The New York herald., 1921-06-14
MISS BALLIN PLAYS
IMPRESSIVE TENNIS
Starts Defence Of New Jersey
Title by Winning Two
Matches Easily.
STRONG FIELD COMPLETES
Mrs. lie Roy, Mrs. Falk, Mrs.
Hitchins and Miss Bancroft
Among Contenders.
STRONG FIELD COMPLETES
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.


In defence of her New Jersey tennis
championship title Miss Florence Ballln
began auspiciously on the courts Of the
Englewood Field Club yesterday. dis
passing Of two opponents with the loss
of comparatively few games. She was
in excellent stroke. and her steadiness.
hard hitting and brilliant getting proved
too strong a combination for Mrs. S. J.
Strauss and Mrs. ]. c. Brush. How
ever, the calibre OF tennis exhibited by
number Of other aspirants who either
rate higher or almost on par with
Miss Ballin indicated that she will have
TO play the best tennis OF her career TO
retain her title.
In the list Of prominent contenders,
all of whom came through their opening
matches impressively. are Mrs. Edwin
\. Falk, last years national indoor
champion and seventh In national rank;
Mrs. Robert lie Roy. runnerup In the
Iecent Montclair tournament; Miss
Leslie Bancroft Of Boston. who ranks
thirteenth: Mrs. Carl V. Hitchins Of
Mexico City. who has been beating
capable players in metropolitan tourna-
ments. and Miss Helen Rice. the former
Junior metropolitan champion Although
she has been playing comparatively
short time In senior events, Miss Rice
has advanced rapidly and seems certain
to extend the best Of the entrants. Her
speed and skill will be tested to the
limit to-day when she meets the title
holder in the third round.
The midsummer heat affected the
speed and aggressiveness of most OF the
players after set or two. Mrs. F'alk.
1or instance, after taking the opening
division of play from Mrs. Bernard F..
Stenz at 6-1, tired noticeably In the
second set, and the score ran to SIS
before she could clinch the victory. II
there was one player whom the heat
bothered less than the rest 1t was Mrs.
Hitofins, who is accustomed to playing
in the torrid Mexican cline. She had
the most arduous tennis task of the day.
for she had to play six sets for total
Of fifty-two games In two matches, yet
she was playing as we'll at the end as
ut the start. Mrs. David c. Mills In
the first round kept the score in doubt
TO the last stroke Mrs. Hitchns winning
finally at as. 6--1. "a. Against Miss
Florence Sheldon Mrs. Hitchins had all
she could do to take one of the first two
sets. but she outlasted her opponent and
took tho deciding set without the loss
OF a game. In both matches Mrs.
Hitchins's chop stroke was an effective
weapon, but her superiority was chiefly
matter of endurance.
At the close OF the first days play the
field of forty-two entrants had been re-
duced to fifteen. with Miss Il. Olyphant
the only aspirant as far as the fourth
round. Boston was represented by Miss
Leslie Bancroft and Miss Rosamund
Newton. The former had little difficulty
disposing of Mrs. II. n. Bradley, but
Miss Newton met defeat in her first
match at the hands OF Miss Madelon
westervelt The summary:
wonen's New Jersey Tennis Cnemp,onship
Singies-Flrst Round--Mrs. Robert Leroy de-
feated Miss Ceres Baker, e-3. g.; Mrs.
Bayard. 2-e. 6-1, 6-I: Miss Helen Rice de-
fsated Mrs. Paul Martin. 60. 60; Mrs.
u. S. L,owenthal defeated Mrs. B: Chisholm,
sas. Iss,n Mrs bss Ms. FSrsSss m1s nh
jim defeated Mrs. S. J. Strauss. 6-I. 8-1;
Mics Jessie Hopper defeated Helen Marks,
Miss X. o'Rourke. o-s. 80. 10; Mrs. c
V. Hitchins defeated Mrs. David G. Mills.
So. 81, 6-4: Miss Florence Sheldon de-
feated Mrs. r. de Gersdorff: e.. 6-4;
Hopper. rs. TO.
second Round-Nfiss Gertrude Hopper de-
j.. Hlrsch defeated Mrs. lingo Hartman,
SO. ST.. Ga; Mrs. II. T.. Eaton de-
fcated Mrs. Y. 7. Rice. 81, Go; d-i;
r. Stenz. al. Sc; Miss Leslie Bancroft
defeated Mrs ii. II. Bradley. c.. 6-1: Mrs.
Robert Leroy defeated Mrs. Il. X. Van
WinkIe 2--8. 6--I, o--3; Miss Helen Rice
defeated Mrs. II. g. Lowenthal. 6-2. G-3.
Miss Florence Bniln defeated Mrs J. ..
Brush. 6-1. 8-2 Mrs. Cyrus Clark defeated
Miss Jessie Hopper. 10. CO; Mrs. G. V.
tIItchins defeated Miss Florence eheldon.
a.. 4--6, 60: Miss Penelope Davies de-
feated Miss Jessie f;ott. e.. 6--t Mrs.
Sainuel warine defeated Mrs. Nathaniel
Dain. 60 6-l Miss Caroma winn de
feated Miss Margaret Kidder. SO, 80:
Miss MadeIon Westervclt defeated Miss
Josnruund Newton, 6-1. S--6; Miss Il. Oly-
phant defeated Miss u, Meads, 0-3. e.;
Miss u. Balche won from Mrs. NJ. u. Straf-
fin by default.
Third Round-Miss Z. olyphent defeated