The sun., 1919-09-09
MISS WAGNER WINS :
TWO TENNIS TILTS
Starts Defence of State Cham
pionship Brilliantly at the
New York 7. G.
MRS WARING VICTOR TOO
Enters Fourth Round With
Loss of Only Five Games
Doubles Start To-day.
MRS wARING VICTOR TOO


for the womens championship Of New
York state began yesterday afternoon
at the New York Tennis Club, 23Sth
street and Broadway, the old grounds of
the West Side Tennis Club. with fifty
women in the draw. Miss Marie Wag-
ner. the present title holder, is the most
prominent player entered Playing
through In defence of her laurels, she
swept down all opposition without ex-
perisncing great difficulty. In the first
round the champion defeated Miss Alice
Vail at Go, Go, and in the second her
victim was Miss Madelon Westervelt,
who wenc down by score of Go, 6-S.
The clay courts were kept busy from 2
o'clock until after T. and by that time
the entire first and second rounds had
been completed and a start made in the
third Mrs. Samuel f. Waring advanced
into the round before the semi-final.
placing her one bracket ahead Of the
field.
The doubles will get under way this
afternoon, with many OF the strongest
teams in the Metropolitan district en-
tered. Mrs. Franklin Mallory, the for
mer Miss Molla Bjurstedt, and Mrs
Spencer Fullerton Weaver, a former ma
tional indoor doubles champion, have
paired for this event and form the most
formidable combination in the draw.
Champion ut Her Best.
Miss Wagner had all her excellent
kround strokes working smoothly yester-
day. clipping hard fore and baclthand
drives across the corners Of deep court
a. she drew her opponents out Of po-
sition and then closing in at the net
to finish off sharply and decisively with
strong volleying.
Mrs. waring, playing with great skill,
won both her matches in the second and
third rounds by one-sided scores. She
drew a bye in the first round and In the
second bracket took the measure Of Mrs,
Z. c. Duble of the West Side Tennis
Club by a score OF GO. co. After a
brief rest Mrs. Warning braved the ex-
cessive heat again. and this time lowered
the colors of Mrs. N. Dain by a score of
e-1, 60. A great majority of her
points were won from back court, yet
Mrs Waring forced her way to the ne.
position when the opportunity presented
and ended the rallies by splendid volley-
ing for the corners.
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau, who was for
merly the champion of Barnard College,
advanced into the third round by virtue
OF two decisive victories. Her first vic
tim was Mrs. Edward ". Lynch, who
succumbed at Ga, Ga. and later Mrs.
Paul Martin fell before Miss Gilleau-
deau's remarkable steadiness and fine
I court covering, yielding at 60. 6-1.
Mrs. sohst Scores.
victory from Mrs. David C. Mills of the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club. the two
struggling on the torrid court for more
than two hours before Mrs. Sohst had
clinched the match by q score OF 6-S,
e., 10-S. Mrs Mills fell victim to
the heat in the last two sets, and at
one period in the third set It did not look
as though she would be able to last the
match out.
She pluckily continued. however, Mrs.
Sohst coming strongly from the trailing
position of 0-3 on games to win. Deep
lobs. placed with great accuracy near the
base line, did much to wear Mrs Mills
down in the latter stages of the match.
Mrs. Robert lie Roy of the West Side
Tennis Club won her two matches with
out serious opposition. She first con-
quered Miss Dorothy Cohen at 6-1, 6-3
and then defeated Miss Bessie Holden at
Is. 60. Mrs. LIE Roy was driving
with great steadiness, excellent contr d
and with plenty of pace. and neither OF
her opponents was able to Withstand the
vigor of her attack.
Mrs. Percy Wilbourn of the home club
went through two matches with the
loss of only two games, her victims be-
ing. respectively. Mrs. S. T. Frankel,
by a score of 60. 6-1. and Mrs. G. B.
Stanwix by just the same margin. Mrs.
Wilbourn forced her openings with
skill, driving SO accurately for the side
Lines as to force her rivals clear
Of the court, and then finished matters
with drive short down the centre, or
volley across forecourt.
Mrs. Ranney Wins Twice.
Mrs. A. Elliott Ranney of the West
Side Tennis Club, who is new to tourna-
ment competition. had a very auspicous
beginning. winning both her matches,
even though hard pressed to win in
the second round, when she defeated
Miss Julia Colt at 6-3, 81, e.
IN the first bracket she took the mea-
sure of Miss L. Farquhar at Ga,
10-S, doing her most effective work
from the base line and gradually over
coming her opponents by unusual
steadiness and great court covering.
Mrs Howard T. Eaton of Morris
town, N. j., who. when Miss Ina Kissel,
held the New Jersey State title for
women, won her two matches easily,
defeating Miss Marion Her in the first
session by a score OF Go, 6-2, and
Mrs William Farden at Go, Ga, in
the second bracket. The summaries
womenls New York State Championship
eingles-First round-Miss Marie Wagner
defeated Miss Alice Vail, 60, 60; Mrs,
David G. Mills defeated Mrs. NJ. b. STRAIT
m, SIS, g.; Mrs. Il. G. Sohst defeated
Miss Helen Newhouse, 6-1. B-1; Miss
Adele C. Cragin won from Miss X. Brun-
son by default; Miss Helen Gardner de-
MIS- ' Ro: SsS d :fsaesd Mss Fanny amy
Pond, 6-1, 6-1; Miss Margaret Grove
won from Miss Helen McAusan by de-
fault; Mrs. Paul Martin won from Mr..
Gilleaudeau defeated Mrs. E. V. Lynch.
60. e-2; Mrs. C. B. McWilliams won
from Mrs p. W. Raymond by default; Mrs,
Miss Marion Her, 90. 8-2; Mrs. William
Farden defeated Miss Augusta wurm. Ga.
-; Miss Julia Gott won from Miss c.
Dabys by default; Mrs A. Elliott Ranney
Mrs; G; B. stapwix won from. Mrs Mar
wilbourn defeated Mrs s. T. Franksi
So. 81; Mrs Robert lie Roy defeated
Second Round-Mrs A. NJ. Duncan de-
reatsd Mrs. F. Damrau, 81, I'd; Mrs
2. II. Thompson won from Miss Eleanor
S co,ward BY default Mrs. w. H.; Pritchard
Miss Marie Wagner defeated Miss MadeIon
Mestervet, 80, a-s; Miss Helen Gard
nsr defeated Miss Adele Crsgin. 90. e-2;
Miss Margaret Grove defeated Mrs. c.
eosenthal; 10. a.. 20, default: Miss
tin. Go. al: Mrs. G. n. Hirsch defeat ed
MIRA c. r. Mcwilams los. T-5: Mrs
" I. Eaton defeated Mrs. William
Fsrdsn: 60 Ga; Mrs, a, Elliott Ran
80: Mrs Percy WUhourn dafsatad NJ 30