New-York tribune., 1920-03-18


the victory of Mrs. Hartmann over Mrs.
W. II. Pritchard, by a score of 1--s,
LIZ, 6--3. Facing what looked like
an impossible task at the end of the first
| set, Mrs. Hartmann buckled down to her
work and started to win her points by
extremely well placed, low drives down
the side lines as Mrs. Pritichard tried
to choke the ball off at the net position.
Overcoming an overwhelming lead,
Mrs. Hartmann forced the games to
deuce five times, and then took the last
two for the set at 11-9, thus sQuaring
the match.
Gets Only Three Games
Mrs. Pritchard's attempts to return
her opponents beautifully placed shots
had tired her perceptibly, and although
the rest period must have been a well
come relief to her she was not able to
recuperate sufficiently to combat the ag-
gressively accurate driving of Mrs.
Hartmann in the third and final set
Mrs. Pritchard could not get more than
three games before the Lake Champlain
star and taken the set and the match
More welcome even, than victory, was
the question put to Mrs. Hartmann by
q woman spectator few minutes after
the match. care you Miss Ceres
Baker," she asked, as Mrs. Hartmann
was standing by the score board. think
ing she was addressing the sixteen-year-
old school girl player
Miss VIM gained her semi-inal
bracket by taking the measure of Miss
Leslie Bancroft, of Boston, in a match
that was filed with free. hard hitting
from beginning to end The sets went
at l--6, SIS, Sc.
Once, in the second set, the slender
Boston girl was within single point Of
victory, but a little carelessness robbed
her of this opportunity, and never
again was she 80 close to a triumph. In
the third set Miss Winn herself twice
stood within stroke of success before
she was able to put over the winning
shot.
Miss Sigourney, another of the Bos-
ton entry. scored beautifully played
match over Mrs. Bernard F. Stem, VIM
ming by a score of 60, 6-2, in sur
prisingly easy manner, and the fourth
victor was Miss Pollak, who crushed
Mrs. E. II. Thompson by a score OF Go,
60. Mrs. Hartmann and Miss Sigour-
ney will clash this morning at 1880
O'Clock and Miss Winn VIII face Miss
Pollak an hour later.
The doubles will be brought into The
sem-fna round this afternoon. as we'll
as the girls singles Miss Marie Wag-
ner, referee Of the tournament, will
give the fnalists in the women's sim
giles day Of rest tomorrow. so tha,
both will be prepared to play their
best in the struggle on Saturday after
noon at I o'clock for the champion
ship.
Miss Winn at Her Best
Miss Winn deserves unlimited credit
for her splendid win over Miss Ban
croft. Trailing through the greater
part Of the match, she played her best
tennis when the best was most needed,
and it was this ability to steady down
at critical moments that saved the day
for her. Both girls are left handlers
and both hit with a freedom and
severity that are all too uncommon IN
women's tennis.
Yet to one who watched the match
closely the conviction would not down
that the better player lost yesterday
Miss Bancroft drives a low, fast bali
that dives into the opposite court a;
bewildering speed, and she whipped it
across deep court at beautiful angles.
scoring placement aces on a number of
occasions. The Boston girl also pos
sesses an unusually good service. I'M
parting a decided ''top" to the bali bv