New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Miss Bjurstedt
AndMrs.Roooe
Lose Doubles
Are Vanquished by Mrs.
Green. and Miss Winn
for Indoor Title
By Fred Hawthorne

ee "e'Iii'"' apparently hopeless
odds seen on American courts with.
the past year, Mrs. Homer Stu.rt
Green and Miss Caroma Winn defea,oa
! Mrs. Johan Rogge and Miss Molla Rim
stedt, the famous pair from NORWAY.
yesterday, by score of 6-8. 9-7.s-a
IN the second round of the women,s
national indoor championship Lawn
tennis doubles in the 7th Regimert
Armory.
Their we'll earned victory placed Mn
Green and Miss Winn in the semi.Sc,,
round in the upper half of the dra.
where they are bracketted with Mrs
Albert Humphres and Miss Bess;s
Holden. In the lower section. M,s
Spencer Fullerton Weaver and Misc
Eleanor Goss went into the fina, round
by overwhelming Miss Helene Po,lat
and Miss Helen Bernhard at 6-1. Ga
the winners playing such brilliant
game at the net that the LOSING na;.
never had a chance to get started o,
an attack of their own.
This morning the semi-fna rourd
matches in the singles, with Miss Biur.
stedt meeting Mrs. Rogge and M;ss
Pollak clashing with Mss Goss. viii
be played, as we'll as the semi-fnai
round match in the doubles, between
MRS. Humphries AND Miss Holden and
Mrs. Green and Miss Winn There will
be no play tomorrow, Good FRIDAY
both finals being scheduled for Satur.
day morning
In spite of Miss Winns spectaculsr
J playing yesterday, and She hone at
! the net position with unusual br;ll.
fancy, the lions share Of the credit
Tor the surprising overthrow of Mrs.
hogge and Miss Bjurstedt must 90 to
/ MIS-. Green. 1t was her GOODNESS mr.
der tire, her splendid driving and court
strategy, and particularly her remark.
able covering of court and almost inn.
possible gets" that turned threatened
! oe1eat INTO victory.
Mrs. Green Rallies superbly
Sc the final set Mrs. Rogge and the
natloAal champion held the lead at
d and d on games. Mrs. Green
was Verglng on the point of exhaustion
from her almost continual running
about the court, but just at this
crucial point she proved her cour-
age by railylng superbly and leading
an assault 50 we'll planned and de-
termlncd that sh. and her partner wen
Tour games IN Is V. for the set ard
match.
I While the result came as a distinct
surprise to those who have ,.me to ra-
gard anything from Norway as prac-
tlcaily lnvlncible when it has . do
with women's tennis. the TRUMP, of
f
enough as the points were played ys.e
terday. Miss Bjurstedt has never e..,
celled in the doubles game. Speaking
lhe slang OF the times, "it cramps her
style She much prefers the whole
court as her playing ground. and there,
indeed, She reiens wellnigh supreme
Mrs. Green and Miss Winn centred
their attack on Mrs. Rogge from start
to finish, and it is a wonder that the
slender girl from Norway stood up as
we'll as she did during the prolonged
struggle. In the latter stages of the
thlrd set she plainly showed signs of
the severe physical strain she vas un.
der, and her shots lost their i'm and
accuracy. Miss Bjurstedt did not often
nave the chance 20 get into the rallies
because OF these tactics, and at no time
did she show the keen interest that
marks her work in the singles.
Miss Winn Best at Net
Without doubt Miss Winn's place
IN doubles match is at the net, and
THIS she proved yesterday in unmis-
takeable manner. Whenever Mrs.
/ Rogge played a short lob that came
within the sWeap Of Miss Winns rae
quet, the ball went crashing back into
the Norwegian's court for sensational
kill" There was fnality about the
way III which the New York Tennis
Club star finished off her points that
brought frequent applause from the
spectators, and best of all, Miss Wnn
did not falter at the critical stages
yesterday, as she has sometimes been
known to do.
Because of their defeat of the IA.
nous Norwegian pair, Mrs. Green and
Miss Winn are fancied by several com.
petent judges as the next holders OF
the championship title, but that it
seems to us. is taking quite bit Tor
granted.
! The severest obstacle in the path
toward the heights will come when they
meet that brilliant combination OF net
play formed by Mrs. Weaver and MISS
Goss. The latter pair won by such de,
cisive scores yesterday. and hammered
out their points so convincingly. that
we look to see them come mighty close
to carrying off the chief honors in the
championship match Saturday.
In the morning Mrs. Weaver and per
partner took the measure of Mrs I'd
ward Lynch and Miss Adele Cragin. at
s6-k 6-3, and Miss Pollak and MISS
Bernhard, who have always been re-
garded as formidable team, wans
down beneath the crushing score OF
6-1, 60. Neither of the losing palrs
was able to accomplish anything against
the perfect tornado of smashes thar
Mrs. Weaver and Miss Goss crashed
into the court.
Offer Impassable Barrier
AS matter of fact. the usually
strong. deep driving game of Miss Pol-
lax and her partner was up against an
impassable barrier in the hard hltsing
game used by the winners yesterday;
Mrs. Weaver stood close to the net and
turned aside the swiftest drives with
deftness that compelled admiration
Miss Goss, from position little
deeper in the court, smashed vita .
freedom and a severity that de.ied re-
turn.
Some of the earlier matches provld-
ed sparkling play, too. Miss Margares
Grove and Mrs. Bernard Stem Winning
from Miss j. NJ. Gott and Mrs. Percy
Wilbourn only after the sets had gong
to l0-S. 6-3. Every point was hara
fought and the rallies were long. sl'ss
Gott outdid herself At the net. vofley'
ing in brilliant manner, while Mrs.
Wilbournc covered UP the holes in ths
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