New-York tribune., 1918-06-27
Mrs. S. Green
Surprises in
Tennis Meet
Defeats Miss Marie Wagner
in Battle for Middle
States Title
By Fred Hawthorne

that same sterling playerWhO performed
so brilliantly in the recent tournament
at Ardsley, to spring q real sensation
yesterday afternoon in the second
round of the annual Middle States
championship lawn tennis tournament
on the clay courts of the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club at Mountain Station, NJ.
Playlng in the women's singles, Mrs.
Green defeated Miss Marie Wagner,
former national indoor champion, by
score of IS, Sc, Go, and nobody
who witnessed the match was in any
doubt as to who was the superior at
the game on this occasion.
In the first set. after trailing at 3-5
on games, Mrs. Green raised the power
Of her deen court driving game until
she drew level at Sail. and then took
the last two for the set at IS. The
remarkable accuracy with which she
placed her drives down the sides of
the court, always within inches of the
llne, kept Miss Wagner on the run con-
tlnually, and this told its tale in the
last set, when the former indoor cham
piion was so distressed from her pre-
vious efforts that she fell an easy
victim to the Ardsley girls splendid
playing.
ltSwas the. prevailing opinion at the
beginning of the days activities that
either Miss Wagner or Miss Eleanor
Goss would win the tournament in view
OF the absence of Miss Molla Bjurstedt,
and therefore Mrs. Green's victory
came in the nature of surprise, but
the result was achieved by the sound
est OF lawn tennis, and the winner in
oicated that she will be dangerous
contender for the title now held ny Mrs.
Eaton, the former Miss Ina Kissel.
Miss Pollak Defeats Miss Winn
Another stirring match in the wom-
ems singles which began yesterday
was produced when Miss Helene Pollak,
nnallst In the women's national all
comers' at Philadelphia last week, de-
featcd Miss Caroma Winn at 6-8, Is,
I'd. Miss Winn, left-handed player,
was "stroking" the ball with great
power, and her placements to the lines
OF position frequently enough to give
Miss Winn the set, but only after
bitter struggle.
Miss Pollak is one of those players
who are never willing to admit defeat
until the last point has been played,
however, and she went into the second
set with even more determination. For
the remainder of the match it was
largely case of deep drive pitted
tional tinalist was more reliable in the |
tight places and better "getter," SO
that by winning the last two sets at |
IS and Cd she took the match.
Mems Singles Reach Semi-Finals
The mems championship singles
reached into the semi-fnal round, with !
the brackets occupied, in order, by G. |
A. l.. Dionne, Seichiro Kashio, the
Japanese; Lindsay Dunham and Walter
Merrill Hall.
Dionne gained his place at the ex-
pense of Robert P. Bennett by a score |
Of 81, 6-8, 6-3 in match that was
resumed where the players left off on
Tuesday, each having won a set. Di-
him.
Kashio advanced by defeating DR..
William Rosenbaum at 6--1, Go. The
little man from the Far East tanned |
Rosenbaum's wildness with soft but
carefully controlled assortment of |
strokes and allowed his opponent to
run up an unusual number of errors
through his anxiety to "kill" the ball.
Durham eliminated H. w. Holbrook
mixing up his driving attack by fire.
quent salles to the net. Hall had !
gained his bracket on the previous day.
The summaries:
MIDDLE STATES CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
Fourth round--seichiro Kasho defeated DR.. |
William Rosenbaum, 6-l So; Lindsay Dunham
defeated II. w. Holbrook, Ga. 6-4: G. A. L. |
Dionne defeated Robert P. Bennett. rs. 6-S.
6-3.
MEMS DOUBLES
First round-C. Chambers and f. W. Elmendorf
won from G: a. L. Dionne and partner by de-
fault: Harold L. Taylor and Gerald Emerson de-
feated Il. 2. Bennett aud r. Colgate, ca. ca.
Second J rolnd-T G. Corwin and David George
G. Ga, A. Anderson And s; and lingo Hartman from c;
Emerson defeated Carl Russell and H. w. Hol-
Third round-Chambers and Elmendorf defeated
Anderson and Hartman. Ga. Ga
WOAiEN'S MIDDLE STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
SINGLES
First round-Mrs. r. c. Miller won from Miss
Glare Cassel by default: Miss Gertrude Della Tore
i defeated Miss Helen McAuslan ID ca: Miss
Bessie Holden defeated Mrs l.. u. Murray 6-l
! 6-2. -
Second round--Alrs Edward v. Lynch won from
MIS-. ]" G Morris by default: Miss Helene Pollak
defeated Miss Caroma Vim. 6-S. 7-5. 6-4;
Mrs. Miller defeated Miss Della Tore CO 6-4:
Miss j. Hansel defeated Miss F. Pond CO 6-2
NisS Nathalie Browning defeated Mrs. David c.
Mills. Is. "a: Mrs. Stuart Green defeated Miss
Marie Wagner. Ia. 3..-s. Go; Miss Holden de-
feated Mrs $. +. Waring. c.. 81