New-York tribune., 1919-02-04


total of eighteen matches was dis
rcsed of during the long day, leaving
eighteen players still in the quest for
the honors now held bv Miss Biurstedt.
the wonderful Norwegian did not play
Yesterday. getting default in the first
round. This afternoon she will face
Mrs W H. Pritchard the star OF the
Amackassn Club, of Yonkers, and the
winner will so into the round before
the semi-inals. Miss Bjurstedt, who
contracted a heavy cold on her recent
, trip to Boston, appeared at the Casino
With her throat wrapped in a heavy
mrffer. She was still hoarse, but de
elared she would be able to compete
to-day.
The match that brought out the most
evenly fought rallies of the day re-
suited when Miss Glare Cassell and
Mrs. David c. Mills faced one another
across the net Only after three keenly
fought sets, with the scores going at
90. 3-6 and 6-2, did Miss Cassel
elinch the victory
1t was primarily battle at the net
position, with Mrs. Mills advancing
toward the barrier consistently against
the swiftest drives and voleys that
Miss Cassel could send against her
The tide of battle swayed first to one
and then to the other throughout the
first set. Three times Mrs. Mills was
within point of victory, but at the
crucial moments she lost the needed
points, either through her own err
rors or by her opponents splendid
forcing shots.
Extra Squirt Turns Tide
Mrs. Mills volleyed with splendid
precision and crispness in the second
set and cut off Miss Cassel's at
tempted passing shots con inually,
running out the set at 6-3. In the
gruelling pace, and Miss Cassel, put
ting OH an extra squirt, rushed through
to victory, going to the net herself
to finish off the points in decisive
fashion.
Mrs Rawson L. Wood, the former
champion of Florida, defeated young
Miss Barbara Hooker by score of
Cd, Ga in the second round. Only
at times did Mrs. Wood show flashes
Of the brilliance that has made her
game a pleasure to watch in the past.
Her forehand driving was very severe,
even If a trife erratic at times.
Always striving to play the ball SO
low as to Just clear the net, Mrs Wood
lost many points on errors yesterday,
but when the necessity arose she vent
urad to the net position and volleyed
sharply and with such deadly pre-
clsion for the corners and the lines
that Miss Hooker was helpless.
A word must be said here in praise
of this young players vast improve
rent since last season. She and her
TWO younger sisters, the Misses AIDE
laide and Helen. have been receiving
instruction in the game from Harry
McNeal, the Casino professional, for
the last year or two and to-day the re-
suits are beginning to show in an un-
mstakable manner
Miss Barbara, while not d player of
thc snowy type, executes all her strokes
IN excellent form and her game is
FOUNDED on the soundest of principles
Just at present her ground strokes are
superior to her play overhead, as is TO
De expected, but the latter Will come
70 her with more experiences All three
ol 'ne sisters possess severe services,
tossing the ball we'll above the head
and meeting the sphere sQuarely and
with plenty Of force.
Miss Sears Triumphs
Miss Sears took the measure Of Mrs.
t. II. Sohst at 6-1, 6-3, although the
msseh was more evenly played than
the set score would indicate. The Bos-
Ton glrl gives the appearance Of care
tssshess IN her stroking of the ball,
OUT Iris IS largely because of the great
amount OF wrist movement she uses.
She volleycd and smashed with great
power yesterday and her era. tv com
eination of chop stroke and deep lob
vas battling problem to Mrs. Sohst.
Miss Goss won the honors from Mrs
EenTieke Earle at 6-1, Go. giving
beautiful illustration of the forcing,
aggressive game so rarely seen in
semen's lawn tennis, with the net at
.ack always predominant. Backed UP
ey a service more severe than that Of
siny woman player on the courts to-day
Mss Goss went through the match
rapislly
Mrs Earle vas under Il distinct dis
advantage yesterday. For the last
'nree years she has been actively en-
gagged IN Red Cross work driving an
ambulance most Of the time, and it
vas her FIRST appearance in tourna-
ment IN more than four years. Nat
pfaiiy, ner judgment of distance was
faulty, and although at times she
gave. evidence of power she was ut.
tsrlly unable to stem Miss Goss's at
tack
Mrs. Samuel L. Waring, one Of the
young stars OF the New York Tennis
.ino, vanQuished Mrs. N. 3. Huff by
score OF 6--4, 6-3 in match that
sss featured by many lively rallies
rom deep court She faces Miss Cas-
vel at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. George W. Wightman and Miss
sarion Iinderatein, o: Boston, and
afs. H. stuart Green, Of Ardsley three
~ The most brilliant woman players
~ sne East. were compelled TO default
sssIsfcay. Mrs. Wightman sent word
.fom Boston that her children were
20 III to permit her to come on to
ss# YORK, and as she and Miss Zin-
sssrstsin had planned TO make the trip
ssSeSher, they decided to stay at home.
sne luck Of the draw has placed
gW'ss E3nrstedt, Mrs Candee, Miss
zap ara Miss Casscl in the upper
III, While in the lover we find Mia
asTis Wagner, Mrs. Wood, Miss Gosx
sna Mrs. e. ". Raymond. At this
sssss It looks as though the semi.
mshSlistz would be Mizs Bjurstest and
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