New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
Mrs. Wilbourn
.OnLosingTeam
In Mixed Match
With Forster as Partner She
Loses to Mrs. Mills and
Hartmann After Tussle
BY Fred Hawthorne

Only one match was played ves.erd.-.
IN the annual ooen lawn tennis toYrr.
ment Of the Hobokeu Tennis Club 10
it was "mixed troubles" match =. 81.
but It held enough Of thrills and
ctcment TO keep . galie,-, b-a,.i,t, -
chill winds that blew off the Iadsor ~. s'.e
more than two hour When tho i...
point had been won and lost :. ,rs.
found that Mrs David {. MIL S
lngo +. Hartmann had defea.ed Wra ru
Percy Wiloourn and Herbert Y gar'
ter by & score Of :. 7-5 =
the semi-hnal round OF tae mixed so.' -
bles
Mrs. Mills and Hartmann viii clash
With Mrs. Samuel r War.ng and Freo
". Letson Tomorrow afternoon +, .s@
final round. the match bong ..hed.:aA
to start at > O'Clock
Two busy days are ahead Of ne te,.
mis- committee Of the Hoboken chm
Haddon lvias. chairman Of ,ne comm.
tee, mas mapped out the following schad
ule for today
Il a H. KIRK Red VS. Iago Har..
mann. No. ! court, , p. nl.. Harold !
lhroc.morton vs. tapta Robert {
Van N]iet. 40. court; .. m.. D.
" ililhm Rosen5aum ". winner Pow.
ers- MacWatty match. 20. courr.
1880 p. m. Mrs Perez Niioourn W
Mrs. Edward y .snch. serni-f7a,
round, No. 2 co4rt; ! and 4:30 .. n
scmi-Finals between winners Of shoys
mems singles matches; ) p. m.. specisl
invitation mems doubles. Dean Na.ae,.
and Beals c. Wright -. Leonard 2os..
man and Walter Merrill Hall
Tomorrow aTtrrroar a h
viii be:
2:3o p. H., final Of men. singles. No
court; $3.50 p. M. hrai OF voners
singles between Miss Helene ponst
and winner Of M.s. Lynch-AIrs VI.
5ourn match. No. coGrt. m
finals Of North Jerset mems soaA's.
championshi p. T. c. Nan NFet ami
aeAneth johnson -. Il Gardae. ani
Logan tlsele. Ne. , court: > D. n, frs,
mixed doubles. Mrs Wsrine ard F~oI
Letson V. Mrs Mills AMI lrso Har..
mann.
Hartmann Starts Service
Hartmann began tn. service IN r.
match yesterday and ne and Nl~ N,lls
won the first game b4t Mrs Wilboern
and Forster took the next and men
Mrs. Mills and her partner won the
next two. breaking through service IN
the fourth ard making .he games score
read 3 in their favor
Mrs. Wilboura and Forster squared
tAe match hl taking tie hfth and
sixth, with Forster bepinniug 10 take
hand in the smashing and vollev-
lng. The Other pair came back to ua
the seventh. bat then Forster apl
Nrs. Wl!bourn began spirited a.
tack that carried them stra gh, through
70
opening set al i
Mrs. Mills and Hartmann were rot
caught mapping in the second SCI. co.
ting away to a ii lead on GAM
Mrs. Mills did particularly erec..,e
work in this set. some Of her strong
forehand drives from he base line
crashing through the opposing ran-S
defence for the winning points. Iar:.
mann backed her up vel. covering a
great amount o. court as he dashed
mere and there, now for terri :
smash or fast volley
Mrs. WI bourn and Forster started
great rally at this critical stage ami
squared the set BY taking the nex.
'hree games. Mrs Wilbourn made
some brilliant drives. fore and back.
hand, down the alleys aud across court.
and more than once sh- caught Har.-
mann mapping as the ba sped by nm
The ninth and tenth games were {,
vlded. and then Mrs. Mills and Har
mann came through Wit powerful
attack at the net and carried Of tie
last two games for the set At -
SQuarlng the match
losers of in Front
1t seemed very close to the fnlsh
when Mrs. Wilbourn aud Forster went
INTO a lead Of Ii on games "a the las,
set by virtue of brilliant play from al
over the court. Forster took command
at the net and simply slaughtered
everything IN the way O.. hort lob
or weak volley that came within the
sweep of his racquet Mrs. Wiluourn did
at least her share OF the work from
back court. ending rallies several times
with beautiful backhand shots at sharp
angles across fore courts 20 catch Mrs
Nils out OF position.
men 1t was the turn OF Mrs. Mills
ana hartmann tn stage another ,-esueg-
7te ral ana they did il TO sUch good
chect as 20 take the naxt three games
squaring the m~tch. All four players
we're getting INTO the rallies. and when
me men showed signs OF blowing under
me straln II vas the women VINO came
'ti- 'i4tli ItSt E-8 lIE tl t'f
match. 1t is hard to choose between
the two, but Hrs. Mills was triiile
more severe with her strokes. and this
advantage was just sufficient to turn
the tide
The games alternated alter that until
the fourteenth, when Mrs. Nbourn
aAd Forster, BY splendid work. went
INTO the lead at 5 T. II was the las
time they were destined 70 hold the
lead. for Mrs. Mills and her partnei
won the next two, making he score
:, and. after dropping the eighteenth
game, they broke through and took the
next two, for the sci at 9. ana TIE
match
Mrs. Mills had major part in the
ilnal stages. for twice she obbod beau
TRULY to Forster. VINO smashed into
the net. and on other occasions II va.
her forceful driving that won the
points.
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