New-York tribune., 1919-06-14
Miss Browning
Again Wins
On the Court
Defeats Miss Ballin by Her
Splendid Driving and
Accuracy of Placement
By Fred Hawthorne

day afternoon in the women;s invita-
tion lawn tennis tournament, on the
turf courts of the Ardsley Club, at
Adsley- on the Hudson. Miss Nathalie
Browning. youngest of the noted
Browning sisters and the star of the
home club, began the afternoons play
by defeating Miss Florence Ballin. of
the West Side Tennis Club, in the
semi final round of the singles by the
scores of 6-l, 3-6, 81.
1t was a match in which the Ardsley
girls splendid driving from deep court
and her almost unerring accuracy of
placement gradually wore Miss Ballin
down to the breaking point, so that
in the final set the latter was virtually
helpless before the younger players
relentless attack.
Miss Clare Cassel, ranked at No. 10
last year, defeated Miss Helene Pollak,
No. 8 in the list, by the scores of
8-6, Go, in the other semi-final, over
coming what looked like an insur-
mountable lead of % on games in
the first set. Miss Browning will play
Miss Cassel at 2:30 this afternoon in
the final and championship match.
Surprise In Doubles
SO much for the singles In the
doubles the gallery, sitting on the club
house veranda, was treated to de-
cidcd surprise by the defeat of Miss
Molla Bjurstedt and Mrs. Spencer Full
lerton Weaver, in the semi-fnal round,
by Mrs. de Forest Candee and Miss
Ballin, the sets going at Cd, 4-6,
IS.
Miss Ballin, who had regained her
strength after her exhausting match in
the singles, displayed very steady
and powerful deep court driving at
tack in this event, and she was mainly
instrumental in bringing victory to her
side, although Mrs. Candee was fire.
quently pulling off brilliant shots at
the net position.
The mere fact that it was Miss Blur
stedt on the other side of the net, with
all the prestige that goes with the ma
tional and a dozen oher lawn tennis
titles, was sufficient to convince the
onlookers, before the match began, that
the great Morse girl and Mrs. Weaver
were bound to win. But it was not to
be-
The champion played in spurts.
That is, she thrilled the onlookers at
times by sending terrific fore and back
hand drives through the opposing
court with all her old speed, and
rushed to the net for dazzling ses-
sions of volleying, but too frequently
she 1ubbed the simplest of shots and
did not seem able to concentrate on the
game.
Mrs. Weaver, unable to meet the
combined attack of the hard hitting
pair in the opposite court, did as we'll
as he could to stem the tide, smashing
lobs and scoring on block volleys
beautifully. Yet Mrs. Candee and Miss
Ballin were clearly entitled to their
triumph, for they played their best
when it was most important that they
do SO.
A Hard Fought Set
The other semi-final match in the
women's doubles resulted in a victory
for Mrs. Lewis Gouvern-ur Morris
and Miss Helen Gilleaudeau over Mrs.
Marshall Mclean and Mrs Nathalie
Farlee, by score of 6-2, 12-1O. The
final set was keenly fought, with Miss
Gilleaudeau and Mrs. Mclean, Defend
ing the back court position, doing the
major share of the heavy work.
Their driving duels were long and
spirited, but Mrs. Mclean had a bit
too much to do.
Rarely has Miss Browning played
with more deadly accuracy than she
did against Miss Ballin yesterday. It
must have been disconcerting to the
latter to see her best shots returned
with at least equal pace, and with un-
faltering direction. Miss Ballin never
got chance to rest.
The summaries follow:
Momens invitation singles (semi-hnsi
Mss Florence Balm, 6-1, 81 81:
Miss Glare Cassel defeated Miss Helene
Pollak. SIS, 60
Womens doubles (semi-fnal round)-
Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris and Miss
Helen Gilleaudeau defeated Mrs NarrEsrI
McLean and Mrs. Nathalie Farlee, 6--2,
I2-lo; Mrs de Forest Candee and Miss
lerton Weaver and Miss Moll4 Bjurstedt.
81, IS. Is
invii alton mixed doubles (second round,
Der defeated Mrs. W. H. Pritchard and
Leon Croley, g. 81
Third round--Mr. and Mrs Robert Le
Roy defeated Mrs. s; f. Waring and Fred
Norris and Alex Her defeated Miss Ger
trude Della Tore and Hugh L. Nehrng
IS, e. Mrs: Spencer Fullerton Weaver
and William Alexander Campbell defeated
ber, Ct, 6-3; Miss Carona Winn and
c. B. Stewart defeated Mr. and Mrs. u.
W. Haines 6-4, Is. 6-2.