New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-18
Stroke
Duel Features
Net Matches
Miss Bjurstedt Meets Mexi'
can Champion for Tennis
Honors To-day
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

II was Mrs. c. V. Hitchins, champion
of Mexico and one of the cleverest
court generals in the Metropolitan
district. who leaped into the limelight
yesterday in the Women's Metropolitan
Patriotic Lawn Tennis Tournament by
defeating Miss Eleanor Goss at 3-6,
6-l. 6-3, on the courts Of the West
Side Tennis Club. at Forest Hills. IL.
In disposing of the sensational young
player Mrs. Htchins gained her
bracket in the final round OF the
singles and will face Miss Molla Blur
stedt. National and Metropolitan
champion, IN the supreme test this af-
ternoon, the match being scheduled TO
start at $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Bjurstedt won her semi-fnal
round match by defeating Miss Helen
/ Bernhard at 6-3. Cd. The champion
/ was inclined to take things easy at the
/ start of the second set, but Miss Bern
/ hard, playing at her swiftest pace and
whipping stiff forehand drives down
the side lines and into the corners.
/ soon worked into commanding lead
/ in games, leading at 80 and Al. IL
was then that Miss Bjurstedt arose TO
| the occasion and swung into whirl-
wind attack from the back Of the court
/ and at the net. The next five games
went TO the Morse girl and these gave
/ her the second set at "a and the
match.
Works Way TO Finals
/ Paired with Miss Marie Wagner in
the women's doubles. Miss Bjurstedt
work. her way into the final in the
( lower half of the draw by defeating
/ Mrs. Rob art lie Roy and Miss Margaret
/ H. Taylor at g, g. The national
/ champion is almost certain to reach the
/ final round in the mixed doubles also.
/ She went into the semi-fnal round
yesterday with her partner, Alrick ii.
Man, jr., by vanquishing Mrs. Jack An
derson and Benjamin II. Letson, ma
/ tional boy champion, at "a. %. The
/ final round match in the wOmen's
doubles will be played this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. with semi-flnal and
final bracket matches in the mixed
doubles scheduled for tomorrow at
1880 p. m.
The match between Mrs. Hitchins
and Miss Goss was the feature of the
day, and the court was lined on both
sides and at the ends with spectators,
lured forth by the balmy day and the
promise Of fast lawn tennis.
IL was distinctly a chop stroke duel
between the two. Miss Goss prefers to
employ cut on a majority of her
ground strokes. and Mrs. Hitchins uses
a battling twist on all Of hers. But
the champion of Mexico is an artist at
this style of play, and every ball that
leaves her racquet has decided break
as il strikes the ground. making II ex-
ceeding difficult 10 handle.
Miss Goss played well in the opening
set. timing her rushes for the net po-
sition cleverly, and once there she
finished Off the points with snap and
severity. But Mrs. Htchins appeared
entirely confident of her own ability
and bided her time, Miss Goss taking
the set at 63.
In the second set. Mrs. Hitchins
"stroked" the ball more freely and
timed her shots so cunningly as to
catch her opponent several feet out OF
position every time the latter at
tempted to reach the net. The player
from south of the Rio Grande scored
frequently with brilliant shots for
placement across the court, within
inches of the side and base lines and
by perfectly judged lobs over Miss
Goss's head.
Efforts Are Disastrous
SO disastrous were her efforts to
gain the net in the last two sets that
Miss Goss chung to the back of her
I
her ground strokes were no match for
those Of Mrs. Hitchins, who swept
along to win at 6-1. 6-3.
Miss Biurstedt will be forced to play
harder than she did against Miss Bern
hard Yesterday. if she hopes to van
quish Mrs. Hitchins this afternoon,
and it is within the range Of POSSIBLE
ties that the Mexican champions chop
strokes will prove severe test for the
national champion.
The summaries follow:
woAlEN's METROPOLITAN PATRIOTIC SINGLES
Semi final round-Mrs. c. V. nitchins defeated
Miss Eleanor Gees, IS. 6-d. So MISS Molis
Bjurstedt defeated Miss Helen Bernhard. ID o-f
woMEN's DOUBLES
semi final rcund-Mlss Bjurstedt and Miss Marie
Wagner defeated Mrs. Robert lie Roy and Miss
Margaret II. Taylor. CO. O.
MIXED DOUBLES
First round-Mr. and Mrs Harwel won from
Ms T.. Manhelmer and Mr. Roberts by default.
Mrs lie Forest Candle and II. Warner won from
Miss Gertrude Della Tore ard partner By default
Miss Wagner and Albert J. osiendoT defeated MN.
D. G. sost and W. A Campbell. GO. g; Miss
Dhnt-lt and A II. Man. IT,. defeated Miss Idth
HANDY and Norman johnson. 6--l. g. Ms. Jsck
Anderson and j. II. Lsison Won from MI "a, AID
Mn lingo Hartman by default. Miss Edith White
and II n Gateomb won from Mr. and Mn. l. G..
Morris hy default
I second rolnd-Miss Florence BALM and frcierck
r. Alexander defeated Mp snd Mrs. Harsell. 81.
ID: Mss Wagner and Mr osiendod defeated
Mrs Candce AID II Wsmer, s. -. Il;
son and Mr. Letson. 60, g.