The New York herald., 1921-07-26
COAST WOMEN ARE
UNEXTENDED AT NET
Mrs. Bundy and Miss Browne
Score Love Sets in New
York State Tourney.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

1t will take another round or two Of
which started on the Crescent Athletic
Club turf courts yesterday, to deter
mine just how near the form of their
championship days Mrs. May Sutton
California really are. Their opponents
in the opening matches were not strong
enough to extend them or force them to
bring most of their skill into play, but
There was speed and dash in their
attack, a smoothness and decisiveness
zin their strokes and a versatility and
confidence in their play that could not
help but catch the eye of the gallery.
Neither lost a game, which was an
auspicious way of launching their first
tennis campaign in the East In quite
some time. Miss Browne has not played
on the Atlantic coast since 1917, when
she engaged Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Nal
lory in series of exhibitions for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Mrs. Bunday
had not been here since 1909. Those
who knew Mrs Bunday when she held
the American and British tennis titles
were agreeably surprised to find her
apparently as physically fit as ever.
Both she and Miss Browne played ag-
gressive. hard hitting tennis. in which
there was an abundance Of volleying
and overhead smashing. But before
venturing an opening as to their
changes Of bringing the national cham
pionship back to the coast, tennis critics
will have to see them in action against
players who rate somewhere in the first
ten or twenty nationally.
Four Love Sets in Row.
Mrs. Bundy after a bye in the first
round took two love sets from Miss Vir-
ginia w. Hopper Of Englewood. and Miss
Browne won four love sets in row
two from Mrs Arthur NJ. Duncan and
two from Mrs. Stephen v. Brubans. The
victories brought Miss Browne into the
round before the semi-final, one match
ahead of the rest.
When play closed for the day in women's
singles fifteen of the original thrty-eight
entrants survived Among them are
Mrs. Edward v. Lynch. last years east
ern New York State champion, who
meets Mrs. Bundy at p. M. this after
noon Miss Margaret Grove, Miss Edith
Handy Mrs. Robert LIE Roy. Miss Helen
Gilleaudeau, Miss Clare Cassel, Mrs.
David c. Mills. Mrs. Henry T. Eaton
and Mrs. G.. ". Hitchins. On form 1t
ought to be Mrs. Bundy VS.. either Mrs.
Hitchins or Mrs. LIE Roy In one semi
final and Miss Browne VS.. either Miss
Gilleaudeau or Miss Cassel in the other.
1t was unfortunate that through some
error Miss Marie Wagner, title holder,
was left out Of the draw in singles. Miss
Wagner had mailed her entry in time
but the club had not received il and her
name was not included. After play had
begun the tournament committee called
up national tennis headquarters to learn
whether Miss Wagner's name could be
added to the draw. but were informed
that the rules did not permit it. Some
one suggested that by creating a chal-
lenge round Miss Wagner would have an
opportunity of defending her title, but it
is not thought likely that the suggestion
will be approved.
There were a number of decidedly
close matches in women's singles, al
though the majority ended in straight
sets. Mrs. Edward v. Lynch hal hard
time disposlng OF Mrs. Edward c. Duble.
the score ending sc, -, Ga, and
Mrs. Eaton was several times within a
stroke of defeat before she defeated Mrs.
Percy Wilbourn. The latter. in fact. took
the first set at 6-s, and led 5-3 and
40-love in the second, but could not
ccme through with the necessary stroke
She tired badly when victory apparently
was within her grasp. and Mrs. Eaton
took advantage of the opportunity to
speed up, take the set and win at &C.
al, IS.
Late in the afternoon the courts were