New-York tribune., 1919-06-11
Miss Bjurstedt,
Back OnCOurts.
Wins Doubles
Tennis Queen Victor With
Mrs. Weaver at Ards.
ley in Fast Match
By Fred Hawthorne

round of the singles yesterday after
noon in the annual women's invitation
lawn tennis tournament on the tur.
courts of the Ardsley Club, at Ardsley
on-Hudson. Several matches also were
wiped off the slate in the women's
doubles, which were featured by the
temperance on the courts of Miss
Molla Bjurstedt, national champion
The Morse queen, forming a combina
ton with Mrs. Spencer Fullerton
Weaver, twice holder of the nationa
indoor doubles title, defeated Miss
Clare Cassel and Miss Helene Pollak
Cd, 6-2, in the opening round
Miss Florence Ballin. Mrs. lingo F
Hartman, Miss Edith Handy and Miss
Gertrude Della Tore all advanced te
the round before the semi-fnal in the
! singles, each getting a bye in the first
:, round. a default in the second, and win
nlng In the third through spirited play
ing.
The failure of Miss Bjurstedt anc
Miss Marion Zinderstein to play in
the singles came as a big disappoint.
ment t. the gallery. Miss Zinderstein
was called back to Boston Unexpectedly
yesterday, while Miss Bjurstedt did not
1eel that she should yet compete in
both doubles and singles, following
her accident. She will confine herself
to the doubles at Ardsley and then
lace her supreme test at Philadelphia
beginning next Monday, when she will
play through in defence of her title
Mrs. Wood Defeated
One of the surprises of the dav in
the singles was the defeat of Mrs
Rawson L. Wood, former Florida
champion, at the hands of Miss Ger
trude Della Tore, of the West Side
Tennis Club, by a score of 3--6, Go,
I'll, in the third round. Earlier in
the afternoon Mrs. Wood had been
extended by Mrs. Samuel F. Waring
before she could win at Go, Is,
but few expected Miss Della Tore
to dethrone the fair Floridian star.
In the opening set Mrs. Wood had
great success in shooting her low
forehand drives down the side lines
and scoring on beautiful placement
shots. But Miss Della Tore gradually
strengthened her own defence and
shots by pretty play at the net posi-
ton. Mrs. Wood seemed to tire at the
swift pace being set and was literally
overwhelmed by her opponent in the
last two sets, taking only one game
in the last thirteen.
Mrs. Hartman gained her fourth
round bracket by unusually good play,
trading deep court. drives with Mrs.
f. c. Sohst throughout the match, to
win at 6--3, 6-3 She will have to
face Miss Ballin at noon to-day for
the place in the semi-fnal round. Miss
BALM, who created sensation at Pei
ham two weeks ago by defeating Miss
Marie Wagner, was going at "a very
fast clip yesterday against Miss Adele
Cragin, winning at 6-1, Go.
Miss Handy Triumphs
Miss Handy eliminated Mrs Lewis
Gouverneur Morris at 7-5, 60. The
latter made plucky stand in the open
ing set, and the rallies were often
brilliant, but in the second session Miss
Handy grew steadier and got more
speed into her strokes, with the result
that she finished off quickly
Miss Bjurstedt, openly delighted at
being at play once more, after her
long layoff, romped through her
doubles match against Miss Cassel and
Miss Pollak. She was stroking the ball
with all her customary dash, and her
speed at covering court did not leave
the opposing pair many openings. Mrs
Weaver held command at the net posi-
tion and handled lobs with deadly ef-
feet
The summaries:
Ardsley Clubs women's invitation sin
giles Cfrst round)-Mrs. II. J. Ellsworth
won from Miss Madelaine Mulqueen. by
G: {. Parsons e-2. IS Mrs Benjamin
F. Briggs defeated Miss Marion Iler. 60,
T'9Ra ns T2sae Ss n
worth 80, S--l; Miss A Whitley de
Mrs; Dav'd G: Mills defeated Mrs Arthur
wSs,d frSm cpssn Mss nsSwH By Nss
I'll. 81; Miss Florence Balin won from
msa MIS- Mar1qn Zlndersten by by default Mrs
Straffin. by default; Mrs. E. c. sohst de-
Spssel Nrs asfsateq r SiTs + Hrisss; 81 ~ ~,
Helen Gilleaudeau, by default: Miss Edith
Handy won from Mrs. de Forest Can
uec, by de1ault, Mrs Lewis GOuVerneur
Morris defeated Mrs. Percy Wilbourn, 6-3,
IS, Miss Gertrude Della Tore won from
Miss Mola Bjurstedt. by default; Mrs.
Rawson l.. Wood defeated Mrs Samuel r.
Waring. 60, 7-5; Miss Margaret Taylor
defeated Miss Caroma Winn. 6-3, 6---1
Miss Helene Pollak won from Mrs. Robert
LIE Roy. by default.
Third round-Miss Ballin defeated Miss
Cragin, 6---1. 60: Mrs. Hartman de-
feated Mrs. Sohst. 6--3. 6-3; Miss Handy
defeated Mrs. Morris, Is, 60; Miss Della
Tore defeated Mrs. Wood. S--6, 60.
6-l.
Invitation doubles (frst round)Mrs.
RAYMOND and Mrs Briggs won from Miss
Marian Chapman and Miss Nathalie
browning defeated Mrs. Wilbourn and
Mrs Hartman. 81. 90; Mrs Marshall
Mclean and Mrs. N Farlee defeated Mrs.
e. V. Lynch and Miss Margaret Greve.
ID, 6--4, e.; Mrs. Waring and Miss
cragip won from Mrs. A. Humphrcs and
partner by default; Miss Moila Bjurstedt
and Mrs Spencer Fullerton Weaver de-
leated Miss Casse and Miss Pollak. 60.
e-2; Mrs. Wood and Miss Phyllis Walsh
won from Mrs. Arthur Butler and part
ncr by default.
Second round-Mra Bishop and Mrs
Hntler defeated Mrs. Parsons and Miss
Whitley. Is. ~, 6--4; Miss Chapman
ana Miss browning defeated Mrs. Ray
mond and Mrs Briggs. o--s. e--4, 6-2.