The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-20
MISS WAGNER WINS
IN STATE TENNIS
Reaches Semi-finals in Singles
and Doubles, in Latter With
Miss Cassell.
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.


Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Edith
Handy yesterday advanced into the semi
finals In the New York state champion
ship wonen's singles at the New York
Tennis Club. West 23Sth street and
Broadway. Both scored In straight sets.
Miss wagner defeated Mrs. David c.
Mills at Is. 6-l, while Miss Handy
had even smoother Ealing, winning over
Mrs. S. w. Warning. e.. 6-1.
Later In the day Miss Wagner and
Miss Clare Cassell eliminated Miss
Handy and Mrs. Theodore X. Cassebeer
from the State doubles. though 1t re-
quired an uphill fight to get the decision
at Is, e., 6-1. The winners reached
Athe semi-finals.
Mrs. Mills forced Miss Wagner to play
at a lively pace in the first set. 1t was
quite little satisfaction to the van
qiished player to know that she Jared
better with the playing through cham
pion than In any previous match with
that player. With the game scored at
Is, Miss Wagner got into her stride.
and her strong drives and steadiness
turned the tide An her favor. She won
the two deciding games of the first
match, and then walked away with the
second.
In the semi finals to-day Miss Helene
Pollak will meet Miss Handy. while
Miss Wagner will play the winner Of a
third round match between Miss Bessie
Holden and Mrs. Percy Wilbourn, which
will be decided in the morning.
Keen Tits in Doubles.
The women's doubles brought out two
splendid uphill matches. Miss Handy
and Mrs. Cassebeer started of impress
sively against Miss Wagner and Miss
Cassell. However. both Miss Wagner
and Miss Cassell are fighters when the
occasion demands. and In the next two
games they played a driving. rushing
game, which conquered,
In another uphill match Miss Ger
trude Della Tore and Miss Caroma
VIM won from Mrs. w II. Pritchard
and Mrs David C. Mills, As, 81,
GO. The two misses had better stay
ing powers than the matrons. but both
sides played very we'll
Mrs II. S. Green and Mrs. l.. G.
Morris also qualified for the semi-final
doubles by disposlng Of Miss Bessie
Holden and Mrs Albert HUMPHREYS in
straight sets at Go. ca. In the semi
finals to-day Mrs. Green and Mrs Nor
ris will meet Miss Della Tore and Miss
VIM. while Miss Wagner and Miss
Cassell will play Mrs. S. warng and
Mrs Percival Wilbourn.
Mixed Doubles Started.
The mixed doubles got under way
with a large field. Miss Eleanor Goss
and Walter Merrill Hall defeated Miss
Helen Pollak and Allen Behr. Then
Miss Goss and Han took on Mrs. S.
Warning and Fred Letson. who had won
easily in the first round, and walked in
81. g.. Miss Goss We'd with Hall
In contest to see who could drive the
ball the harder. The summaries:
New York State Championship. women's
singles. Second Round-Miss Bessie Hol-
6-I.
Third Round-Mlss Marie Wagner de-
Miss Edith Handy defeated Mrs S w,
Warins. 6--2. s-i.
Women,s Doubles, Second Round-Mlss
Tore defeated Mrs. " II. PritChsrd n sng
Mrs d. 9. Mills, &c. 6---l, 60: Mrs.
bert HUMPHREYS. 20. Ga: Miss Marie
Wagner and Miss Glare Casseli defeated
Miss Edith Handy and Mrs. Theodore d.
Mixed Doubles. First Round-Mr. and
Mr., Emsree Henderson won from NJ
NJ. and Mrs C. Black by default:
Mnn , Marie Nv wasPer and Elliott B!n1sn
Fisher by default; Mrs e Lynch and
w. Toussaint defeated Mrs. Parsons and
Mr.. Brennan, 6-i. 6-3: Mr.. AMI Mrs
lingo Hartmann defeated Miss Dorothy
Graei and J. Il. Hughes. 6--l, 6--2: Miss
Margaret Grove and II. Steinkempf de-
feated Caroma Winn and j. Keys s-3
81. Miss Edith White and William
Campbell defeated Miss Bessie Holden
and r: Hendricksen, Is. Ell: Miss
Edith Handy and w. wadsworth defeated
Mrs A. Humphries and II. Hathaway
6-2, "a; Mrs w. II. Pritchard and
Vincent, Richards defeated Miss Marian
Her and Alex Her, Go, e.: Miss Cert
rude Della Tore and G II. Stewart de-
feated Mrs, George b. Stsnwix and Fred
Porter, 60, "a; Miss Eleanor Goss
and walter Merrill Hall defeated Miss
Helene Pollak and Allen Behr, Ct
6-3: Mrs. S. Waring and F. Letson de-
feated Miss Ethel oDonohue and Fred
Keresy, e.. 6--l; Miss Muriel BinHen
and ]. OBoyle defeated Mrs. Percy Will
bourne and q. Brinekerhon. 81, 6;
from Mr.. and Mrs; Murray by default
Second Round-Mrs H $ Green and
e +. Thomas defeated MIR and Mrs
Embree Henderson. 6-e. 6-l: Miss
Margaret Grove and II. Steinkempf de-
feated Mr. and Mrs lingo Hartmann
G.. 60; Miss Gertrude Della Tore and
C. r. Ftcwart won by default Miss
Eleanor Goss and Walter Merrill Hall de-
feated Mrs S. Warlng and Fred Lotson.
C-,i. e.