New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-02
Women Players
Begin Tourney
At West SIDE
Mrs. Candee and Mrs. lie Roy
in Semi-F inal of
Title Play
By Fred Hawthorne

The annual women's tournament for
the championship Of the West Side
Tennis Club began yesterday afternoon
on the clay courts at Forest Hills, l.. l.,
|, with nine players drawn in the cham
pionship fight Of the singles; seven
in the Class singles and twenty-five
in the title doubles.
Mrs. de Forest Candee, Of the Piping
Rock Club. and Mrs. Robert lie Roy
were the outstanding winners in the
Class A singles. Both drew byes in
the first round, but in the second
brackets Mrs. Lo Roy triumphed over
Miss Gertrude Della Tore, at 81,
6-3, while Mrs. Candee crushed Miss
T. Lansdowne under a score Of 6-1.
80. These victories placed the win
ners in the semi-fnal round, on OPP
posite sides Of the draw. Mrs. Theo-
dore c. Cassebeer is bracketed with
Mrs. lie Roy in this round, coming
through by the default Of Mrs. Lewis
Gouverneur Morris, who had defeated
Miss Adele Cragin in the first round
at GO. Cd. Miss Edith White oc-
cupies the other seminal bracket
which she gained by the default OF
Miss Eleanor Goss, runner-up for the
national indoor championship last win
ter.
Miss Cape Winner
In Class B, Mrs. George T. Hill, jr,
Miss VI. Cape, Mrs. F. A. Straffin and
Miss L. Eyre occupied the semi-hnai
brackets. Miss Cape, player with
easy, graceful strokes, but inclined 70
be erratic overhead, took the measure
Of Miss Spaeth, at 8 4. 60. me
winner used deep drives down the
sides Of the court TO gain most OF her
/ points and she also displayed strength
on her backhand, several times whip
ping the ball diagonally across the
court for placement aces.
In the doubles, the old team Of Mrs.
, George l.. Chapman, Of Nyack, and Mrs.
/ Marshall Mclean, national woman
champion in 1905, looks 20 be the
strongest, even though these splendid
players have not played together be-
fore this season, owing TO Mrs. Nc
Leans absence from the courts. They
eliminated Miss Cape and Miss Eyre
by a score of ca, e, in the second
round. Mrs. Chapman was partieq-
larly effective az the net position, vol
leying with skill for the openings,
while Mrs. Mclean covered back-court
beautifully.
Mrs Candee, in her singles match
with Miss Lansdowne, made full use
o: her severe chop stroke and The ball
rarely bounded sufficiently 70 allow
Miss Lansdowne 70 make effective re-
turns. Mrs. CANDIES service was Sc
we're and well placed and when she
caught the ball overhead she smashed
i. back through the opposite court for
spectacular "kills." Miss Lansdowne
was utterly unable 20 Withstand Mrs,
Candee's spirited attack, getting only
one game in the match.
Miss Tore Defeated
Mrs. lie Roy won from Miss Della
Tore by the strength and accuracy OF
her deep driving She had full control
OF her forehand ground strokes and
sent the ball crashing through the
openings in the back-eourt rallies.
The summaries follow:
womsu's championship singles tnrt. rounal =
Mrs LOWS Gouyerneur Morris defeated Ms Adele
' sStoad round carst round by,s-Mr, Robert IL
kos deea;e4 MS Gei'de Da a., Io re-, w. NJ
Morris. by default: Miss EdtL White Won from
MIS- Elean9r Cos, Co.'S b. def'H., MY &c Fois'' Tan
class f.inses: nrst roundl Mrs. George :
( Miss IL Cape defeated ,liss sgaeth. g.. "a.
Mrs. F. A Strain defeated Mrs. 4. Elliott Han
J ney. q. 62.
GAS fdoubles: first roundl-Nfr.. CaSsebce.
! and Miss Florence Balm defeated Ms. Grant -.
Rossman ard Mrs G. 7. Hll. T.. -. s.
I Second round tfrst round. tyesl Miss Eleanor
Goss and Miss Faith White ie'ta'ei Ms Chiso.m
and Mrs. Ranney G-2. 6-a. Ms l. O. M0rr,
ana Afrs Le Roy defeated Mss Lansioane ani
Mss Marie Balm. 6-3. I'll Mrs. George J..
Chapman and Mrs Marshall Mclean defeated Misc
/ Cape and Mss Eyre. g.. 81