New-York tribune., 1920-02-03
Miss Cott Puts
Ont Contender
In Easy Manner
Vest Side T. c. Player De-
feats Mrs. Hartman: Miss
scharman Again Winner
By Fred Hawthorne

DIV tNa iSA W eiioIlIC
The annual women's invitation lawn
ennis tournament at The Heights
casino. on Montague Street. Brooklyn,
.gan Yesterday morning with an en-
~. list Of .hirty-one players, among
..s,n, were some Of the leading stars
y the East. But the "hu" interfered
Ssriously with the play, several of the
soremos, contenders being forced 10
ssfsul, their matches.
Among those absent on account of
ne endemic was Mrs. Gilbert Harvey.
30 greatest of the Philadelphia stars,
gto was expected to make strong
bid Ter place n the finals. Miss
wollje ThAyer. the best of the younger
ouakeresses. was also unable to take
Ssr mace OF the courts. but Miss
pbyllis Walsh. who has been one of
.se first ten" of Philadelphia for
,syeral years, showed up. met Miss
isj;a Gott, Of the West Side Tennis
,Tnb. in the second round, and was de-
,ssted in straight sets at . 6, l-6;
realty to the surprise of the gallery
md OF Miss Walsh.
III Philadelphia girl. Miss Gott de
fs2feQ
hereby recording the first upset of
esms about as the direct result of a
,sry great Improvement in Miss Colts
NAV. although in the case of Miss
Walsh ii must be admitted that the
;,jr visitor showed lack of practice
ard tossed away many points on her
orr errors
Until yesterday Miss Gott had
never figured very prominently on
ocsl courts Her game lacked finish
and speed, but in her two matches on
he Casino courts the West Side girl
showed a surprising amount Of pace"
4 her driving from deep court. coup
ed with good control.
Faces Real Test To-day
Miss Colts work yesterday is dem
lion ard practice VIII accomplish. It
will taste defeat herself. Tor she Will
nave to face either Miss Marie Wagner,
'ormer national indoor champion. or
Mrs. s f. Waring. OF the New York
Tennis Club who meet IN the second
round this morning.
Another match that may be consid-
cred in the nature of an upset oc-
cured in the opening round. when
Mss Lillian Scharman, the Brooklyn
schoolgirl, playing her second match
in tournament. defeated Mrs. c. c.
Parsons. Of Hastings, bv d margin of
a. -
Mrs. Parsons had not played any
competitive tennis since last summer,
ard even then very little, but, even so,
she had the value of tournament ex
9erence most valuable asset against
al inexperienced PLAYER such as Miss
Seharman But this advantage was not
sufficient o turn the tide in Mrs. Par
sons's favor. for Miss Scharman
ngcush INTO frequent use a renlarka
Ny swif- forehand drive. with which
he oftea won her points outright with
placement aces. on sheer speed.
Mrs. Mallory Advances
Mrs Franklin ]. Mallory. former ma
tonal champion. raced through her
match with Miss Adele Cragin by
score OF CO, 6-1, travelling with the
speed Of he wind a. she rained swift
drives through 'her opponents court.
Ms Eleanor Goss. who looks like the
great Morse girls opponent IN the final
round. did not play because of two de-
f2llts TO her. She, Miss Gott and Mrs.
Ahert Hunphries all reached the
round before the seni-hnal
Mrs. Rawson /. Wood, former Florida
champion. took & beautifully played
match from Miss Caroma Winn at
8 T. Sc, ard Mrs de Forest Candee
won from Mrs. Percy Wilbourn az
& 8. 60, taking the last nine games
in row, as she smoyhered all returns
h. fine volieying and overhead play.
The summaries:
i.s. roprd) Mrs. : = Waring defeated
49, 4. q sohst s-l 6--2. Miss Phyllis
Walsh won frem MISS Gertrude Della
orre- by default Miss Julia Gott de-
4f-1d Mrs. iUgo Hartmann, 62. 6-3:
Mrs : bert Hlmphrlrs Hon from Mrs II.
' rafin. by default Mrs r. c. Casse-
heel won from Mrs -. g. Mills. b. de-
,eult Mrs F-ar..i.n l. Mallory defeated
Miss Adele Craell. 50. o-l. Nrs ". II.
eiallt Mrs Dc For-st CaNdee defeated
Mrs Percy Wilbourn. IS. 6-o, Mrs Raw
,on L. Wood defeated Miss Caroma Winn,
- S--6 Miss Lillian Ncharman defeated
Mrs g. G Parsons, e-4 -; Miss Mar
iha T'aYara won ron Mrs. Gilbert Harvey,
aj default; Miss Helen Alexander won
ron Miss Mo!iie ThayeI b. default. Nj IS
Eleanor Goss won from Miss Margaret
Mulier by default Mss Margaret Taylor
Misa Edith Sigourney won from MIS-. E.
W Ray nond. b default.
second round Miss Gott defeated Miss
We sh. o-2 6-l. Mrs. HunphriAs dc
ieated Mrs Casea beer. IS. 0-l. ,-5:.
MSS Co.'s Wen from Miss Alexander, -.