New-York tribune., 1921-06-22
Ranking Net Star
Loses Hard Match
To Martha Bayard
Short Hills Junior Defeats
Miss BalIin i'm Three Sets
ON Apawan1is Courts
BY BRIGGS
By Fred Hawthorne

Miss Martha Bayard, the brilliant
junior from Short Hills, n. j., sprang
the surprise OF the womens invitation
lawn tennis tournament on the clay
courts of the Apawamis Club of Rye
yesterday by defeating Miss Florence
Ballin, of the West Side Tennis Club,
by score of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the
third round of the singles.
Miss Bayard was ranked at No. 40
last season, while Miss Ballin was at
No. 8 in the national list, and those re-
spective rankings were probably as we'll
justified at the time as any in the list.
But since that ranking was made last
winter Miss Bayard has made remark
able forward strides in the develop
quite capable Of defeating any one of
half dozen players in the "frst ten"
division.
Only two weeks ago, in the Pelham
tournament, Miss Bayard defeated Mrs.
Edward Raymond, "frst ten" star,
and her victory over Miss Ballin yes
terday would seem to vindicate the
predictions / made earlier this season,
and even last year, when I declared
she. would certainly be up among the
leaders within year or two.
The weather was scorching hot yes-
terday ON the Apawamis courts, and
this seemed to affect Miss Ballin more
than it did Miss Bayard BY closing
in quickly at the net position Miss
Balm succeeded in cutting off a ma
jority of her young opponents re-
turns in the opening set, and won it
at 6-3. In the last two sets, however,
Miss, Bayard began to fash really fine
tennis, blending Of beautifully placed
ground strokes and brilliant yolleying,
and overhead, too, she finished off her
points with crispness and decisiveness.
This afternoon Miss Bayard must
face Miss Eleanor Goss, and it does not
seem possible that she can hope to do
better than make the struggle inter
esting, for Miss Goss is playing better
tennis now than ever before in her
career. Her tremendously aggressive
net and overhead play, a remarkably
severe service and the pace that she
puts into all her shots, these should
prove more than Miss Bayard can
stand up again, yet a defeat to-day
should in no way discourage her.
Miss Goss defeated Miss Ceres Baker
at 81. 6-2, the schoolgirl from
Orange making surprisingly good
showing against the national doubles s
champions furious attack and forcing
several Of the games to deuce. Miss
Leslie Bancroft reached into the semi
final round by defeating Mrs. S. J.
The summarizes:
Miss Leslie Bancroft defeated Miss Ger
Ir 1ruae Hopper, 6--s: 60; Miss Madelon
nSr,ss Meassryelt defeated Mrs. Albert Hum
ddefeated Miss Lillian scharman. S-a,
I'll; 9,o Miss Martha Bayard defeated Miss
Eeanor coss aain defeated Mis-. c.r,. Miss
81, g.; Miss Glare Cassel defeated Miss
hosamund Newton. 6-2. 6--a.
,o ro1rth round-Miss Leslie Bancroft de-
reared Mrs S. J. Strauss, 80, e--4.
Women'a invitation doubles (first round)
Mrs. Cyrus Clark and Miss Katharine
oAourke won from Mrs. Perry and part
Knowies defeated Miss Alice Bayard and
Mrs. Tingue. 6--3. s-4; Mrs. Homer s.
Gree Green and Mrs 4. q. Thurber defeated
straffin. rs. s-a; Mrs. Edward Ray y.
mond and Mrs, Frank M. Welty defeated
Mrs. Mrs, Kg King and Mrs. Williams, 90. 90;
won won from Mrs B. Dandy and partner by
default Miss Newton and Miss Baker de-
Eea6ed Mrs. E. s. Rand and Mrs. Pearl,
Miss scharman. a bye; Miss Bancroft and
Miss Martha Bayard defeated Mrs. l.. G..
Morris and Mrs H. T. Eaton. SIS. rs;
nii y. 1topert LIE Roy ana Miss Florence
5allin defeated Miss Helen Gould and Miss
y. Hays. So, G.; Mrs. Herbert Carie-
bach and Mrs. r. Lehman won from Mrs.
De Forest Candee and Mrs. s. Fullerton
Weaver, by default: Miss Cassel and Mrs.
e. A: Falk defeated Miss Gertrude Hopper
and Miss Jessie Gott. s-a. s-4.
Second round-Mias Goss and Miss GIL
leaudeau defeated Mrs. Humphres and
MISC Penelope Davies. s-3, 6-2: Miss
Newton and Miss Baker defeated Miss
Hopper and Miss Wilson, s--1. 6--s; Mrs
Falk and Miss Cassel won from Mrs. KEEL
lN Mlsa ir>ak I. d4AEn.