New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-14
Women Defy
Slippery Court
At Bay Ridge
Mrs. Robert lie Roy Van
quishes Miss Gladys
Bowling
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

On turf courts that were neaNy from
rain and slippery under foot, the
women entered in the Crescent Ath-
letio Clubs invitation patriotic lawn
tennis tournaments battled their way
into the semi-fnal rounds in both
doubles and singles yesterday down
at Bay Ridge.
In the upper half Of the singles draw,
Mrs. Robert lie Roy, playing with the
same splendid pace" on her ground
strokes that enabled her TO take the
measure of Mrs. de Forest Candee on
Tuesday. vanqushed Miss Gladys
Bowling by a score Of 81, IS, Go.
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau. Middle States
runner-up. eliminated Miss Caroma
VIM at 81, g and will face Mrs.
lie Roy this afternoon. In the lower
half Mrs. Charles Vernon Hitchins,
winner of the Middle States tourna-
ment last week, put out Miss Ethel
Tyndale. Staten Island champion, by a
score of 81, 6-4, and in the other
bracket Miss Edith Roberts defeated
Mrs. l.. Manheimer at Sc, e, IS.
in the longest match of the day. Mrs.
Hitchins and Miss Roberts will meet TO
decide the supremacy at 1880 p. m.
Back Court VS.. VolIeying
Mrs. lie Roy pitted her back court
game against Miss Dowling's volleying
attack from mid-court. In the first two
sets there was nothing 70 choose be
tween the two. The condition OF the
turf made it difficult for Miss Bowling
to reach her position in mid-court as
swiftly as usual. and several times she
narrowly escaped falling as she rushed
TO intercept Mrs. lie Roy's speedy
drives.
After breaking even on the first two
sessions, however, Miss Bowling was
not able to sustain her net PLAY in the
third set With both girls playing from
deep court, Mrs. lie Roy made run
away Of il. taking the final set a.
60, and with it the match. Her driv-
ing was always forceful and her re
turns so excellently placed down the
side lines. that Miss Bowling was fire.
quently caught far out Of position.
II was only when she threw caution
TO the winds and dashed for the net
that Miss 'Tyndale was successful in
handling Mrs. Hitchins's chop strokes.
IN the opening set she tried 20 meet
the Middle States winner az her own
game, from the back of the court. but
Mrs. Hitchins. placing with admirable
precision across the court and cutting
the side lines with low drives that
rarely gave the ball more than a scant
bound. won this session at 81.
Tries Fate at Net
Then Miss Tyndale determined 10 try
her fate at the net and began to cut
off her opponents drives with flash
ing full volley shots 20 the corners.
, Rapidly she ran into lead of 81
on games. But the tax on her strength
was too great because of the slippery
turf. and she was compelled to fall
back TO her base line. Mrs. Hitchins,
playing with machine-like precision.
won five of the next six games and
the second set at "a, giving her the
match.
The summaries follow:
crescent Athletic cubs women, patriot irr'..
d~fcst,i w., Ca-nms Vim. 81. "a. Mrs EosSrt
u 70. defcYed Miss Gladys Doulinr g -.
%. Mr. Charles Vernon Hitchins DEFEATED N.s
Ethel Tlnfale f-t g. Miss Edith Roberts de-
fea'od M. L. M.h-imer SIS %. IS
Doubles first rr,indi-Nfles Grace Gillesudesy ard
Miss Helen Glilesudesu dcfeatei Miss Bertha Scy
ton and Miss Jessie Cot Go % Nss Marie
Wagner and Miss Elisabeth II Moore defeated Mss
b Carcma Wilma sad Mis- Adele Bull. 6-l. t-3
second round Miss Ethel Tyn4,c snd Miss
Glsh'I De,,lias defeated Mr., Theodore Sohst and
Mss Helen Gile.uleau won from Mis- " Soot'
a,d psr'rer hg default. Mss Wagner and Nib.
M''' s ssis Mr. Dc to ". ''9d Az H,, Mn
and Mrs Rooert IL Roy won from Miss D. White