The New York herald., 1921-06-15
TENNIS RALLY WINS
FOR MISS F. BALLIN
Title Holder Changes Tactics
in Time to Beat Miss
Helen Rice.
EIGHT PLAYERS SURVIVE
New Jersey Championship
Reaches Round Before Semi
Final at Englewood.
EIGHT PLAYERS SURVIVE
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.


II took all the court genaralship Miss
Florence Ballin could command to ad-
vance yesterday to the fourth round OF
The New Jersey tennis championship
tournaments. in which she won year ago.
For more than half OF her third round
match on the Englewood Field Club
courts the title holder found herself
outplayed by Miss Helen Rice. young
girl Just out OF the junior tennis ranks.
who has been progressing rapidly in
open competition. Outsteadied through
out the first set, Miss Ballin was forced
70 yield II at Ga. Then in the second
set her opponent ran into an early lead
before Miss Ballin could settle down to
her best tennis and turn the tide.
II was fortunate for Miss Ballin that
she decided to check her bold stroking
in the second set and play safe. at the
same time depending on her greater
skill IN mannuvring Miss Rice out of
position. A sharp wind that blew across
the courts had been troubling her con-
siderably up to that stage, and had car
ried out of bounds shots that ordinarily
would have ehaved the sidelines or
have struck near the base line for earned
points. Having discovered that It was
too risky under the conditions to play
for the lines, Miss Ballin altered her
tactics and the match began going her
way. She took the second set at e..
and the third by a more convincing mar
gin. 8-8.
Miss Rice deserved great credit for
her aggressive attack throughout the
match. She took all sorts of chances.
and most of them went through splen-
didly in the early half of the match
despite the wind. When once Miss Bal
lin settled down TO crafty play in the
second set. however Miss Rice lacked
the experience to hold her own.
In to-day's match Miss BaIlin Is to
be confronted by Mrs. Robert LIE Roy.
who beat her rather convincingly in the
Montclair Athletic Club recently. Judg-
Ing by Mrs. lie Roy's play against Miss
Leslie Bancroft of Boston yesterday,
Mas Ballin will be hard pressed to come
through another round, and she will
have to be at her best to do so. Mrs
lie Roy had TO go three sets TO dispose
of the Boston girl. and at one stage Of
the match seemed headed for defeat
That was In the second set when Miss
Bancroft rallied and took six games in
q row by forcing the pace. crowding the
net and hitting powerfully.
women's New Jersey Tennis Championship
Sfnsles-Third Round-Mrs. q. B. Hirsch de-
featsd Miss Gertrude Hopper. %, 6-3.
e-4; Mrs. Edwin A. Falk defeated Mrs. II.
7. Eaton, 6-i, 6-3; Mrs. Robert Le Roy
defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft 6-3. o-5. Cd !:
Miss Florence Ballin defeated Miss Helen
Rioe, DO, Cd. 6-2i Mrs. Carl v. Hitchins
defeated Mrs. Cyrus Clark, 60, 60; Mrs.
Samuel Warfng defeated Miss Peneiope
Davies. 0-8, 6-2: Miss Madeion Westervelt
defeated Miss Caroma Winn. e., Sc.
Doubles-Ffrst Round-Miss Clare Casscl
and Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. David
@. Mills and Miss Florence Baiiin, 6-2, 60:
Miss Florence Sheldon and Mrs. II. II. Brad
ley defeated Miss Cyrus Clark and Miss Ger
trude Hopper. s-6. 2-8, g..
Second Round-Miss Leslie Bancroft and
Miss Rosamund Newton defeated Miss Mar
garet Sidder and Miss Mary Case, 6-2, 6--3
Mrs. Bernard f. Stenz and Miss Martha
Bayard defeated Miss Caroma VIM and
Miss Gertrude Della Tore. 6-l. Go: Mrs.
Il. 6ohst and Mrs. ]. O. Brush defeated Miss
Elizabeth Olyphant and Mrs A. II. Law
renee. g-7. e.; Miss Clare Cassel and Miss
Marie Wagner defeated Miss L. Meads and
Miss. Virginia Hopper. e-1. e-f; Mrs. J..
Small and Miss Marion Chapman defeated
Mrs. Z. T.. Rice and Miss Helen Rice, O..
6-1; Mrs. g. Waring and Miss Margaret
Grove defeated Mrs. Robert LIE Roy and Mrs.
G. ". Hitchins. 6-2, e.; Mrs. Frank wety
and Mrs. n. W. Fariee defeated Nrs. A.
Chisholm and Mrs. lingo Hartmann. e-1.
0-2.