New-York tribune., 1919-06-27
Women Tennis
Players Harder
Than the Men
Fair Sex Defes Rain on
Courts at Orange, N. j.;
Mrs. Mills Moves Up
By Fred Hawthorne

Far be it from me to draw invidious
comparisons, but the facts fairly shriel
for themselves. Only the women had
the hardihood, temerity or whateve,
/ we may choose to call it, to 60 out or
the turf courts of the Orange Lawr
Tennis Club, at Mountain Station, N
j, yesterday and play their appointed
matches in the annual Middle States
championship tournament. All of the
time it was raining, part of the time
it rained hard, and toward the last
there was a veritable downpour.
Six matches were completed in the
women's singles and two were left un.
completed at o'clock, when the floods
descended. One match was started ir
the women's doubles, but this also had
to be left unfinished. Mrs. David C
Mills, who is managing the women's
events, announced last night that she
will start play in the singles this
morning so that the original schedule
may be adhered to.
! afternoon evidently mad a cooling eff.
feet upon the men players in the
singles and doubles. Half a dozen OF
them showed up at the courts, but
they did not look altogether crest
fallen when they discovered that their
opponents had not appeared. But they
volunteered to preside as umpires in
the various women's matches, so their
visit to Mountain Station was not in
vain.
Mrs. Mills Advances
Mrs. Mills went into the semi-fna]
round in the lower half of the draw
by defeating Mrs. lingo Hartman at
81, 6-2, in a match in which she
always held the lead. Her deep court
driving was very steady and suffi.
GENTLY severe to permit her to follow
in to the net behind her forcing shots
and finish off the points at the bar.
rler The wet courts seemed to WORRY
Mrs. Hartman considerably, and she
was unable to get about her court fast
enough to head off Mrs. Mills's fine
placement shots.
Miss Helene Pollak, after winning
handily from Miss Lois Scherer in the
third round, by score of 6--1, 6-1
started her fourth round match with
Miss Marie Wagner, New York State
champion, and threatened to take the
hrst set, when she led at 5-3 or
games. Her deep court forehand drives
were finding the base and side lines
with such regularity, and the heavy
Dall pa carried so much 'pace" that Mis-:
Wagner was hard put to it to hole
her own from the back of the court
But the champion buckled down t.
her work at that stage and gradual,
pulled the games up even, squarins
the match, and then took her own ser
vice on the next game, making tht
games 6-5. 1t was a great rally upor
MISS Wagner's part, accomplished BY
nne play at the net and sound tactic!
IN the art of lobbing, when she hae
drawn her opponent inside the service
court line. Nv
Miss Pollak, who had been "strok
ing" the ball with great confidence ir
the first eight games, grew more eau
tlous in the next three, trying to gair
her points by "softening" her game ane
taking few chances, with the resul,
that Miss Wagner forged ahead. The
match will be continued this morning
at the point where they left off yester
day, with Miss Pollak serving and tn.
points at 15-love.
Miss Balm a Winner
Miss Florence Ballin won her mattel
IN the third round from Miss Florenc,
Sheldon, of Montclair, by score o.
6-3, Ga. The battle was decided
from deep court, both girls drivin,
Splenqioiy. 1t was no easy victory fol
MISS BALM, and her margin was most
ly due to the more severe hitting no o.,
ground strokes and more reliable
overhead game.
Mrs. Samuel F. Waring and Mis-!
Martha Bayard, the brilliant younf
junior from Short Hills, STRUGGLED
grlmly in the third round brackets fo1
decision, but had to call it off afte1
each had won set and with the game:
at 2-all in the third. They will star
at that point this morning. Earlier il
the afternoon Mrs. Waring had de
dea1ed Mrs. w. H. Pritchard at 6--3
o-o' playing a better game than sh,
has shown in several weeks. Her back
hand was the only really weak poin
yesterday, and she generally covered
this, up skilfully by running arount
the ball to take it on her forehand.
But when she took the court agains
Miss Bayard she had far more diff
Guilty. The f1axen-haired schoolpirl ha.
the makings of a fine player. playine
her shots with great deliberation, ant
always taking advantage of the open
lngs. 1t was when she came to the ne
that she displayed her greatest weak
ness. Even so, she managed to fgh'
it out on an even footing, and the re-
suit to-day is problematical.
The summaries:
Women's middle states championshir
singles (second round)-Mrs. Samuel F
War1ng defeated Mrs. William II. Prtch-
Third 9'' round-a1iss Helene rc,ak de-
feated Miss Lois Scherer. 6-1, 6-l; Miss
Mari Wagner defeated Mrs. j. Miller 6--1
6-3; Miss Muriel Parker defeated Mrs
N. Dain, 6--3, g. Mrs Robert lie Roy
defeated Mrs. E. J. Ebcrhardt. 6--3. SO
Miss Florence Ballin defeated Miss Flor
Fourth round-Mrs. David c. Mills de.
feated Mrs. lingo F. Hartman. 6-1. 60
R0hhv Iones II. Reaches