The sun., 1919-03-11
STARS ARE OUT, BUT.
NET PLAY SPARKLES
National Indoor Champion
: ship Tennis Tourney De-
velops Keen Matches.
YRS. MORSE SURPRISED
Former Miss Vanderhoef De-
feated With Ease by Mrs.
Cabot Of Boston.

: Cabot Of Boston.
with Miss Molla Bjurstedt. the title
holder, down in Florida, Miss Marie
Wagner on the side lines acting as man
ager, and Miss Eleanor Goss too busy
v th Red Cross work to compete. play
FOR the women's national indoor tennis
championship was started yesterday In
the seventh Regiment Armory. While
Il was true that three OF the leading
eIigibles for the title were missing from
the draw. the opening round was not
lacking either in interest or high cali
bre play. In fact the absence of the
stars heightened interest In the corrpe-
ttjon. Instead of taking Il for 5ruutcd
that Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Goss
would, as usual. face each other in
the final, the players feel that the titulsr
question is pretty much an ope2 affair.
The big feature was the defeat Of
Mrs. H F. Morse, who vas Miss Marion
Vanderhoef. by Mrs T. II. Cabot OF
Boston, at e.. e. Mrs. Cabot was
regarded as the least tormicab.s of tho
three aspirauts from the II ID. the other
two being Mrs. George w. Wightman,
lie former Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, ami
Miss Marion Zindersteia. But II did
not take Mrs. Cabot very long to dem
onstrate that she was very much in the
hont for the title.
Mrs, Morse. who was runner UP in
1917, started well. and was able to COM
bat the long court game and forehand
drive OF her Boston rival. But Mrs.
Cabot was not TO be denied and soon
vsnt to the fore to stay there. In the
second set Mrs. Morse's game fell to
pieces She appeared nervous and al
ways was uncertain, making a mess Of
many an easy shot Mrs, Cabot will
6e put to a more severe test to-day
when she faces Miss Glare Cassel. Yes
terday Miss Cassel enjoyed little more
tHan a practice workout when she won
froih Mrs. y. Dain at Go, Go.
Mrs. Green n Winner.
Mrs. Homer Stuart Green OF larry
town, who is considered a strong con-
Vander, had harder tno than the score
would indicate in beating fifteen year
ntd Miss Adelaide Hooker. at ga, 81.
Mss Hooker used a powerful overland
drive and almost as strong forehand.
with a backhand that at times rose to
great heights but often got her into
trouble. Miss Hookers great failing
was her wiidness. Mrs. Green drove
hard with her forehand and used a very
effective service which at one stage
earned her three aces in succession and
lift her rival flatfooted. Mrs. Green to-
day will face Mrs. w. II. Pritchard.
who won by default from Mrs. Sachs.
lone OF the bright features of the days
matches was the play of Miss Betty Ba-
Eer who Is only Is, but plays tennis like
q seasoned tournament campaigner. j.
was Miss Bakers first appearance in an
epen tournament, and she defeated Mrs.
George r. Stanwix at Go. 81, CT.
Miss Baker got of to a fine start. but
III the second set she allowed her nerves
to set the better OF her and Mrs. StanwiX
took the set. Mics Baker made a SPLEEN
did recovery and took the third set
with case, keeping Mrs. StanwtS on the
ran all the way. Miss Baker played a
strong game at the net and kept driving
Fer rival TO back court, where Mrs. Stan
wiX was not effective.
'- After her older sister. Adelaide. had
lost to Mrs Green, Miss Helen Hooker
took the court with her hair in a braid
and a look Of determination in her eye
Miss Helen opposed Miss Florence Pond
and Miss Helen won in one OF the long
est contests of the day. The score was
to--s, Sc. The match was replete
with prolonged rallies and lohbing en-
changes, IN which Miss Hooker played
with skill and daring. The third of the
Hooker sisters. Miss Barbara, won by
Default from Mre. (. II. Thompson.
Miss sheldon in Long Match.
Miss Florence Sheldon had quite a
contest with Miss Bessie Holden. the
oily affair besides the Miss Baker Mrs
Stanwix tilt which went three sets. Mise
Sheldon triumphed at 1-6, 6--4, 6-3
she started wildly, but recovered in time
10 take the second set. Then she tuned
her placing game to humming speed and
ran out the match.
s.After an absence OF nearly two years
Miss Margaret II. Taylor returned to
competition and was not as formida Die
a. OF yore. Both she and Mrs l.. c.
Sohst won their first round matches by
default and then they faced each other.
Mrs. Sohst had her drives working In
fine style, while Miss Taylor was weak
both on attack and defence, and Mrs.
S6hst won at 81, 60.
,,Miss Caroma Vim had 10 play her
pssL tennis 10 win from Miss Helen
Simpson at 6-3. SIS. Mrs. NJ B. Hun
defeated Miss Hazel Gardner at 81
6-i. Miss Zonderstein got a default
and Mrs. Wightman was not called on
ia play. She will face Miss Anna Morse
this morning. At the same time Miss
Phyllis Walsh Of Philadelphia will play
Mrs. L. II. Godfrey 10 complete the first
round The summaries:
FIRST round--Mlss Barbara Hooker won
from Mrs. +. II. Thompson by default
Miss Helen Hooker defeated Miss Florence
Pond. 10-s, SO; Miss Margaret II
Tsyior won from Miss b. Cohen by de
fault; Mrs. f.. G. Sohst won from Mrs W
2ehin by default; Miss Clare Cassel de.
fsated Mrs \. Dain, 90. 90 Mrs T.
III Cabot defeated Mrs. II. +, Morse. "a
80; Mrs. II. s. Green defeated Miss
AdeIaide Hooker. 80. 8--i; Mrs. w II
PFitchsrd won from Mrs. Sachs BY default;
Nrs. Percy ,wibourn won from Miss Julie
Brown by default; Miss Caroma VIM de-
fcated Miss Helen Simpson, Ga. Sc;
Absk Betty Baker defeated Mrs. George r
stanwix. 60, 81. 6-i; Mrs NJ g. Hun
defeated Miss Hazel Gardner 5--l, Ga
Miss Florence Sheldon defeated Miss Bes
sic Holden, ID. 60, 6-3; Miss Marion
zfndsrsteIu won from Mrs. Allen Lehman
~ default
Mis- Margaret II. Taylor. al, 60.