New-York tribune., 1920-03-17

plaving' against Mrs. William H.
p-:.,hsrd. of the New Yol\ Tennis
~, Miss Cassel took the first set
and was leading in the second at
on games and vantage, on her own
; ..-v;ce. when she defaulted the match
s..a;nr only one point for victory, a
ss;Ds that she seemed fairly certain of
winning.
o.. the Pennsylvania state champion
- hesn eyperiencing trouble with her
- al thrcugh the match, and it grew
ro,se toward the end. A twisted liga-
wan. an injury received early last sea-
..r was the cause. Miss Cassel real
I'D she would be unable 10 play
.,-onqh the tournament under the con-
a,;ons. and SO rather than try for a
win she very gracefully let the
match go.
Mrs. Pritchard's game was very good
III the wav. ard toward the end Of the
second set she was growing stronger
and whipping her drives through deep
court with an accuracy and pace" that
compelled Miss Cassel to travel at top
sneed all the way. The latter's volley-
mo was excellent and she knew how to
: tsrdle the ball overhead. thing few
women car do successfully. 1t was a
nretty struggle while it lasted, and the
nity is that Miss CasseI was obliged to
retire lust when victory seemed in her
grasp.
Mrs. Stenz Causes Upset
Mrs. Bernard G. Stem, player who
has been seen too little Of late on local
courts, scored an upset on form when
she took the measure of Mrs. Samuel
H. Waring. OF the New York Tennis
Club, in stirring three-set match
that lasted for more than two hours
and half. Ii was case of steadiness
and surprising accuracy on the part
Of Mrs Stem pitted against the same
qualities in Mrs Warng, and that the
former finally won was due to the fact
: that her stamina was bit better and
her nerves steadier than her oppo-
nent's.
Ii the opening set Mrs. Waring ran
her shots under perfect control. where
6 bit in some Of the fierce driving ral-
lies from the base line. Rarely has
women's match in this tournament
brought out better demonstration
0! hard and accurate forehand driv-
ing
But Mrs. stenz began to acquire
control Of her ground strokes in the
Mtter hall Of the first set, and the tide
turned swiftly in her favor. She varied
her deep driving attack with cleverly
employed change of pace, suddenly
switching from this to shots played
softly into alidcourt, so that Mrs. War
ing was often trickcd out Of position.
After many stirring rallies Mrs. Stenz
took the set at ST, and appeared to
be well on the road to victory.
But Mrs. Waring. a most determined
player. was not yet ready to acknowl-
edge herself vanquished. Both girls
covered court with surprising speed
and thoroughness and some of the
gets were little less than remark
able. Once more il was Mrs. Stenz's
trrn to waver and her opponent
squared the match by winning the sec
After the rest period they renewed
the struggle with added speed and Mrs.
Stenz eventuallv took the third set at
% giving her the victory.
Visiting Players Advance
Next to the two matches l have men
toned IN detail above probably the
most striking feature OF the days play
was the success Of the two Boston
sIars, Mss Lelie Bancroft and Miss
lolth Sigourney. Miss Bancroft Gon-
euered Mrs, Helen Bernhard Wolff. at
~, &c, in the third round, while
Mss Sigourney took the measure of
n:l,e ,T MISS Martha Bayard, of Short
oils, n. j.. by score of 6-1, Go, il
'ne same brackets.
MISS Bancroft's was the more i'm
presslve, considering the opposition
Si Size faced; Mrs. Wolf was one of the
l1eaoihg players in the metropolitan
oistrlct up TO the time of her tempo
hary retirement from tournament play,
y syMe TWO years ago, yet she was uu-
sole 70 WIN single game from the
;a.sla,hittlng !. Boston girl. The latter
70 -, !etf,handed, so that She was rarely
ooilged TO take Mrs. VOLTS returns
pa ner backhand, and her own fore
asha ia drives. with a most useful top"
VIII. vi .he ball, came at Mrs. Wolff so
swiftly and accurately that the loser
va vas always forced 10 take the ball
"nen ,,I out Of position.
MIS- Mlss Slgourney was by far too ex-
pslslenced per an opponent for Miss Bay
t.G, ha;,, ana although the slender. fiaxen-
bs;l5. bSaared schoolgirl brought off many
saaa s.nllaht shots from back court she was
Aesef match for the Boston girl.
- tAno.her Of the Juniors tasted defeat
men Miss Ceres Baker, the New Jer-
sss sss scnool girl. went down before the
~ ssvefe hitting of Miss Caroma Winn,
II. NC q. 70. Miss Helene Pollak, Mid
sss Nc states champion, swept swiftly
lWu!no,ugh her match with Mrs. Percy
- ,"h0oarn, the sets going at 60, o-i,
nj. LIS Pollak drove with relentless
iIr.sa Irs and deadly accuracy for the
- Mrs Wilbour appeared badly