New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Miss Waqner Wins in Final
Indoor Tennis
Star Defeats
Her Two Rivals
By Fred Hawthorne

Miss Marie Wagner, national indoor
champion, won the women's annual
open tournament Of the New York Lawn
Tennis Club yesterday by defeating
Miss Bessie Holden. Of New Rochelle.
in the final round Of the singles.
The champion won in straight sets
at 81. 81, playing with n snap and
dash that were inyiEcble. In the
somi-fnal round Miss Wagner earlier
in the afternoon had taken the meas
ure OF Miss Helene Pollak by score
of Go, 60. Miss Holden had come
through to the final by yanquishirg
Mrs. Samuel Warng at 6-l. 81.
Two Doubles Matches
Two matches were played in the
doubles, with one pair reaching into
the final round In the second round
Mrs. lingo Hartman and Miss Csroms
VIM won finely played match from
Mrs. Bernard Stem and Miss Edith
Bagg by a score Of "a. Is, Is, but
in the semi-fnal they were forced %
bow to Miss Helen Bernhard and Miss
Pollsk at Is, 81.
Mrs. ". II. Pritchard and Mrs. v.
6. Conklin will meet Miss Elizabeth II
Moore, former national champion, and
Miss Wagner in the other semi-fnsl
round match, TO be played tomorrow
afternoon. There will be no play To-
day, but on Saturday and Sunday
mixed doubles tournament will be
played with some OF the stronEes.
pairs in the metropolitan district en-
tered.
Those who saw Miss Wagner NOV
down both Miss Pollak and Miss Holden
yesterday were greatly impressed By
her exhibition. The indoor title holder
seems 70 be playing right at the top
Of her game, and against the combins-
ton of speed and court generalship
she displayed neither Of her opponents
was able to make a stand.
IL was against Miss Pollak that the
champion surpassed herself. She start
ed at once with a severe driving attack
to deep court, placing her shots with
the accuracy Of a sharpshooter. Con-
sistently she hammered away az Miss
Pollak's backhand, which is a weak spot
in the lstter's defence.
Heretofore il has been the habit o.
Miss Pollak TO run around the ball 10
take it on her forehsnd on such occa-
sions. but she has set herself the task
of mastering the backhand stroke, and
yesterday she persisted in that en-
deavor with commendable spirit in spite
of many discouragements.
Mixes Up Attack
Mixing up her attack with oces-
sional sallies 70 the net, during which
her volleying was both severe and
true, Miss Wagner marched straight
through to victory. taking twelve games
in row for the match
Against Miss Holden in the final
round, the indoor champion did not
play with quite the same forcefulness
az the start, losing the first two games,
but thereafter she swung back into her
irresistible pace and won eight games
in a row. Miss Holden managed TO win
the third game of the second set by
splendid deep driving, but that was all.
Miss Wagner taking the last four and
the match at 90, 6-l.
Mrs. Hartman and Miss VIM ran
into a lead Of Al on games IN the
first set of their match against Miss
Bernhard and Miss Pollak, with both
alternating in brilliant play at the net
position. At this stage. however. Miss
Bernhard and her partner gained con
troll Of their deep drives and battered
their way to victory.
Mrs. Waring, although defeated By
Miss Holden in the singles semi-fnal'
gave ample evidence that she is rapidly
climbing toward the top, and that with
added experience she will. take a more
prominent position among local players.
In the second set, facing a lead Of
Al on games, she brought the score
TO all by pretty racquet work Her
chief weakness lay in court tactics, for
she usually allowed herself 70 be
caught out Of position.
NEW YORK LAWN TENNIS CLUBS wo,G-N's
OPEN SINGLES
Semi hnal round--Nnss Bessis Holden d-Sss'si
MS. Samuel WannG 6-l. s.; Miss Msrs
Wagner defeated Miss Helens Polsk = % 80
Final round-Mss Wagner defeated Mss Holden
s-2 81
Second round-Mrs lingo Hartman ard VI.
carcma Vim defeated Mrs. Bernard sIntz arr
Miss Edith A Bags. - Is. '-s.
semi Anal round-Miss Helon Bernhard and Ma
Helene Poh defeated Mrs lingo Hartman snf
Mss Caroms VIM. IS s.