New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Miss Brownies
Tennis Plav
Sensational
Her Crushing Defeat of
Miss Bjurstedt Impress,,
F. B. Alexander
By FRED HAWTHORNE

According 60 so capable a juGs.
Frederick -. Alexander, former Dan,
Cup star and present national in5o..
doubles champion with DR.. WiW,.
Roscnbaum, the lawn tennis played 4.
Miss Mary Browne, Of California. Wa.
she defeated Miss Molla Bjursteds =,
tlonal woman champion. in the rse.,.
East West matches at Los Angeles va,
the greatest exhibition by a woman 1,
has ever seen.
Alexander, who was one Of the East.
ern team, returned 20 this city lss
week and yesterday he tod the writer
some Of the details Of the matehe, il
which the players from the coast mad.
almost a clean sweep Of the series.
He seemed particularly impressed b.
Miss Brownies performance in her
crushing defeat Of Miss Biurstsst
Hits Bali Hard
"She hits the ball everlasting hard
the former Davis Cup player said, "ar.
was also deadly overhead. The spee
Of her game, her placement shots snt
her work at the net completely upss
Miss Djurstedt's style OF play.
"The most remarkable feature Of ~
match. in my opinion, was the fact tAr
Miss Browne scored fifteen clean sec,
in the last six games, an average Of y
aces 70 each game. Few men have ever
ACCOMPLISHED such a thing, and any on
who knows Miss Bjurstedt's ability t|
cover court can realize just how strong
the California girls game was
Alexander added tina: Miss Bjurstei'
was plainly handicapped BIZ the asphih
courts on the coast and that the gas
Of wind. in which r1ost Of the mateha
were played and other local conditions
undoubtedly robbed her game o. soms
Of its effectiveness.
Praises Mrs. Bundy
OF Mrs. May Sutton Bundy's work Il
defeating both Miss Browne and Ni"
Biurstedt Alexander was most en-
thusiastic in his praise. Mrs. Bundy,
he said. was not IN the best Of cond'
ton TO 20 through two hard matches,
but she insisted upon representing the
Coast team and her spOrtsmanship was
amply repaid by her sweeping success
The former national woman cham.
pion proved her superb court general
ship in taking the measure OF her great
rivals. She was always forcing her
opponents out OF position and placing
her turns with such accuracy as 70
catch both Miss Browne and Miss Bur
stedt of guard. The latter she fire.
quently trlcked 10 run IN 20 the net
and then lobbed over the Norwegian
head for the points. In view OF the
fact that Mrs. Bundy IL the mother o.
three young children and always busy
with her household duties. her accom-
plishment in the East-West matches
was little short Of remarkable.
Harold Throckmorton and George
Church should have won their double
match against Billy Johnston an;
johnny Strachan. according 20 Alet
ander. but both let down in their pls'
on the second day. after dark1css had
caused a postponement on the first day
Throckmorton. the schooiboy. was par
ticularly brilliant in the early stages
and brought of many sensational shots
whereas Church seemed nervous ana
acted as though he had been over.
played.
Comet Not Yet Through
When Throckmorton met Maurice We
Loughlin in the singles be apparently
forgot everything he knew ahou, ten
mis- and was an easy victim for the
Comet Mclaughlin. though. is not BY
any means the great player he one,
was. in Alcxander's opinion. and vii
probably never reach the heights again.
Johnston. on the contrary. played he
usual strong. sound game and IN hi'
match against Church he always held
command. Alexander declared be va
disappointed in Strachan. The Pach;
Coast star has terrific forohand drive.
fashioned after Johnston's mighty
stroke. hut his backhand i wofully
weak and his all-round game does not
measure up 70 the standard set By
some Of the other Californian
Next 10 Johnston. declared Alexan'
der, Willis Davis made the best show
ing. His service. always severe, Ea'
unusually effective on tho asphah
courts. and his smashing WAC deadl{.
Alexander. playing in the douo"
with Conrad p Doyle. Of Washingna
was successful in defeating Nat
Browne and Claude a Wayne IN he
doubles. the only match boz which the
East was triumphant. DoyIe's eriie
c!oan-cut style OF play WAS very o.,
fcctiye on the asphalt surface, ard ga
much to aid his side in gaining me
victory.
Alexander himself played the o'i
tennis he has shown in several yeaf,
Il have rarely enjoyed q trip more.
he declared Everybody was delghF
fully friendly 10 the Eastern team.
In fact. the social activities placed ~
! our way threatened to interfere SER
ously with our playing"