New-York tribune., 1918-10-02
Short Matches
Feature Play
In Net Games
Teamwork of Mrs. Nichols
and Mrs. Fonda Best
in Tennis
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Short matches that brought out un-
usually good playing featured the con.
I'nuatlon of the New Jersey State
womens lawn tennis championship
tourney on the courts of the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club. at Mountain Sta.
Hon, N. j., yesterday. Only half a
oo1en matches were played, owing
somewhat to the rain soaked courts
ana the fact that many of the prom
lnenI players had taken the day off to
pusue war work.
a mc .ch that Unexpectedly went to
three sets was that in which Mrs. D. r.
Nichols and Mrs. Douglas Fonda clmi.
mated Miss Madeline Mulqueen and
MISS Marion Drake Smith, in a first
round match of the doubles. II was a
case where the Misses Muloueen and
Drake Smith fought themselves out in
tne second set, which they placed to
their credit. Therefore, they were un-
abic to combat the strong attack of
their rivals in the third set, to be
forced out OF the tourney by the scores
o. Cd. 6-8, %.
me team playing of Mrs. Nichols
. ana Mfs. Fonda was smoother than
their younger rivals, while they clever
~ exercised varied attack to good
effect. Mrs. Fonda invariably broke
through the services of Miss Mulqueen
and Miss kc-Smith, with drives to
the base lines that proved difficult to
intercept. In the second set Miss
Drake-Smith forced the playing for her
team. She frequently rushed to the net
10 meet Mrs. Nichols's To- to rctrun
them with terrific force 5or aces. 1t
was an even fight until Miss Drake
Smith and Miss Mulqueen. with a nu-
ner of good placement drives, managed
to capture the set
Fonts came in rapid succession for
Mrs. Nichols and her partner in the
third and decisive set. They kept Miss
Mulqueen and Miss Drake Smith Jump
ing around the court quickly to meet
their swift attack. In short order the
Miss Mulqueen and Miss Drake Smith
pair tired, to permit their rivals to win
three games in row.
The most Impressive playing Of the
day was furnished by Miss Gertrude
Dalla- Tore and Miss Caroma Winn in
defeating Mrs. E. c.. Dubble and Mrs.
A. Chisholm, by thc easy scores of
b-l, 6--3. 1t was a swift and hard
attack that Mrs. bubble and Mrs. CHS
holm had to face, with Miss Della
Iorre assuming the greater part Of the
work for her tea Her net game was
Of the best, while YER cross court shots
usually whizzed past Miss Dubbe for
aces. Mrs. Dubbe and Mrs. Chisholm
put up a stronger attack in the second
set, and while temporarily stavine off
defeat had to bow TO rivals whose
game was of higher order.
Miss Cerese Baker, a thirteen-year.
old maiden, played strong game that
many older rivals would envy before
she bowed to Miss David c. Mills in
third round match of the singles by
2 score of 6-3, 60. The little girl
got her racquet to many swift shots,
but was neasy victim to the fast
cross court and accurate placement
shots of Mrs. Mills.
The singles match in the second
round between Mrs. Theodore Casse =
beer and Mrs. B. NJ. Huff had to be
put over for decision this afternoon,
owing to Mrs. Cassebcer breaking her
glasses during the playing Of the third
set. When play stopped each had won
set.
The scores follow:
Womens singles tsecond round,-Mrs. 7n,oaots
poned).
Third round--Mrs. DAVID G. Mills defeated Miss
CeTese Baker. s. e.
Women's doubles lnrst rcund)--sirs r, r. Mich
Mulaucen and Miss Marion Drake smith d. 81
Caroma Winn defeated Mra r C. Dubhle and
slrs A Chisholm, 6-l 63 Miss Marion 7tn-
derstcn and Miss Eleanor Goss Won hy ciAfsult tyon
Miss Dorothy Graef and Miss Rosamond Whiteside