New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-15
Mrs. lie Roy
Loses at Nets
To Miss BALM
upscts in Opening Matches
Of Won,en's Singles in
Greenwich Club Tourney
BY Fred Hawthorne

GREENWICH, Conn, July 14.-sur-
prises were the rule, rather than the
exception, with the playing of the open-
ing matches TODAY in the wonren's sim
giles in the annual invitation lawn ton
r1s tournament of the Field Club Of
Greenwich. The turf courts we're rom
dered heavy and slippery by intermit-
tent showers. and, while this proved
mora of handicap to some PLAYERS
than 1t did to others, the reversals that
took plHcu were mainly tile result of
unexpected strength on one side and
unlooked-for weakness on the other.
The women alone performed TODAY.
two rounds of singles and one round
or doubles being played, and the men
probably will swing into action to-
morrow. Harold A. Throckmorton.
WINNER of the first leg on the Green
wich Fletcher challenge cup dast year,
Will not defend, owing to pressure of
business, but his successor in the hold
ing of the cup should be worthy one.
Tor there are several high ranking
players entered in the singles, includ-
ing S. Howard Voshell. former na-
tlonal indoor champion: Walter Merrill
Hall, former Middle States champion;
Theodore Roosevelt Pell, James Duane
Pell. LeoIard Beekman, Ludlow Van
derventer, Philip vanelerventer, ].
Brooks Fenno, H. G. NJ. Kelleher, Alex
Her and Cedric A. Major.
Twice during the day the women
were compelled to scurry peil- NELL for
the clubhouse when sudden thunder
showers pelted the courts and trans
formed them into temporary lagoons.
Marshall Bacon, the chairman of the
tournament commit tee, proved himself
prince of philosophy however. in
these damp crises. His knees did not
knSck together, nor did he even bat an
eye, when the foodgates were opened.
Revenge for Miss BaIIin
AS far back as Mr.. Bacon can remem-
Der the Greenwich tournament has
been visited each year by heavy show
ers, and it has got so now that the
chairman guarantees he can produce
week OF rain at any stated time merely
ny holding tournament on the Field
Club courts.
The biggest surprise of the first
round women's matches came in the
defeat of Mrs. Robert lie Roy by Miss
bailln, by score Of SIS, 60, 81
Twice previously this season Mrs. LIE
Roy had conquered Miss Ballin in
tournament play, and it was figured
that to-day's meeting would result in a
closely fought match. In the first set
Mrs. lie Roy experienced mo great diff
Guilty. getting fine depth and pace on
her arrives and hitting SO close to the
line that Miss BALM was hard put to it
to defend her court.
In the second and third sets, how
ever. after shower had INTERVIEWED be-
tween the first and second sessions,
Miss Balm came back and proceeded
to winning tennis. Her powerful drives
opened UP gaps in her opponents court
and enabled her to close in at the net
to finish off with volley or a smash
Mrs. lie Roy showed signs Of weariness
at this stage and her drives were SO
short that Miss Ballin had no trouble in
cutting the ball off short from inside
the service court line.
Fails to Lose Game
The most impressive tennis of the
day, by all odds, was that shown by
Miss Eleanor Goss, who went through
the first round by default and then
overwhelmed Mrs. Henry Taft Eaton, of
New Canaan, by score of Go, 60.
AT no time since she entered tourna-
ment tennis have I seen Miss Goss play
so splendidly as she did this after
noon. There was no single weakness
to be detected in her game to-day,
either overhead or off the ground, and
her footwork and Judgment are i'm
menseiy improved over last seasons
showing.
Mrs. Eaton, who had won a clever
victory in the morning over Miss
Phyllis Walsh, of Philadelphia, at 60,
IS, was utterly unable to cope with
Miss Goss's great speed and pace. The
latter was driving with remarha Bile
strength on her forehand her service
was deadly and her volleying sharp and
we'll placed.
Mrs. Rawscn L. Wood. making one of
her few appearances in local tourna-
merits this season, defeated Miss Har-
riette Payne at 60, 6--3 in the OPEN
,, ing round and then forced Mrs Edwin
A. Falk, New Jersey champion. to three
sets at 46 6--1, IS before losing.
Miss Edith Handy scored we'll earned
victory over Miss Leslie Bancroft at
LIE, Is ct, another surprise
The summaries
Women's invitation singles first roundl
Goss won from Mrs Edward " Lynch. by
default; Mrs Henry Taft Eaton defeated
Hooker defeated Miss Sara Atha 6--3.
s.; Mrs Edward Raymond won from
Mrs. Mrs: Samuel Waring by default; Mrs.
CHdIlcS y. fliAcniUS oSIedIeu MISS SeySle
Holden. s. 81; Miss Mary Heaton
won from Mrs. W. III. 2ritchard by de-
fault; Mrs de Forest Candee won from
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau. by default; Miss
Florence Balm defeated Mrs. Robert lie
Roy, st 60. 81; Mrs. Rawson T..
Wood defeated Miss Harriette Payne, 60,
IS
Second round-Miss Eleanor Goss de-
feated TIrs Henry Taft Eaton, 80 Go
Mrs Edward Raymond defeated Miss
Helen Hooker, I'll. e.; Mrs. Charles v
Hitchins defeated Miss Mary Heaton, s.
6--3. Mrs. Edwin A. Fak defeated Mrs
Ra~son l.. Wood, 4-G, I'll, To; Miss
Edith Handy defeated Miss leslie Ban
croft IT'D c-6 6--4