New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-11

The Meadow Club this morning IN
..,,;s tournament, Voshell sent the
sni4, INJECTING the first defeat
~, Of the West two weeks ago to u
But this was not the total Of W
-, he proceeded TO take the meas
80 .;orsl interscholastic champion, II
rI.,. Two victories, added TO his win
frederick B. Alexander yesterday
~. the indoor title holder clean
-. in the singles. and none who
-,,cb.d MS play to-day begrudged him
=. laurel wreath.
Mis-. Bjurstedt Beats Byers
Vie, MoIla Bjurs:edt national
v,nsn champion, proved to the salts
I.,.,on Of all except Eben NJ. Byers,
...o,,I amateur golf champion Of
,sOs that a golfers place is not on the
,,,nis court. In a specially arranged
educational match she defeated
N, Byers by a score Of 81, 10.
n. expert of the links had been
,..0pins at Miss Bjurstedt's game all
.s,oprh the week, and this morning he
.,,-,.sed the opinion to friends that
!, Gould win from her if the match
.o5ld be arranged.
Nothing simpler. Would Mr.. Byers
,.oort promptly on championship
.,srt At 1880 this morning? Mr.. Byers
vould. and did, and Miss Bjurstedt did
II. rest. The national woman cham
ann started a savage attack on the
-,,fsr's backhand and kept pounding
,x.y a. the weak spot so persistently
Ia, the champion Of the links looked
s,sp.rate, a. though he longed TO call
tara niblick. Dropping only one game
n N. first set, Miss Bjurstedt ran into
lead Of 4 to in the second before
Yr. Byers determined TO attempt des-
.rste measures and went to the net
70 try his fortune. Here he was quite
successful and brought the games even,
AZ 4 all and all. before Miss Blur
r.edt again became serious and started
furious deep driving game that
..used the golfer to expend lots Of en-
cry IN useless effort TO hold his own.
The woman champion was not to be
stopped, however, and took the last
two games, the set at rs and the
match. Late in the afternoon Mr.. By
.rs vas fixing up a foursome for the
Shinnseoek Hills links tomorrow with
men enly TO play.
Miss Browne Wins in Doubles
Irn exhibition mixed doubles match
IL tie afternoon Miss Mary X. Browne
and John r. Strachan, the California
pair, defeated Miss Bjurstedt and Fred
triek B. Alexander, at 6-l, Cd. Both
Stnehan and Alexander were far from
their best in this event, due to too
zuch tennis, and the main burden fell
UPON the women. Miss Bjurstedt did
Ter most effective work with drives
,eroY the court and volleying shots
from the centre service court line. Miss
Browne made more mistakes overhead
to-day than is customary with her, but
even 50 she was always the dominating
sgurs on her side Of the net, slashing
sharply for the corners on overhead
volleys and fencing skilfully with the
opposing pair across the net when she
took the ball of the ground. Strachan
vas stronger than Alexander, and, al
though he tossed many points away
By smashing into the net or overdriv-
isg the base line, he was fast in cover
ing court and ended many rallies by
esrisive smashes between the opposing
ptir.
The first set -of the Voshell-Strachan
na,eh was almost complete reversal
u the last two A: the start the Cali
ioruan had control OF his tremendous
farshand drives and sent the ball rae
ag through Eoshell's court in splendid
style Tine and again he earned place
nsnt aces By passing the indoor cham
pior as the latter tried TO close in at
ihe net. and. like most Of the men from
the Coast. he was terror on lobs, no
natter how deeply Voshell placed them.
Yoshell Springs Big Surprise
After strschan had carried OF the
spsning SET at CO the gallery expected
% see him 20 through the match in
Era!ght sets, but here IL where Noshell
asN u = n
Hseysng lis opponents game from the
saFt, and having sampled the Cali-,
isfniIn's greatest asset, the forehand
TIVE 70 deep court, and found II dan
gsrorS, he proceeded 20 break up the
a''er's attack by going for the net AZ
"sFY opportunity and smothering
"sfYthing b. severe overhead volley-
e aAots 70 the corners.
ne indoor title holder kept adding
. ia speed and hitting power with
ssefy sReesed!ng game, and Strachan
.esnet s,terly unable 20 withstand the
naat Yoshell winning the second
~ q love and taking the first two
ana Of the third before the Cali
o'llsh made his last stand and BY
.,,2sfste court covering and q tenn
psHfy return % control brought the
Hats even az 3-all. Voshell was
sehl IN unbeatable style, however, and
.sash.d and yolleyed his way 70 vic
N'y a. 81.
Tseh.n has been experiencing diff
.S.Y With the southampton brand Of
ne Tor the last two or three days,
amp air seriously affecting his
~. Sstg, which may account for the
vvs siltsd In the last two sets. But
a. si, n tie way he was playing to-
-s' might well have taEen the meas