New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
State Title Holders Prove
Too Much for Nor
wegian and Miss Sears
Bv Fred IIawthornc

,l;ss Clare Casscl and Miss Marie
vosrer. who, ss team, have held the
y.w York State Women's doubles lawn
ennis championship on several occa-
.;ops. defeated Miss Molla Biurstedt
r.tiopal woman champion, and Miss
vlsouors Sears, Of Boston, by score
= s-4. 81, in the hnal round of the
u.;ohts Casinos invitation tourney
Yesterday
The match WAS hard fought from
s-st to last, bus the smoothest kind oi
team work en- the part OF the winners
and a defence. both at the net and in
haek.court that rarely left spot in
.ourt uncovered, were factors that Miss
eiurstedt and her clever partner could
not overcome.
IN both sets Miss Cassel and he,
. mariner ran into lead on games, and
!, was then that the champion and
Miss Sears made their hardest fight
T Sut the best team won yesterday, and
that about tells the story, when all is
said and done.
Speed and Pace Win
This match took place in the morn.
{ ;rg. and in the afternoon the gallery
wss entertained by the playing Of the
semi.fnal round match III the singles
petween Miss Bjurstedt and Mrs. dc
! Tsyest Candee. Miss Bjurstedt Won
with impressive ease, taking the meas
IRE of her dashing opponent by {
score Of Go. & t. 1t was superlativt
speed and tremendous pace that wor
/ Tor the great girl from the North, ant
Airs. Candee never had even fleetine
chance of taking the match.
Tho tournament will be complet
,o.dsy Miss Eleanor Goss meeting Miss
Marie Wagner in the semifnal roun,
bracket in the lower half of the draw
at 1880 o'clock this morning. AT :aI
1 o'elock in The afternoon Miss Biursted
viii face the winner of the morning
match in the final and championshi
round.
Immediately after the women fnisi
their singles a special mixed doubles
exhibition will be put on, with Mis-.
Biurstsdt and Frederick B. Alexande
pitted against Mrs. George w. Wight
nan and Harry j. McNeal, the Casino
professional.
Miss Sears began the service in th'
doubles and she and her partner tool
the opening game. largely on their op
ponsnts errors Miss Cassel and Mis-
4 Wagner then got working in earnest
4 however, and started deep court driv
Ing attack, backed up by brilliant ne
\ play, that brought the points to then
rapidly.
i -Four games in succession wer
Marked up for the state champions. VIII
we're centring their chief attack agains
Miss Sears. The latter met the OF
saught as best she could, but the cor
tnual forcing tactics of Miss Casst
and her partner were too powerful
weapon to be withstood and they sweI
shesd at a stirring pace.
Game Goes to Deuce
y Miss Bjnrstedt and Miss Scar
eseed in the sixth and seventh an
hike through their rivals service Th
rat game went TO deuce before Mis-
Vsgner and her partner won, only I
lave the other side take the mint
game at love, aided by several tremen
dous ierohand drives for the far cor
ners from the champions racquet. TIL
/ first set ended in the next session, how
I ever, wher the New York pair took tn
| game at love, with Miss Cassel finish
ING off the points by brilliant work a
L the net
The first game in the second Sc
went to Miss Sears and the champion
and the second to Miss Cassel an
Mss Wagner. Miss Sears was max
ing the mistake Of playing most of he
returns to mid-court, giving the con
ending pair the opportunity to scor
Kills by severe smashing and shar
volleying for placement aces.
Miss bjurstedt did not get az man
enanees to inject her own meteori
court personality into the play as sh
would have wished for Miss Wagne
and Miss Cassel were careful to kee
Tie ball away from her side of tn
court for long periods, only to switcl
laelr attack suddenly when they ha
ne Champion "cold."
These tactics soon gave the loca
PAR a lead Of 4-2 on games and j
!ooksd like rapid finish then. Blu
this stage Miss Bjurstedt and he
Partner rallied strongly and some o
hs most spirited rallies of the mate
,,0l'cwed The games went TO al
~! Miss Cassel and Miss Wagne
ughtened up their defence in the rex
so games. and although deuce" wa
.afse games, giving them the set q
VI and the match
Honors for Miss Wagner
10 looking over the work of the fou
5Ayers as they performed yesterda
.Ss noners must go TO Miss Wagnel
ssese work all through was UNUSUAL
ssaa. she was the guiding spirit o
.s' SIDE Of the net, and her driving wa
si~ays Of the best. She kept the OF
sssns pair on the defensive by playin
as eaii SO close 10 the base line thz
.s,hsr MISS Bjurstedt nor Miss Scar
ssa'a lake many chances at the ne
Ata Sassel starred by her beautifl
gssehg Of ner returns across cour
sEning the rival combination out {
sesAon many times.
Mss Blurstedt, when she found th
gpof'anity. played her usual brilliar
'ne, nut these opportunities did M
s.ss frequently enough 20 change II
.si result. hiss Sears was spectaculs
ames, out her errors were too cost
l'o numerous TO bring victory.
i. ase sinriss match served to demon
Ne once again the futility of an
mar player attempting to eonqut
, s nsarstent unless gifted with III
go supreme speed and uncanny ski
pMeement that have always marke
: aorse girls game az thing apa'
.a shat OF her rivals here in tt
= sksls,e were innrmerable instance
N 9rs. Candee was not within Sc
, isef Of the bali rs the champic
3 Ees retains down The lines, ar
{ sescss Is that tho Casino star &,
: ~ we one game that came 10 her.