New-York tribune., 1921-06-17
Mrs. EHitcllins
Also I'm Final
For Net Title
Former National Indoor
Tennis Champion Beats
EaNorite i'm 3-Set Match

Mrs, Edwin A. Falk, former national
ipSoer tennis champion, caused a rip.
ldc OF excitement and surprise yester-
day when she defeated Mrs Robert
lie Roy b. q score of 81, 2--6, Ga,
IN che . ,ni-final round Of the women's
anl<daI New Jersey State championship
lawn tenris tournament, on the clay
courts of the Englewood Field Club.
In the other semi-final match Mrs.
Charles V. Hitchins, of Mexico City,
took the measure of Miss Madelon
WeSteryelt, of New York City, by a
score of Sc, Cd, 6-1. Mrs. Hitch
ms and Mrs. Falk will play for the
singles championship tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Miss Glare Cassel and Miss Marie
Wagner and Mrs. Samuel Waring and
Miss Margaret Grove gained their final
round brackets in the .woman's doubles,
the former pair defeating Miss Leslie
Bancroft and Miss Rosamund Newton
at 6A2; rs, while Mrs. Waring and
Miss Grove won from Mrs. J. Small
and Miss Marian Chapman by q score
of o--6, 10-s, CO. The final round
match will be played tomorrow after
noon, following the singles.
Fight to the Finish
AS was said in The Tribune early
this week, Mrs. Falk had shown that
she must be seriously considered as a
contender for the title held by Miss
Ballin, and yesterday she gave strik-
sng proof of this, Her match with Mrs.
LIE Roy was almost an unending duel
from deep court. Both are great court
coverers; both of the determined type
that never comedies point until it has
been finished.
The opening set found the opposing
players exchanging drives from the
base line, with the lead alternating as
the result of many long rallies. Mrs.
Falh had better control of her strokes.
however, and as she was just as eff
cient in covering court, she eventually
took the set by winning the fifteenth
and sixteenth games in succession
Mrs. LIE Roy speeded up appreciably
with the start of the second set, put
ting great pace into her forehand
drives and ably defending her back
court by splendid getting. She allowed
Mrs. Falk only two games in this set.
Fire former indoor title holder gave
a splendid exhibition of accuracy Of
placement in the third set, her drives
landing the bail close to the side lines
for clever passing shots. Her back
hand, which used to be weak and unre-
liable under pressure, has developed
into real asset on defense. She no
longer runs around the ball when it
Genes to her left side, but whips it
over the net off her backhand, and as
Mrs. LIE Roy began to tire from the
steady pace Mrs. Falk went through to
iiEal~ victory rather quickly.
1= Winner Slow to Start
Mrs. Hitchins could not get her chop
strokes working effectively in the open
ing sec of her match with Miss Wester-
welt, and the younger player was quick
to take advantage of every slip, TAX
ing the set at 6-3. In the second set
Mrs. Kitchens closed in at the net
position with more assurance and fre-
quently succeeded in cutting off her
spp6hent's return by sharp, we'll angled
chop volleys.
BY the time the third set was barely
under way Mrs. Hitchins was in full
control of all her strokes, and her
placing was remarkably accurate.
The summaries:
Women's New Jersey championship SIN
g9le,s (aemi-fina roundl-Mrs Edwin A.
"a So; Mrs Charles " aitehins de-.
ffeatqde Miss Madelon westervelt. s-s.
Championsh!p doubles (semi-nnal round>
Miss Glare .Cassel and Miss Marie Wag-
neF defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss
Waring and Miss Margaret Grove defeated
Mrs; j. Small and Miss Marian Chapman,
&c. 10-8. g.
Chanponship mted doubles (frst round)
Mrs. .. c. Mills and Gerald B. Emerson
defeated Miss Mary Case and w. Rlache.
second round-Mrs Mills ana q. B.
Emerson defeated Miss Cerea Baker and
L. w. Knox. 6-3, .6-2: Miss Gertrude
gareta Grove and ]. H. Steinkampf e-7,
So; Mr.. and Mrs. lingo Hartmann de-
feated Mrs. Samuel Waring and Fred Let
son, 6-3, 6--2, 7-5; Miss Rosamund New
ton and Alex Amend defeated Miss Leslie
Bancroft and L. s. Coe 6--S. 6-4