Molla Bjurstedt at Pelham,
defeated Mrs. David Mills and Mrs.
Robert lie Roy in successive matches,
aad Mrs. Charles Vernon Htchins.
champion Of Mexico. also came
through the day without the loss of a
set
The Staten Island Ladies Club is one
of the oldest lawn tennis clubs in the
I United States. and the turf was in
4 unusually good condition, considering
the excess of rain recently
Works FOrehand Drives.
Miss Handy did not prove equal TO
! the task OF stopping Miss Pollak from
] working her speedy forehand drives
down the side lines for splendid pass
ing shots, except in the second set,
when she made her stand in fore-court
and cut the ball off short. In the main,
however, Miss Pollak succeeded in
keeping her opponent well back in the
| court, running around the ball when
| it came to her on her backhand and
| relying on her 1eetness Of foot TO cover
! up the holes in her defence. In her
I second round match Miss Pollak played
with the same dash and vanquished
Miss Elizabeth Irving at 6-3, 90.
! Mrs. Candee started her match with
| Miss Winn from deep court, but after
finding that she could not compete on
even terms when it came to deep driv-
ing she changed her tactics and went
/ 10 the net TO finish of the points, and
there she performed in brilliant man
/ ner smashing with severity and
keeness for the openings that COM
/ pletely upset Miss Winn's usually ac-
| curate playing.
Miss Tyndale Plays Well.
/ Miss Tyndale was in rare mood yes
/ terday, her play overhead being en-
| tirely too powerful for her opponents.
/ Miss Gilleaudeau was a Gibraltar OF
steadness. and her ability 10 cover
court and keep the ball in motion ac-
counted for her victories.
The summaries follow:
W0MENS MIDDLE STATES PATRIOTIC
SINGLES
Flfst round-Nirs Theodore Cassebear defeated
,ir' W ". MeArcy G. G-l: Nf~ II T.
Hlriwe won from Miss Got by default. Miss
Eihel ISHd.e deifa,fd Hr Arthur 9 Dsane.
VI u HrT hy default. Anss Helen GIilcauieay
defeated Miss w. Adelaide irving 6--2. G--3. Nm.
!oleu le Roy defeated Mr. David 6 NILS. 81.
rison. &C. C g. Miss Isabel Robinson won
f-am MIS- Gertrude Della FORE hy default Nm
Charles Vernon Hirllns defeated Mis- ABBY
Booly 6-i s-2: Ms. Edith ~ Whiio won frofn
Mrs lingo Hartmann hy default. Miss Elirabori
Irving defeated Mrs 4 q Bailey. 6-l. G-4:
Mi, He.cHe Po''ik defeated Mss Edith y. Handy.
/ ca 90 Sc
second ,ound-Ms' Bessie Holden defeated Mss
Florence Balm. G--3. t-2. Mrs. iassebeer de-
defeated lfr. Damrsu Go. G-i: Miss Gillesu-
dsau defeated Hr, Le Roy. 81 SIS. Mrs. Man
heimsr defeated Mis- Robinson. G-2 6-3 MIS-
Hitchin, defeated Miss White. 80. g.. Mss
. Po.lak defeated Miss Elizabeth irving 6-3. 6-ti
Mr. de Forest Candee defeated Miss Caroma VIA