New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-28
East Against West
Once More Marks
Title Tennis PLAY
BY Fred Hawthorne


III VIII be the old struggle of Cali
iorila against the East this afternoon.
"hen the seml-final round of the WON
en- annual New York State champion.
snip singles lawn tennis tournaments
is played on the turf courts of The
Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge,
ana there Is every indication that the
last VIII go down before the Far West
brand of tennis.
IN the upper section of the draw, Mrs.
May Sutton Bundy, former national
and international champion, will play
Mrs. c. V. Hitchins, champion of Mex
leo, while in the lower section Miss
Mary K. Browne, former national title
holder, will meet Miss Helen Gilleau-
deau, Connecticut state champion. The
ylctors Will meet in the final round
tomorrow afternoon and on Saturday
the winner of the tournament viii play
MISS Marie Wagner the present cham
pion in the challenge round for the
title.
The tournament committee finally
decided yesterday to allow Miss Wag-
ner to defend her championship,
although this tournament has gener-
ally been played with the champion
playing through. Owing to the fact
that Miss Wagner claimed to have sent
in her entry, alth ough it was never re-
celved, the committee decided to make
an exception on this occasion.
The playing of Miss Browne yester-
Gay was superior to that OF Mrs. Bundy,
and she fairly smothered Miss Ceres
Baker. of East Orange, by a score of
6-1, Go. 1t seemed to me, however,
that the former national champion is
still shy of work, but that is nothing
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more than two weeks in which to attain
her top form for the national cham
lionship at Forest Hills.
Miss Baker really did better than
the set score of this match indicates,
there being occasions when she scored
the winning points in spirited rallies
at the net. At all times, however, it
was evident that the Californian was
playing we'll within herself.
The same brilliance in taking the
ball on the low volley from inside the
service court lines, and the same per-
lection of overhead play, no matter
how. deep, the lob she was handling,
distinguished her play yesterday, as
her last appearance on Eastern courts
in 1917.
But there were numerous instances
where the little California star fell
down on simple shots, either hitting
the net OR overdriving the base line.
These | do not believe to be more than
temporary defects, and with a week or
ten days more of tournament compe-
tition l look to see "Our Mary" fully
up to her game of four years ago.
In critieizing Mrs. Bundy's game it
should be borne in mind that she does
not belong to the spectacular school.
but gains her ends by the soundest of
back court games.
Several times yesterday she came
just inside the service court lines to
take a short return on the volley, and
she was generally successful in these
ventures, but there is no doubt that
she prefers to make her fight from
deep court. Her backhand, while not
actually weak, is only defensive shot,
and she frequently runs around the
ball to take it on her forehand.
In the third round yesterday Mrs.
Bundy defeated Mrs. Edward V. Lynch
at 60. 81, while in the fourth brack-
cts she defeated Miss Margaret Grove
st CO, 6-1. both matches being
fought out from back court. Mrs.
Lynch is far from her real form at
present, while Miss Grove showed
signs of nervousness that initiated
Miss Gilleaudeau won stirring
match from Miss Clare Cassel, the sets
going at 6-1, III, the last set being
very close, as Miss Gilleaudeau nitted
her splendid back court game against
Miss Cassel's more varied attack. Mrs.
Hitchins had to go three sets to defeat
Miss Edith Mandy ut 81, 4-e, Cd.
The wonen's doubles and the mems
sectional championship doubles made
slow progress yesterday.
The summaries:
Womens New York State championship
singles Ohird rouud)---Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy defeated Mrs. Edward V. Lynch
60, 6-,1.
Fourth round-Mrs. May Sutton Bundy
Miss Marga ret Grove. G--2 e--1 ;
Mrs. c. V. Iiitchins defeated Miss Edith
Handy, FL, TT Ct; Miss Helen Gil
leaudcau defeated Miss Glare Cassel. 81
IL; Miss Mary *. Browne defeated Miss
Ceres Baker. FL, Go
Mems New York State sectional cham
pions1ip doubles tseeond round)-Theodore
Roosevelt Pell and Lyle Evans Mahan de-
feaed A. r. Prorhaskie and T.. G. Bach
Ter. 6---t, Ga; Charles Chambers and
Theedere LIE Gros defeated Leonard w.
Knox and Frederick D. Powers Ga. 6--7.
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Third round--Chandier G. Burrows and
Adolphus Bennett from Frederick c.
fault: Theodore Roosevelt PeD and Lyle
Evans Mahan defeated Charles Chambers
and Theodore lie eros, 62. 80; Lincoln
Reimer and Henry w. Mollenhauer defeat
ed Hugh Oakley and Leon Gwynne French.
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