New-York tribune., 1921-06-09
Surprise Party.
On the Courts
Of Pelham CIuI,
Miss Florence Ballin Com
quers Miss Martha Bay
ard by 0---I, 6---S
By Fred Hawthorne

Every passing day brings forth new
sensations on the tennis courts. it
seems. On Tuesday, in the Pelham
Country Clubs annual invitation tour
nament, Miss Martha Bayard, Of Short
Hills, NJ j., won q spectacular victory
over Mrs. Edward Raymond in the
second round. Yesterday, in the same
tournament, Miss Florence BALM cog
quered Miss Bayard, BY a score of
6-1, 6--3, in the third round.
The fact that Miss Ballin won was
not in itself a surprise, since she
ranked in the "frst ten" last season.
while Miss Bayard was at No. 10, but
the form ghown on Tuesday by the
brilliant junior indicated that she
would at least force the issue to three
sets, instead Of which she was elimin-
ated with only four games in the two
sets to her credit.
Miss Ballin's victory placed her in
the bottom bracket in the semi-hnai
round, where she will play Mrs. Robert
LIE Roy to-day. The latter came
through yesterday by defeating Mrs.
Samuel Waring, of the New York Ten
! mis- Clab, by sc3re of SIS, 6--2. In
the top bracket, Mrs. Charles v. Hitch
ms, of Mexico City, defeated Mrs. T. Il.
Cabot, of Boston, at rs, SIS. She
viii meet the winner Of to-day's match
between Mrs. Benjamin E. Cole aid
Miss Leslie Bancroft, of Boston, for
/ the right to occupy the upper final
| bracket.
Singles Match Postponed
Mrs Cole end Miss Bancroft decided
to postpone their singles match yes
terday, in view of thesf fact that they
were scheduled to play doubles against
Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris and
Miss Margaret Grove.
| Nineteen pairs started play in tbs
doubles, and this number had been re-
duced to eight teams before time was
called. The doubles field is well bal
anced with several strong combinations
entered Mrs. Cole and Miss Bancroft
ard Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss
Katharine Force are prominent in the
upper half, and in the lower Miss
Helen Gilleaudeau and Miss Marie
| Wagner, Mrs Frank NJ. Welty and
Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. lie Roy and Miss
8allin and Miss Caroma Winn and Miss
! Gertrude Della Tore look like the
leading contenders.
These teams and Mrs. Bernard F.
Stenz and Mrs. Albert Humphries and
Mrs. Hitchins and Miss Chapman were
among those that entered the round
before the semi-fnal-
There IS no way OF explaining Miss
Bayard's defeat at the hands of Miss
Bailin beyond saying that the Junior
seemed to be overcautious yesterday
and failed to live up to the standard
she had set in overcoming Mrs. Ray
mond on the previous day She was
frequently overdriving the base line in
her encounter with Miss Ballin, and
Ter shots lacked both pace and con-
troI In the opening set. In the second
sesslon she steadied down considerably,
forcing six of the last seven games to
deuce, but even so she could not with
stand the powerful driving attack Of
Miss Ballin, who WAS going at rare
speed and placing her returns with ex-
eellent judgment.
Openings Set a Battle
Mrs. lie Roy and Mrs. Waring had a
great tussle in the opening set, with
almost every rally decided from the
| back-court position Both are noted
Tor their steadiness, but Mrs. LIE Rows
shots held more speed and pace, and IL
was. this that finally turned the tide.
Mrs. Hitchins and Mrs. Cabot gave
great exhibition of sound, hard-hf3-
ting tennis and they were so evenly
matched that Mrs. Hitchins could not
gam a winning lead in either set until
! the games had gone to deuce. They
struggled along, alternating or win
/ nlng games up to Sail and Sail, re-
/ spectively, in the sets, with Mrs.
Hltchlns using her vicious chop against
Mrs: Cabot's topped drive. Both went
10 the net position for finishing shot
when the openings came.
The summarizes:
Women's invitation singles Cthfrd rourdS
! Mrs. Charles Y. Hitchinc defeated Mrs
/ + IL Cabot. Is. s--6: Mrs Robert La
! roy defeated Mrs Samuel Waring Sc.
| t.; Miss Florence Raflin defeated Miss
| Martha Bayard. 6-1, e-3
! Women's invitation doubles Clrst rourd)
MISS katharine Force and Miss Phyllis
/ w atsh defeated Mrs y. w. Farlea and
| Mrs h I. Eaton, 6--3, 6--I: Mrs. William
Endfcott and Miss Rosamund Newton de-
feated Miss Emily Scott and Mrs e. X
bourn and Mrs ". II. Pritchard defeated
} 6-S, 6--2.
Second round-Mrs Bernard F.. stenz
| ana Mrs. Albert Humphries Defeated Mrs
| george l. Chapman and Mrs Marshall
| Mclean 6-4. SIS: Mrs c. v Hitchins
and Miss Chapman defeated Mrs 'Theodors.
sohst and Miss Penelope Davies, rs 6--e:
/ Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss Katharsn&
! Force defeated Mrs. william Endicott and
| MISS Rosamund Newton, 3--6. Us. 6--S:
| MISS Gertrude Della Tore and Miss Ca
roma Winn defeated Mrs. Percy wflbourn
and Mrs. W. II. Pritchard. 2--6, 7--5. 5--4:
! Raymond defeated Mrs. S. r. Weaver and
! Mrs De Forest Candee 2--s, 6-2, 6--2;
| Miss Helen GilIeaudear and Miss Marie
| wagner defeated Mrs. T. H. Cabct and