New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-29
A Clean Sweep
on California
On the Courts
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy and
Miss Mary Browne Meet
in Final Round To-day
BY Fred Hawthorne

by Fred Hawthorne
| California made clean sweep of the
singles yesterday in the womens New
York State championship lawn tennis
tournament on the turf courts of the
Crescent Athletic Club, at Bay Ridge
and as a consequence Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy and Miss Mary K. Browne, both
former national champions, will meet at
O'Clock this afternoon in the final
round. The winner of this match will
play Miss Marie Wagner, the present
holder, in the challenge ard champion
| ship round tomorrow afternoon.
In the women's championship dou-
bles. Miss Wagner and Miss Glare
Cassel, of New York, gained their
bracket in the final round by defeating
Mrs. Robert LIE Roy and Miss Edith
/ Handy at 6-3, So, 6-3, in the semi
final round. Mrs. Bundy and Mrs
Hirchins defeated Mrs. G. B. Hirsch
and Mrs. Percy Wilbourn at Cd 60
in the third round, placing them in the
semiinal round in the upper half,
This afternoon they will meet Miss
Browne and Mrs. Louise r. Williams,
the winning pair to gain the upper
final bracket. The winners OF this
match will play Miss Wagner and Miss
Cassel for the doubles title to-mor-
row afternoon.
round of the mems New York Sec
tional doubles championship tourna-
ment yesterday, the final round of
which will be played tomorrow after
noon. Alex Her and Murray Vernon,
Theodore R. Pell and Lyle f. Mahan,
and Herbert L. Bowman and Henry H
Bassford were the winning teams to
come through in this event. Phillip and
Ludlow Vanderventer, of New Jersey
and Henry w. Mollenhauer and Lincoln
Reimer, of the Crescent Club, are one
round behind.
Mrs. Bundy's Play Improves
Mrs Bundy's game showed decided
improvement in her match against
Mrs. Hitchins yesterday. The former
pace in her shots, and her remarkable
skill at placing was even more strik-
| ing than in her previous matches. The
| Californian's forehand drive Is ma
chine-like in it's accuracy, and as the
| ball carries decided top-spin, she can
! put unusual pace in the stroke and at
| the same time keep within the court
confines.
Mrs. Hitchins took the first game, on
| her own service, but. that was her last,
Mrs. Bundy running out the next
games were keenly contested the
points reaching "deuce" several times
before Mrs. Bundy put over the WIN
ming shot. Mrs. Hitchins lost numerous
points by striking the top cord or
overdriving the base line, and in the
last set the terrific heat told on her
badly.
Miss Gilleaudeau put up wonder
fully plucky struggle against Miss
Browne in the other semi-fnal match,
winning the opening set at 6-3 by
virtue of splendid driving through
deep court and placing so close to the
lines that Miss Browne was constantly
in difficulties Miss Gilleaudeau's most
consistent point winner in this set was
q forehand drive to her opponents
deep back-hand.
In the early stages of the match Miss
Brown was timid about stroking the
ball, and also showed hesitation in
forcing the net position. and from
back-court she was not able to hold
her rival on even terms. After losing
the first set, however, the little Coast
star settled to her work with splendid
out allowing her opponent a game.
Miss Gilleaudeau Faltcrs
She was up inside the service courts
like fash in this and the third set,
and from that position she easily held
command, cutting off Miss Gilleau-
deau's returns by superb low volleys
smashes of short lobs. Miss Gilleau-
deau was not getting the length to her
ground strokes at this stage that she
had succeeded in doing earlier in the
match and anything short was doomed
by the sweep of Miss Brownies racquet.
The summarizes:
Womcns New York State championship
singles (semi-inal round)-Mrs; May SUIT
6-1. Go; Miss Mary K. Browne defeated
Miss Helen Gileaudeau. s--6 60, 6-3.
Women'a championship doubles (third
Carl v. Hitchins defeated Mrs. G. B..
Hirsch and Mrs. Percy Wilbourne. 6--4.
So; Mrs. Robert. LIE Roy and Miss Edith
Semi final round-Miss Marie Wagner
ad hax c ana Mss naa MS
Mems New York sectional championship
saint and Charles A. Anderson, Cd, Is.
Third round--Alex Her and Murray Yer
non defeated Merritt Cutler and George
G. Moore jr, Go, s-4; Herbert L. Bow
man and Henry H. Bassford defeated Her
bert L. Westfall and Allen Behr. 81,
Cd, 60; Ludlow and Philip Wander
venter defeated Frederick c. and Ralph l..
Baggs 6--4, 4--6 Go.
Vernon defeated stephen v. Brubans and
Kenneth s. johnson. 6-3. Is; Theodore
Roosevelt Pell and Lyle Evans Mahan de-
feated Chandler G. Burrows and Adolphus
Bennett, 8-3, 6--1; Herbert l.. Bowman
and Henry H. Bassford defeated Albert j.
Ostendorf and Elliott H. BinZen, Is, IS
Empire City Entries
FIRST RACE--The Shamrock Purse; two
year-olds claiming; five furlongs.