The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01
MISS BJURSTEDT ON
WAY TO WIN TITLE.
Wins Two Matches In New Jer-
sey Tennis Championship
in Easy Fashion.
BY FREDERICK O. LIEB.


Miss Molla Bjurstedt. national wom-
ems singles champion. had merry time
in the first days play Of the New Jersey
State singles tournament. which opened
yesterday on the courts Of the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club, at Mountain station.
N. J. Miss Bjurstedt sailed through
her FIRST and second round matches with
the loss of only one game. She de-
feated Mrs. s. J. Strauss in the first
round by Go, Go. and then disposed
OF Miss Helen Boynton In the second
round, Go. 8--1.
Admitting that the draw enabled Miss
Bjurstedt to encounter some rather easy
opposition on the first day, the great
Morse girl had a wonderful day. In tho
first set Of her match with Mrs. Strauss
the Norwegian star won the first three
games and had the score 30--love In the
fourth set before Mrs. Strauss scored
her first point.
Miss Bjurstedt never let UP FOR mo-
ment on either opponent, and drove
through to speedy victories. Both
matches were mercy practice zallops
fer her She placed the BAH where sho
pleased. while the returns Of her less
kill after kill.
Only Nine Left in Second Round.
While tho double quick victories Of the
national champion stood out as the
feature there were some other splendid
matches. The field competing for the
title is very strong one, and includes
many OF the ranking women players OF
the country. The matches were going
all afternoon, and by nightfall only nine
OF the original entries were left. Only
ono more second round match remains TO
he played.
Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weaver. the
national indoors doubles champion. and
Miss Marian zlnderstein, the splendid
player from Boston. climbed into the
, third round brackets in commanding
| style.
Out Of five sets played. Mrs. Weaver
won four love sets and in the nth she
was defeated ST. In her first round
match with Miss Marian Smith
she won two love sets. but had to play
three sets In the second round TO win
over Miss Caroma winn the left handed
star from Washington. Miss VIM played
| n weird game. AT times she played almost
perfect tennis. and at other times her
work resembled that of a novice.
| Mrs. Weaver started in as though she
would sweep through Miss VIM as
easily as she did In her flrst round set
with Miss Drake-Smith. Miss VIM
batted tho balls into the alleys and the
net with great regularity. and Mrs.
( Weaver quickly registered her third
straight love game. Then Miss VIM
braced. and by playing some Of the best
tennis Of the day tied up the match with
a splendid rally that gave her a rs
victory After that she reverted to her
first set form and dropped another love
game.
Miss Zinderstein n Victor.
Like Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Weaver,
Miss Zinderstein also ran on three sue
cessive love sets. In the first round she
defeated Mrs. L. c. Duble at Go, 60.
and In the second round won from Miss
c. Curtis Bass, 60. 6-3.
Miss Glare Cassell, winner OF the Park
Hill Red Cross tournament last week,
got through the first round by default
and then defeated Mrs d. r. Nichols In
the second round by 6-l. 81. Miss
Helene Pollak. the local girl player. run
|
pionshlp. failed to appear and defaulted
her second round match to Mrs. David
c. Mills. who is in charge OF the tourna-
ment.
The New Jersey state women's doubles
championship will he started this after.
noon with n field that will readily hold
its own with the singles draw. Miss
Zinderstein and Miss Eleanore Goss, ma.
tional doubles champions. will play. pro-
vided Miss Goss can arrange her time &c
De present II she Ia unable to do sc
Miss Florence Balm will team with Miss
lZ!nderstein.
Miss Bjurs.edt and Mrs Weaver will
play together, while Miss Csssell hope.
to have Miss Marie Wagner for he,
partner. Tho latter pair won the New
York States doubles championship ter
days ago. Mrs. II. Stewart Green ant
Mrs. L. G. Morris. who were defeated II
the New York final. also have entered
The Summaries.
New Jersey State Ch.mpiSnships
y %G%eT VIM defeated Mt. 0 Mas. stfasn
s., -; Mrs Spencer Fnlieston Weave
May whaiey, 60 81 Miss Marian Zln
derstein defeated Mrs. p. c; Duble, 60
SO: Mrs; Theodore casseSees detcats e,
Hun defeated Miss Madalen. Mulaueen
IS. s, ST.. Mr." D. ao r. S!csol' de
ga; Niles Glare Cassell won from Mrs a
Chisholm BY default; Miss Helen Boyntof
| won from Miss Bessie Holden BY default
Second Round-Mrs. David c. Mills wor
from Miss Helene Pollak by Default; Mis-
! default; Mrs. Spencer Fullerton Weave,
defeated Miss Caroma VIM. 60. 81
I r Ell At al al
Miss c. Curtis Bass. 60. Is; Miss Glare
Cassell defeated Mrs. d. r. Nichols. al
81; Miss Molla BJurstedt defeated Miss
! Uel1n Boynton, TO, 81. Mrs. Douglas
Fonda defeated Miss Florence Pond. O.
St,
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