New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Miss Bjurstedt
Again Seizes
Tennis Title
Vanquishes Mrs. Edward w.
Raymond in Final of In
vitation Tourney
By Fred Hawthorne

FOR the fourth year in succession
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, national indoor
and outdoor champion, and also holder
/ of the Metropolitan and a score of
other titles, won the annual women,s
invitation singles lawn tennis tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon on the clay
courts of the Pelham Country Club, at
Pelham Manor. In the final round she
vanquishod Mrs. Edward w. Raymond.
former Metropolitan and Middle States
champion, by q score Of 60, 6-3
A few hours before engaging in this
match Marvellous Molla" had elimi-
mated Miss Marie Wagner, New York
State title holder, in the semi-fnal
round by score of 6-3, 6-2. Not
feeling that she had done her full duty
yet, the great Norwegian player then
paired up with her country woman,
Mrs. Johan Rogge, and defeated Mrs.
George l.. Chapman and her daughter.
MISS Marian, in the semi-fnai round Of
the women's doubles by score of
68S 6--2. Even this did not quclI the
champions desire for action, for she
asked the tournament committee to al
low her to play her final round match
IN the doubles before leaving the
courts.
Owing to the great heat and the ex-
cesslve humidity, and the fact that
some Of the other players were almost
ready to drop from exhaustion it was
decided to postpone the remaining
matches until this afternoon, begin
ming at o'clock.
Matches for To-day
Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. Rogge viii
meet Mrs. Homer Stuart Green and
Miss Wagner in the final round of
the women's doubles, and in the mixed
doubles Miss Florence Ballin and WILL
lam l. Tilden, I'd, of Philadelphia, will
play Miss Marian Chapman and J. B.
hughes in the upper half semi-fnal
round match. while in the lower Sec
tlon the pairs will be Miss Wagner
and Herbert w. Forst against Mrs.
Chapman and R. Clifford Black. The
winners Will then meet in the final
round, winding up one of the most in
terestlng tournaments in the history of
the Pelham club.
Just how hopeless a task it is that
con1ronts the greatest women players
OF the East when it come to defeating
the Norwegian marvel on the courts
was demonstrated again yesterday in
both of her singles matches
MISS wagner, who, before the ad-
vent of Miss Bjurstedt in this country.
some tour years ago, held practically
undlsputed sway in the metropolitan
district, has met the national cham
plon perhaps dozen times in tourna-
ments, yet she has never succeeded
in escaping defeat By now, of course.
she knows every detail of Miss Blur
stedt's game, and when she goes on the
court she has everything to win and
practically nothing to lose, but the re-
suit is ever the same.
Menaces for While
:, For time yesterday it looked as
though Miss Wagner would give the
great champion a hard, three-set bat
tie for the honors. Hard driving
, through deep court featured most Of
the play, with both coming in to the
net, position when their forcing shots
had developed an opening But in
both sets, when it became necessary
to take lead on games, Miss Bjurstedt
SIMPLY added a bit to her speed of
foot, her terrific drives off fore and
backhand, and her opponent literally
; wilted under the strain of trying to
meet the savage attaE
| MRS. Raymond was even less of q
problem for the champion, although in
N'iO OPcuillS game OIL the match she
\ scored three perfect placement aces
. for the first three points, whipping
Miss Bjurstedt's return of service
across deep court with beautiful
and powerful forehand drives that the
Norwegian star never even got her
racquet to.
Leading thus ut 40-love on her own
service, Mrs. Raymond seemed to have
the game at her mercy, but at this
nf tho ID
stedt started to hit the ball with
9 amazing pace" and battered her op-
ponent's defence to pieces, taking the
] game after deuce had twice been
Q called
! Wins Set, Go
From that time on Mrs. Raymond
s never had chance, for the champion
2 was hitting so hard and covered her
own own court with such splendid speed
. she romped through the set at Go.
!. Starting the second set on her own
9 service, Mrs. Raymond raised a glim
mer OF hope among her friends by
i; taxing the first two games, breaking
through Miss Bjurstedt's service in
the second. Her winning shot all
through the match, and practically the
only certain point getter she showed
was the forehand drive across deem
court to the corner. She managed to
win the seventh game after this. but
that was all, and the Morse girl. run
nlng wild, took the set at 8-3 and
the match.
The point score follows:
FIRST SET
Miss Bjurstedt .....64 5644 4-2e &
MRS. Raymond .4o341 ia a
, SECOND SET
Miss Bjurstedt. .1244452es-a3 1 q
= Mrs. Raymond. q & 2o2344 go
TOTALS
! Miss Bjurstedt-2 sets. p Ssm~ 90
points. Mrs. Raymond-o sets, 3 rames 90
points. %
, The summaries follow:
? Pelham Country Clubs women,s s;,o,ss
tsemi-inal round} Miss NoIia R;,rataS.
defeated Miss Marie Wagner. 6-3
Final round-Miss Molla Binrstsd, do
feated Mrs. Edward w Raymond. 60
9 Womens doubles (scmi-final rou,d,-Mu.
Homer Stuart Green and Miss Marie Wa,ns-
. defeated Miss Caroma Winn and M;ss Mas
garct Grove, 6-2, 6-2s Mrs foban % : :
0 and mss Molla Bjurstedt defeated NJ
! George L.. Chapman and Miss Marian cbsn.
man, 6-3, g. SAAp
q Mixed doubles (semi-fnal round, f,h;-a
round Miss Wagner and III. w Eo~sts-
: defeated Mrs. X. S. Leachman ana E,o..
2 Binzen, ST, g. " cn'ose
Sweep for Eli Team