New-York tribune., 1918-02-06
Mrs. Candee Is
AnEasyV Victor
In Tennis Till
Defeats Mrs. Casseb..,
81, 6-3; Mrs. Prit-
chard Also a Winner

By Fred Hawthorne

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Brooklyn, advanced to the round befo,.
the semi-finals in the singles vest.
day, with the logical favorites com;..
through in most cases, though tb.,s
were one or two results that were -
garded as form sfversals. In th.s. .
cases, however. the winners, Mn 4.
Forest Candee, former Casino eh.,.
pion, and Mrs. W. H. Pritchard .,
Park Hill, triumphed clearly on th.;.
merits.
To-day will mark the crucial stace =,
the tournament, for some of III.
strongest. contendcrs will oppose o,.
another in the struggle for the ssu;
final brackets. The most notable -
these matches will start at 2 o'clocs
when Miss Molla Bjurstedt, nation.,
champion, faces Mrs. Johan Roeo.
champion of Norway. These TWO vs..
girlhood friends in Norway and hsss
had an "old home" reunion since Mr.
Rogge came to this country, but tbs.
does not mean that the two will nas
play their hardest to-day for ths
hSnors. 'Ae
Big Task for Mrs. Rogge
:Unless We are to disregard utte,,,
past performances and forget all MI.
Bjurstedt's wonderful work of the lsst
three years, it does not seem possihs
that Mrs. Rogge will be able to win tho
day against her great countrywoman
1t is true that Miss Bjurstedt has not
encouptered competition in this tour.
nament serious enough to give her even.
good practice, but there does not seem
much doubt that she will be ahle
to raise her game to the great he;gbts rbts
she has shown in the past. If she does
there doesn't appear much chance q;
Mrs. Rogge surviving the round.
Miss Bjurstedt gained her bracket
yesterday by crushing Miss Julia Brown
in straight sets at eL1, 6-1. sweenine
through to victory in an almost 1ln;n.
terrupted rush. She raked the opnos.
ing court with backhand shots of tre.
mendous speed and dazzling accuracv
and when Miss Brown was not vainlv
trying to get her racquet on these balls
she was facing a bombardment of deem
torehand drives that literally over.
whclmed her.
Mrs. Candee- who is just about be.
ginning her career in important tourns.
ments, was striking example yester.
day OF the value of Harry McNeaIk
coaching this winter. The Casino uro.
tesslonal has rounded out her game re.
markably, until to-day Mrs. Candes
stands as one Of the best of "our little
group of serious players" in the metro.
politan district.
She defeated Mrs. Theodore C.. Casse.
beer yesterday in surprisingly easy
iaslllon by score of 6-E 6-3, for
ing the attack at all times. Mrs. Case
reer mas worn national laurels on thl
courts and is tournament player 0.
the NEST experienced kind, and it was
therefore rather expected that she
would vanquish her opponent withou,
undue difficulty But Mrs. Candee was
there to win, and win she did in con.
vlncing style.
Several Overhead Volleys
She made the best possible use OF
ncr service, scoring an unusual mum.
Der OF aces, and if she was sometime
guilty Of violating the foot-fault ru.
she was by no means alone in that in.
traction: Following in behind this SER
wee with great speed, Mrs. Candee wa,
generally in position to make the "kilFs
from inside her own service court, and
this she accomplished with the severest
OF overhead volleys.
MRS. Cassebeer was not quick enough
to intercept majority of her op.l
ponent's placed shots. although in th.l
second set she offered sterner resist
ance and the rallies were contestsi
with great spirit.
This morning at II o'clock Mrs. Can
dee will face Mrs. David c. Mills, and
a tine match .should result. The latter
Is pupil OF James Burns. the Rock /
away Hunt Club professional. and her
game is very similar in tactics to that
OF Mrs. Candee. Yesterday Mrs. Mills
! Won IN straight sets from Miss B. Haf
wood by score OF 6--3, 6@.
Mrs. Rawson L. Wood, former cham.
pIon Of Florida, played beautifully in
cefeating Mrs. Edward V. Lynch at
y, %. She cut the side lines with
splendid accuracy on her deep drives
and kept switching her attack from one
SIDE to the other until she had forced
her opponent far out of position. When
she had thus worked her openings Mrs
wood closed in at the net and finished
OFT the points with the sharpest OF full
volley shots for the corners.
Mrs. Wood will face her greatest test
at ? o'clock this afternoon, when she
VIII be called upon to play Miss
Eleanor Goss, the spectacular runner
up IN last years indoor championship
Plays Like a Man
Miss Goss came through at the es
pense of Mrs. Albert Humphries, win
nlng. at g. 6--3. Blessed with 4
service as effective as that of rans'
ing man players, Miss Goss, with tss
advantage Of unusual height and ressa
was a very difficult obstacle to Hs'
at the ret.
she plays the game as man wouia.
rushing the net constantly. even aeh
TOO lmpetuously AT times, eager to M
iSh OFT the points with flashing war
ley. Her backhand has been materisll
strengthened since last season and sas
brings the racquet across the body VII. ~.
beautiful and powerful sweep. lN
chief weakness Of this very promlsns
player is tendency to take too MAUI
chances and to grow a trtie discou''
aged when errors follow as result,
Mrs. Pritchard gave the gshsI'
something to talk about. when she "
leated Mss Jane Rowson, of New -.
sey, by score of 6--4, 6--5 bel0its
the match. 1t was regarded as prac1iee:,.
~ certain that Miss Rowson would WV
But Mrs. Pritchard has improved ,as, ns
game by fully % per cent since y,
year. and in the many driving dusl
lf>'oT deep court, she more than nss sas
her own. When you add TO this Nv .r
fact that Miss Rowson was unusus:a
erratic yesterday, Mrs. Pritchard's st s,l
tory was a logical one. At ! orsvs ra,.
this afternoon she will play Miss f'''
ence Ballin.
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