New-York tribune., 1918-10-01
Miss Bjurstedt
Makes a Sweep
In Tennis Play
Norwegian Defeats Two
Opponents With Loss Of
Only One Game

Tw9nty-six fair wielders of the
racket started play yesterday in the
New Jersey women's tennis champion
ship tournament on the turf courts of
the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, Noun
tain Station, N. J. Play progressed
rapidly, and only one match remained
to complete the second round.
Straight sets decided all save two
matches, one in each round, The out
standing feature was the neatness and
dispatch with which Miss Molla Blur
stedt disposed of her two opponents.
She did not allow Mrs. J. f. Strauss
game IN the first round, while in the
second she permitted Miss Helene
Boynton to carry off only one game,
toward the end of the match
In the brief tussie with Mrs. Strauss
the national champion did not lose a
point in the first three games. The
Wonder Girl Of Norway did not over
look the opportunity to try out new
strokes and strategies in these matches,
and s c fairly smothered her oppo-
ncnts with her dazzling attack.
Miss uarion zinderstein, the Boston
star, was also n double winner. Mrs.
Z. Dubhle was her first round victim,
while Miss Curtis Bass fell before her
in the second round. Miss Finder
stein is expected to meet Miss Blur
stedt in the closing stages of the tour
nament The Hub expert is in the
upper half of the draw, while Miss
Mola is in the lower bracket.
Miss Claire Cassell who defeated
Miss Marie Wagner quite handily last
week, was another of the prominent
players to enter the third round. She
took a defaulted match in the first
round, and in the second was cs..ad
upon 20 exert herself to win from Mrs.
d. +. Nichols, 81, ga.
Miss Helene Pollak, after drawing 4
bye in the first round, declined the
ed to Mrs. Davis C. Mills. Miss Edith
Handy also withdrew. while Miss Wag
nor fourd it unable to compete. Mrs.
Home" Stuart Green did not start in
the gles, but will compete in the
doubles, p ,ired with Mrs. L. G. Morris
Mrs. S. Fullerton Weaver o1d Miss
Caroma VIM. furnished the most ex-
citing match Of the day in tn second
round. 1t VIZ one of the '.ree-set
contes ss and contained much A.tion, al
though the score was Go, 8 Go in
favor o. Mrs. <veaver. Miss " IN rose
to her gratess heights in st.. second
set, after a. inauspicious Sc The
effort pr' ved so exhaustine at she
was an easy victim in the tn. re set.
l he on4y rther three-set T! atch of
the da.r was in the first rcuud, be-
tween 'srs. D. Il. Nichols and Miss J.
N. Got' The fcrmer won after los
ing the first set, g. 6. 7-5. g,
The championship doubles will be-
gin tomorrow:
The summarizes:
First round-Miss Corona VIM detected Miss
Mabel Suafin. o-s. rs; Mrs. s. Fullerton Weaver
Miss Curtis bass defeated Miss Mac vhaley. 50.
6Ml; M,:s Merton zinders,en defea:ed Mrs. f.
feated M'>s Lol: sherrer. 6-i, G--l Mrs M B.
0-6. II. 6-S: Miss Clare Casscl Won from Mrs.
a. Chrsi'jlm by default Miss Helene Foytun won
from Miss Bessie Holden by default; Aiss Molla
T., Second 5ound-Afrs Douglas Fonda defeated Miss
defeated Miss II Roynton G--6 6--l Mss Clare
Cassel defeated Mrs. D. Nichols. 6--l, 6--l
Miss Marion Zinderstein defeated Miss Curtis Bas,.
won IRON MIS- Thompson by default rSs sfrs bavid a
{. Mills won from Miss Helene Pollak by default