The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-19
GIRLS ADVANCE IN
TENNIS TOURNEY
Miss Aiken and Miss FEEDER En-
ter Final Round in Junior
Play.
UPSETS MARK CONTESTS
Miss Demorest Is Eliminated
in Second ROund-Play
for Title To-day
UPSETS MARK CONTESTS

Two startling upsets marked the sec
ond day OF play in the girls Junior
metropolitan open lawn tennis tourna.
ment yesterday morning on the clay
courts Of the West Side Tennis Club
at Forest Hills This afternoon at 2:45
o'clock Miss Katherine Aiken OF Mama
roneck and Miss Odette FEEDER OF this
city will meet In the final round OF the
singles There will also be a special
doubles match between the girls to fol-
low Immediately after the singles.
Miss Aiken was the real sensation OF
the day. In the second round she elmi-
mated Miss Charlotte Demorest at 6-2.
Go, and then. after short rest. went
out on the court with Miss Helen Ire
vor the Junior star of the Meadow Club
OF Southampton. Miss Trevor had been
generally favored to win the tournament
but to the great surprise of the gallery
Miss Aiken proceeded to win by score
OF SO, rs, 6-3 making a remark
able uphill rally in the second set, when
Miss Trevor led at SO on games and
again at 5--3 and 40-15. only point
from the match.
The second reversal came about In the
semi-flnal round match between Miss Fee
der and Miss Adelaide Hooker. the former
winning by a score OF ca. 0--s 8-s
Miss Hooker, vastly more experienced
than Miss FEEDER, was expected TO take
this match in easy fashion, but her
young opponent showed a remarkable
improvement in form over her last tour
nament appearance. So marked was
this Improvement that inquiry was made
and II was learned that Mrs Feder had
been coached by Mrs, Franklin 1 NAL
'ory, the former Miss Molla BJurstedt,
for several weeks.
Miss Aiken Nervous.
Miss Aiken only 6 years of age and
making her first appearance in regular
tournament. was a little nervous In the
opening set Of her match with Miss Ire
vor. and. although 1t could be plainly
seen that her strokes were all made In
Eood form, she did not approach her
best form until facing an almost hope
less lead in the second set.
At this stage as though determined to
go down with colors flying the blonde
haired girl from Mamaroneck started In
10 play for every shot. After winning
the sixth and seventh games she re-
gained all her confidence and from that
time forth put up a brilliant display,
Miss Trevor refused to go to the net, re-
lying upon her strong back court style
OF play to gain her the victory, These
tactics had proved sufficient in the open
ing set and in the first half OF the sec
ond but they could not withstand the
varied attack of Miss Aiken, who not
only drove with great steadiness and &C
curacy from deep court, but also went
TO the net position to finish Off the points
by fine volleying and overhead play.
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Miss Trevor Loses Confidence.
Ever growing more effective, Miss
Aiken drew level at all and then broke
through, winning the last two games for
the set at IS, and squared the match.
Losing this set after having II appar-
emily within her grasp, must have
shaken Miss Trevor's nerves, and in the
th'r'' md 'H7' session, after alternating
on winning games up to all. she tired
ana lost commence, with the result that
Miss Aiken took the last three games
for the set at 6-3, and the match.
Miss FEEDER won her first set from
Miss Hooker by surprisingly good ten
mis-, both girls electing to remain in back
court most OF the time, with Miss
| FEEDER the steadier and more accurate
with her drives. In the second set
there was a startling change in the
match Hiss Hooker gaining full con
troll OF her ground strokes and hitting
with far more speed than in the opener,
go that Miss FEEDER could not win
single game.
Those who believed Miss Hooker was
going to walk off with the match after
! this, were in for stunning surprise,
however, for Miss FEEDER calmly pro
| ceeded to force the net at every oppoT-
tunity. N-==t5ss scoring on unusually ac-
curate passing shots down the sides Of
the court. Miss Hooker tossed away
| many points by double fauitins OF
| service, and after the games had reached
8 all, Miss FEEDER took the last three,
for the set at 6-3. and the match. The
! summaries follow:
Girls Junior open Metropolitan sing'es,
Second Round-Miss Katherine Aiken de-
| feated Miss Charlotte Demorest. 6-2. t-u.
Semi-hna Round--Miss katherine Aiken
defeated Miss Helen Trevor. 4-6, 7-5,
| Is; Miss Odette FEEDER defeated Miss
| Adelaide Hooker. 6--4. ct IS