New-York tribune., 1919-02-05
Aggressive NetAttackPuIls
Champion Through Sc
we're Contest ON Courts
BY Fred Hawthorne

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Mrs. de Forest Candee, champion of
the Heights Casino of Brooklyn, de-
feated Miss Eleanora Sears. the famous
Boston girl, by a score of Cd. 7-5
yesterday in the third round of the
Casinos annual women's invitation
lawn tennis tournament.
Mrs. Candee's victory came as great
surprise to those in the gallery, al
though she won the >honors absolutely
On her merits, and in winning scored
the most startling upset recorded
among the women players of the East
in many months.
An aggressive net attack that never
for one moment relaxed combined with
more than her usual steadiness, brought
Mrs. Candee through the grueling
match with colors flying. Miss Sears,
one of the craftiest players in the
country, ran the gamut of strokes in
trying to check Mrs. Candee's forcing
tactics. The principal weapon relied
upon by the Boston girl to achieve
her ends was the battling chop, at
which she is an adept. But against the
Casino stars style of play this shot
was of little use. Mrs. Candee, cup on
her toes" from first to last, continually
forced the net position, taking many of
Miss Sears's returns on the full volly,
and those that she played off the
ground she "stroked" with great
severity, and her eye for placements
was of the keenest.
Miss Sears Makes Mistake.
Miss Sears made the mistake or per-
haps it was because she lacked her
usual control, of chopping short, SO
that the ball generally fell about mid
way between the service court line and
the net This gave Mrs. Candee the
chance to close in at the barrier and
score on brilliant "kills." Seeing this,
the Boston star tried to keep her dash
ing opponent in back-court by lobbing,
but she could not get the proper depth
on these shots with the result that
Mrs Candee finished off many of her
points with spectacular smashing.
After q stirring struggle in the first
set Mrs. Candee tired bit from her
continual forcing tactics, and Miss
Sears, making many sensational gets
of placed shots, forged steadily ahead
! IN Ine second Set ulIlll clte ielu 'lic
lead at So on games. 1t looked then
as though the Casino champion had
made her bid and was about to tread
the path to defeat, but her courage
never faltered, and she started an up
hill battle against heavy odds that was
splendidly sustained to the end
Rushing the net in the face of all
/ that Miss Sears could do to keep her
1 back, Mrs. Candee turned the tide and
/ -fx-o in her tha
set at 81 and the match. 1t marked
her greatest victory on the courts since
she has been playing the game, and her
triumph was made more pleasing by
the whole-hearted manner in which Miss
Sears congratulated her as they shook
hands across the net.
Mrs Candee is now in the round be-
fore the sem-fnals and will meet Miss
Adele Cragin at 80 o'clock this
morning for q place in the semi-hnal
round. She should come through sue
cessfully and face Miss Bjurstedt for
the final bracket in the upper half to-
morrow.
Miss Bjurstcdt took the court for the
first time yesterday and triumphed
Park Hill Country Club. by score of
6-1, 6-1, in the third round. Others
who gained brackets in the round be-
fore the semi finals, were Miss Clare
Cassel, Miss Marie Wagner, Miss J.
Gott and Miss Helene Pollak. Miss
Eleanor Goss did not play in the singles
yesterday, but she will play Miss
Caroma Winn this afternoon. and if
successful will meet Miss Pollak later
in the day in the fourth round
Fifteen pairs were drawn in the
doubles, with Miss Bjurstedt and Miss
Sears, Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel
and Mrs. Wood and Miss Goss figuring
as the most brilliant combinations.
Next to the play of Mrs Candee, the
work of Miss Cassel was one of the
features of the day at the Casino in
Mrs. Samuel F. Waring by score of
6-2, 6~-1 and then vanquished Miss
Besaie Holden at 6-2, 6-1. Neither
of Miss Cassels opponents was able to
make much headway against her fine
blending Of back-court game and net
attack. The winner yesterday showed
her ability to force her openings by
beautiful deep driving and to go to the
net to finish off her points when the
opportunities arose. Judging by her
play in the tournament so far, Miss
Cassel threatens to give Miss Blur
stedt, whom she faces this afternoon
at 2;3O o'clock, stern battle for the
honors.
The summaries follow:
Heights Casino ,womnn.s annual invitation singles
lseooad ro1nd)-Miss Clare Casscl defeated Mrs.
hsLnusi + Waring. 81, 81; Miss Marie Wag
\. Iaitd 4 rouAd-.MTs- dc Forest Candee defeated
Mss EieGama Scars. Cd. Is, Miss Adee C.
Crzg1n Won from Mrs Benjamin f. Briggs By de-
;sg.t; MiSs AoAa BIursNdt defeated Mrs. W. H.
IIitfhssd. e~l. e--l; Mss Clare Casscl fhefeated
MaAs Betsie {. Holden. e-y. 6--l; Mhs Marie
"szner defeated Airs Rawson L. Wood e..
90; Alss J. Cot rrcm MIS-. r. W. Ray
rnond b. default Miss Heleno Pollak defeated Mrs
Percy WilDourn. tt. o--7.
Doubles tafst roandj--Mrs. Wood and bliss
Eleanor Gos@ defeated Mrs Barger~ Wallach and
Miss costet "a. So; Miss Wagner and Miss
Ss&se' dGeatsd Miss Gott and Miss Cragn. 90.
80. 5lfs d. G. Mills and Mrs. w. H. Pntchard
defeated tho Misses Barbara and Helen HOOKER
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New ORLEANS Results
~, race tlwo .year..ola maIaen aInea: purse.