New-York tribune., 1918-09-20
Miss Handy Too
Clever for Rival
In Tennis Play
Defeats Mrs. Mills in State
Tourney and Meets Miss
Pollock To-day
By Fred Hawthorne

Miss Marie Wagner. playing through
champion. and Miss Edith Handy.
former Staten Island champion. won
their brackets in the semi-tinal round
Of the women's singles in the annual
New York State championship tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon on the clay
courts of the New York Tennis Club,
at 2Ssth Street and Broadway.
Miss Wagner had task on her
hands before she disposed of Mrs.
David c. Mills, of West Orange, by
score of Is, 6-1, while Miss Handy,
playing a splendid driving game from
deep court, vanouished Mrs. Samuel w.
Waring. one of the local stars, by a
score of 6-2, 6-1.
Miss Handy will face Miss Helene
Pollock this afternoon to decide who
shall occupy one of the final brackets.
Miss Wagner will meet the winner of
the third round match between Mrs.
Percy Wilbourn and Miss Bessie
Holden. to be played to-day.
Mrs Stuart Green. Middle States
champion, paired with Mrs. L. Cow
erneur Morris. reached into the round
before the semi-tinals in the women's
partnered by the noted seagoing
wielder of the racquet. Duke f. F.
Thomas. of the Pelham Bay Naval
Training Station, Mrs Green worked
her way into the third round.
Mrs. Wilbourn, who as chairman of
the tournament committee has been at
tending to one million and three de-
tails. from cooking gingerbread cakes
to scheduling matches and also win
ming them, plans to bring matters
down to the decisive stage before sun
reached in all three events and the
championships settled tomorrow after
noon.
Difficult to Concentrate
1t is rather difficult. attempting to
the New York Club. There are so
many substantial diversions. The
women's entertainment committee sets
bountiful table in the spacious din
ing room, and players and spectators
alike are greeted with a myriad varie-
ties of refreshment, and the cake is
particularly appetlzing, take it on the
word of one who has learned by ex
perlence.
The arrival of the vaunted eject" of
sailors from Pelham Bay, conveyed by
"Iron Duke" Thomas, lvened up mat
ters considerably yesterday, when the
mixed doubles got under headway.
Although still wearing their "sea legs"
the Duke and his rollicking sea
mates flashed winning brand of
game. Unless they have to put to sea
should come close to getting into the
final brackets
Mrs. Mills carried Miss Wagner
along at a dizzy pace in the first set
Of their match. She timed her forcing
shots we'll and was unusually success
full in finishing off her points when
she went to the net. With the cham
Mon leading her at 5-3 on games, Mrs.
Mills made brilliant bird for victory,
bringing the set all square at 5 all.
Miss Wagner then raised the speed of
her own game and took the set at 7-5.
In the second set Mrs. Mills, tired
from her previous efforts, was able
to win only one game.
The summaries follow:
%e9s Nsw York p State ds; sbampenshp spgss Ml
rgir1 round Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mr..
's;sd Mrs @s ssmasl w. warHF s' s e;'' nf"aS aS
Momen's Nsw York state chsmpionship, doubles
Eoq'eneur Morris defeated Mrs Albert Humphriea
and Miss Holden. Go e4 Miss Caroma Vim
aud Miss Gertrude DellaTore defeated Mrs w n
prtchard and Mrs. D. C. Mills. IS. 6--l. e.
Miss Clare Cassel and Miss Wagner defeated Mrs
J. { Cssseheer and Miss Handy. 2--6. e. 6-I
MiSsd doubles (hrst round)-Mr and Mrs En-
fee Henderson Won from NJ. Salta and partner
by default: Mrs. Stuart Green and f. T. Thomas
Won from MIR. and Mrs Clifford Black by default;
Mr. and Mrs lingo Hartmann defeated Miss Doro-
hy Grasf aud I. 3. Hughes. 6-1. e.: Miss
f'lri White and W. A. Campbell defeated Miss
Holden aud +. n Hendrickson. ID. 81; Mrs.
lirhsrd and Vincent Richards defeated Miss
Margaret Her and Alex Her Go. So. Miss
! Helene Poak and Allen Behr.. Ga. 6-S. Mira;
NarlnE and Fred 1etson defeated Miss Ethel
o,.pouoshus and Fl. D, keresey, e--2. e--l: Miss
Margaret Grove and i. II. Stenkampf defeated
Mss Vim ard =. D. Keyes. s-s. 81; Miss
Wagner and Y. n. Binzen won from Mrs. S. H.
Godfrey and W NJ Fischer by default; Miss Della
Tore and {. h Stewart defeated Mrs G. 4,
StsawS and r. Porter. 60. So: Mrs. F.. V.
lAnch aud w. J. Touissaint defeated Mrs. G. G.
la.sops aud i. Brennan Cd. 6-l; Miss Handy
end w Wadsworth defeated Mrs. Humphries and
u f Hathaway. Go. 6-3: Miss Murel BnZen
and 7 S O'Boye defeated Mrs. Percy Wilhourn
and Guy Brnckerhof. Ga, 6-4: Mrs. Mills and
Cook woa from Mr.. and Mrs L. T. Murray by
default
second round-Atrs. Green and Mr. Thomas de-
feated Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson. e.. g. Miss
Grove and Mr.. Stenkampf defeated Mr.. and Mrs.
N,rtmann Ga. g.; Miss Della Iorre and MIR.
S,epsrt from T. Psaisani and partner by
defhllt. Miss GOss and Mr. Hall defeated Mrs.