New-York tribune., 1921-07-31

sbough Miss Browne was woefully Of
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy OF Califor-'
.,a haired with Mrs. Carl V. Hitchins,
,asnpion Of Mexico, won tho women's
aoubles title by defeating Miss wag-
,sr and Miss Clare Cassel In straight
sets at 6---S, 6-4.
In special exhibition mems doubles
.sseh. Vincent Richards and S. How
~ yoshell. Of New York, defeated the
g;nsey brothers, Robert and Howard,
syop, California, by score of 10-S,
81, 6-S-
The mems New York sectional
soubles championship title was still
undecided when 8 heavy downpour os
min late in the evening forced a post
ronemsnt. Theodore Roosevelt PeIl
md I.yle Evans Mahan Of New York
4 ugrs leading St 6--i and Sail in the
ssrord set ever Ludlow and Phillip
yanaerventer Of New Jersey, whan all
hands had to run TO the clubhouse
4 nnder the pelting rain. The match
viii be 're-plsyed next Saturday after
noan-
sS Games in Single Set.
In the semi-fnai round match the
yrpderventer brothers were forced to
ons Of the longest tournament sets on
racora before they conquered Herbert
/ Bowman ard Henry H. Bassford Of
New York, by score of Sc, 2o-18.
Miss Browne gave Unmistakable evi-
dapce in her match for the singles
championship with Miss Wagner that
sse is far from her best condition at
vresent. She was continually missing
4 EASY shots and had SO little confidence
ID he- game that she was afraid to
ssroke the ball until we'll into the
second set, when she finished off the
las. three games with the loss Of only
thrsa points.
Had Miss Wagner shown more of the
fighting spirit she might have at least
forced the issue to three sets, even if
she had not won the chief honors. Her
eEn strokes were going beautifully and
Il the early stages she was decisiveiy
gutplaying her opponent. As soon as
Mss Browne hogan to show signs of
coming back, however, Miss Wagner
weakened palpably.
The unusually high temperatures OF
the last few days have been raising
havoc with Miss Brownies physical con-
di.ion and she has not been able to
obtain the necessary amount of sleep
program she has mapped out for her
SELF. / mention this to explain the
little Califoraisn's .lapses yesterday,
when neither strokes nor judgm ent
were working properly for any sus-
tsinsd period. 1t WAS purely that
indefnable quality known as "class" in
champion that enabled her to van
quish Miss Wagner in straight sets.
Mrs. Bundy and Mrs. Hitchins were
never in danger in their match against
Miss Wagner and Miss Cassel, and they
formed an aggressive and powerful
combination, both seeking the net for
the "kills" when the openings had been
made, although Mrs. Bundy favored the
back Of the court most of the time.
u was her splendid forcing shots on
ground strokes that give Mrs. Hitchlns
many opportunities to finish off the
position. There were times when the
Mexico City champion faltered, but in
the main her play was up to the stand
ard and she was an important factor
IN the victory.
Richards and Voshell were not work
ing together very smoothly in the
early stages Of their match against the
Kinsey brothers. Richards was guilty
Of many errors, particularly on his
return OF service, and he also fiubhed
many "sitters" at the net position
'oshell, or the other hand, was stead
Ter than usual, but this did not detract
whit from his speed and tremendous
smashing overhead, and it was the
force Of his game that turned the
'lde against the fine, accurate play Of
lthe Californians.
The hinseys, while never so severe
as the opposing pair iii their han
ding Of overhead shots, earned many
point by splendid placing and posi-
lion play. and the rallies from inside
tne service courts lines kept the larg-
sss gallery Of the week up to an en-
sausiastic pitch.
Ccnlin Takes the Chair
By the time Ghe second set had
reached the halfway point Richards
had worked the rough spots off his
game and WAS going into the rallies
WITH speed equal to Vosheil's, while
als low yolleying and cross court
overland volleys were important fac
ssgs in the final result. The Kinseys
soaanued to play sterling tennis right
'arcugh to the end, but they could not
stand up under the swift pace as we'll
% the fasteners.
Edward c. Conlin climbed into the
umpire chair when Miss Browne and
Mss Wagner began the challenge
round match for the women's cham-
plonship The Californian started with
saa service, making a double fault to
begin with, On the second point she
ssove into the net, on the third Miss
wagner scored with beautiful pass
ing shot and on the last point Miss
rsowne overdrove the base line by six
inches.
Miss Wagner won the second game,
seariy outplaying her opponent as she
ssxed the court with splendid fore and
oaeShana drives that Miss Browne was
s,nRoie 70 ger her racquet on. The lit
y californian was evidently tinorous
snout forcing the net position, or else
'ac was seeking to conserve her
ssength- In the third game she pulled
" from 90-40 On her own service and
sGR the carle after deuce had been
/ salled twice.
Mss Wagner made it al by win
ing the fourth game as Miss Browne
sTvhsinued 70 fall down on easy shots.
sas Pacific coast star was hitting the
ass OF going out of court with distress