The sun., 1919-02-06
MORSE GIRL VICTOR
OVER MISS CASSELL
Miss Bjurstedt Plays Best
Game Of Her Brilliant Career
and Wins, Go, 81.

Miss Molla Bjurstedt, tho stalwart
Norwegian girl. who has won host of
; tennis titles and tournaments since her
arrival In this country five years ago.
demonstrated clearly yesterday after
noon In the invitation tournament on the
courts OF the Heights Casino, Brooklyn.
that she has not yet reached the top Of
her play. In defeating Miss Clare Cas-
sell In the round leading into the semi
finals at 60. 6--1. she played the best
game OF her career, and experts who
saw tho contest declared she was i'm
proving her game rather than going back.
Her shots were more dazzling and elu-
siye than ever before, her fast over
I hand strokes possessed the speed OF a
| rife shot and her easy lobs sent tho
ball across the net at pace usually
travelled by a feather before n light
zephyr.
The rapidity and power she put behind
her drives and volleys fairly over
whelmed her rival and were It not for q
bit OF carelessness In the opening game
Of the second set Miss Bjurstedt would
have emerged from the match with a
clean slate. There was not a vulnerable
spot in the game OF the champion that
Mise Casse'l was able to discover.
Miss Bjurstedt ran through the first
set without giving her opponent a chance
10 score. She did everything a champion
usually does to a novice and this despite
the fact that Miss Cassell played up 10
her top form. At the beginning of the
| second set the Norwegian girl took
I things a trine easy. and Miss Cassell
! was able TO win her only game of the
match.
| Two other singles matches were played.
and both of them resulted in spirited
contests Mrs. De Forest Candee de-
feated Miss Adele c. Cragin. Ga. ca.
| and Miss Marie Wagner disposed OF Miss
J. Gott 60. "a.
The battle between Mrs Candee and
Miss Cragin was the first decided. Mrs
Candee made good use OF her fast ser
vice and kept Miss Cragin on the de-
fens.ve almost throughout While Miss
Craglns service was softer IL had the
merit OF causing Mrs Candee TO ha ndie
the bail gingerly in order not to drive
the ball beyond the court lines. AS a
| result there were several good rallies.
| In defeating Miss Colt, Miss Wagner
was not compelled to play her best and
| won easily.
Miss Eleanor Goss and Miss Helene
Pollak will battle to-day for the right TO
play Miss Wagner in the semi-1nal on
| Friday.
Several doubles were contested and
tdtI Va tlcIn a AiNcIg NOhlctI
! The summary:
slnE'es - Third Round-M!ss Eleanor
1 Goss. West Side Tennis Club. defeated Miss
Caroma w.nn New ro-k Tennis Club. 7-5.
! 6--s.
Fourth Round--Mrs De Forest Candse.
! Heights Cae!no. defeated Miss Adele ..
| Cragin. Nrst side Tennis CLUB. e.. g.?
Mise Moia BJurstedt, West side Tennis
| Club. defeated Miss Glare Cassen Harlem
Lawn Tennis Club, SO. s-I;. Miss Maria
| Wagner. New York Tennis Club. defeated
Niss J. Got. Heights Casino. 60. e..
DoJbles--First Round-Miss Molla Blur
stedt and Miss Eleonora Sears won from
Mrs. Edward RAYMOND AID Mrs Beniami
r Briggs by default: Miss Bessie q.
Holden ana Mrs. Albert Hun,phrieA won
! from Mrs Louis o. Morris and Mrs r. G.
Patton by default; Miss Gertrude Della
Tore and Miss Caroma VIM de,s ated
Mise Ju'ie brown and Mrs. Renw!ck Earle
| 50. SO Mrs Percy wibourne and Mrs
| Samuel warlng won from Miss Helene Poi
! lok and partner bv default
Second Rou.d-Mrs y. c. Mills and Mrs
! W: II, Pritchard defeated Miss caroma
VIM and Mics Gertrude Della Tore. g.
| Is. 81: Miss F!eonore Sears ana Miss
/ MoNa Bjurs,edt defeated Mr-, Percy VII
: bourne and Mrs. Samuel waring e..
/ "a; Miss Marie Wagner ard Mise Glars
l Cass.ll defeated Mrr Albsr; HumphrieS
! ana Miss Bessie Holden. s--s. s--l.