New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-19
Rain Prevents
All but Three
Tennis Matches
Miss Ballin Defeats Miss
Cassel; Voshell and
Throckmorton Triumph
By Fred Hawthorne

They have new conundrum UP at
the Field Club of Greenwich, where
the annual invitation lawn tennis
tournament has been lodging rain
drops these last few days. Yesterday
afternoon, on the clubhouse veranda,
during the daily deluge, instead of the
old w ny is mouse when it spins ?"
the all absorbing query was: "Why is
tournament when it rains?"
There was a chorus that went EFT
ISN'T" and everybody joined in very
heartily with the "close harmony
stuff
That is ell am going to say about
the rain this morning. for he who
would be popular at Greenwich these
damp days should beware mentioning
rain. 1t is sore topic of converse
tlon. Indications for So-day, fair and
warmer"
only three matches were played yes
terday, Miss Ballin defeating Miss
Clare Cassel by a score of 60, 10-S
IN the semi-hnal round Of the women s
singles, and S. Howard Voshel and
Harold A. Throckmorton. eliminating
Leonard Beekman and Harry S. Parker
at l0--S, 60 and 6-2. 7-5, respect
| lively, in the semi-final round.
Marshall Bacon, chairman of the
tournament committee. announced yes
terday, after many conferences with
the players, that the finals in all the
events would be run off next Sunday.
Miss BALM will play Miss Eleanor Ten
nant in the final of the womens singles,
and Voshell and Throckmorton will
meet for the honors in the mems event
In the women's doubles, the finalists
will be Miss Tenant and Miss BALM
/ ur M-S oha 7 d IL
Handy. Watson NJ. Washburn and
Voshnell, already in the final bracket,
Will meet the winners of the semi-final
match between Robert lie Roy and
Dean Mathey and Beekmap and Walter
; Merrill Hall.
The turf courts were very slow and
heavy at Greenwich yesterday when
the women came out, shortly before
noon, and once, after they had played
a few games in the first set, they were
forced to stop for few minutes when
1T rained. THIS made it doubly diff
cult and wearing on the contenders.
In the opening set Miss Cassel was
completely off her stroke, and also
seemed very shy about going for the
| net, or else she found it impossible
because of the uncertain footing. Miss
| BALM, on the contrary, was very eff
fective from deep court, her heavily
topped drives getting low bound on
the wet turf. The West Side girl fol-
lowed in behind her forcing shots oc-
casionally and finished off her points
by volleying, but in the main both
PLAYERS stuck pretty steadily to the
back of the court. Miss Cassel could
collect only points in this entire set
to Miss Ballin's total of 25.
Miss BALM led off with the service
again at the start of the second set,
but Miss Cassel, finally steadying and
getting control of her shots, ran off
with the first three games. Her back
| hand shot across court caught her op-
ponent out of position many times.
and. with both fighting hard for the
points, Miss Cassel led at 5--3 on
games, but that was as close as she got
to squsring the match.
There was bitter struggle there
after. with long driving rallies putting
a severe tax on the players strength,
until Miss BALM, with grim courage,
made it 9-8, and then broke through
service to score at 10-8 for the
match, making beautiful placement
drive on the last point as Miss Cassel
ran in from her base line.
Voshell had a great struggle on his
hands with Beekman in the first set,
the games going on service up to 8 all
before the left-hander could break
through. Both men went after their
points in decisive manner, with Voshell
always forcing the net position in the
face of Beekman's fine driving. In the
second set the former indoor cham
pion crowded on speed and power and
SIN othered Beekman's shots almost be-
fore they got over the net, taking the
set at 60 for the match
Throckmorton had to travel swift
and sensational pace to win in straight
sets from Parker, player who goes
out after every shot, so that it was
necessary for the winner to kill"
everything before he could be certain
of the point. The New Jersey state
champion was deadly overhead and on
the volley, however, and Parker could
not overcome his opponents aggressive