The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-06-09
Winner Shows Splendid STRAIT
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egg and Control in Fast
Match.
SEMI FINALS REACHED
Miss Bancroft, Miss Bayard
and Mrs. Briggs Advance
~. in Singles.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

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II Miss Marie Wagner comes through
triumphant in the Pelham Country Club
invitation singles tennis folk will begin
to wonder why she was not included in
the national ranking of the first twenty
last year. She certainly has been play
Ing stennis this season worthy of placing
her in the select circle. She has yet to
be beaten. After winning the Bermuda
championship she defeated a strong field
at Montclair. and now she is in the semi
final round of the Pelham singles with
at least an even chance Of carrying off
the challenge cup.
The season is still young and many
changes may be wrought by mid August,
but based on the results to date there
is no reason for rating any of the rank
ing players in the Pelham tournament
Miss Leslie Bancroft. Miss Martha Bay
ard, Miss Margaret Grove or Miss Clare
Cassel-ahead Of Miss Wagner
In reaching the semi-final round at
Pelham yesterday Miss Wagner again
played crafty. impressive tennis, show
Ing, splendid generalship. good control
and more than ordinary speed of stroke.
Her advance was made at the expense
1858 Sioic SdssCI, neT QOuDicS DaTL-
ner OF the last half dozen years, whom
she defeated with ease in the Montclair
maj recently. Miss Cassel made much
steiner fight of 1t this time, but all to
no purpose, although she succeeded in
carrying the match into extra sets, the
score ending 6--1, 6-S. Cd.
&sN Good Advice, But
In one respect Miss Wagner's game Is
lacking She is no longer very fast in
covering court Get her running" is
the advice passed around to Miss wag-
.ner's opponents, and the advice is excel
lent. Putting it into execution, how
ever, Is something else again, for Miss
wagner, with her accuracy, we'll nigh
perfect judgment in choice of shots and
ability to volley and smash as well as
she can DRIVE fore hand and back hand,
mas a way of starting an opponent run
ming before an opponent has chance
to take the aggressive. +-'t- t
Familiar as she is with Miss Wagner's
game and much as she concentrated on
keeping her doubles partner reaching
TOT the ball. Miss Cassel was unable to
WIN. The latter, too. is well equipped
with speed and strokes and Is quite a
tactician herself, but Miss Wagner had
tne better of 1t both in strategy and
sleadiness and won after strength tax
tt@s t'eiuS6it uHueT a not, relentless sun.
Miss Cassel started playing most of her
returns short. Miss Wagner, however.
came up to midcourt and volleyed and
sharp angled so well that the set was
hers at 81 At 5-3 In the second set
Miss Wagner began to tire from the
effects of the fast pace and Miss Cassel
checked her when she was match point
on her own service in the ninth game
Miss Cassel continued the aggressive for
tho IF ba cat hxc,, 10. 81 ,
ing lob into play with good results and
took the set eventually at 8-6. Both
showed signs OF fatigue in the extra
division of play and contented them
selves with a base line duel, In which
Miss Wagner outsteadied and outstroked
her opponent by sufficient margin to
win at Ga.
Takes Match .Wfth Regret.o
1t will be Miss Wagner VS.. Mrs. BEN
Jamin f. Briggs in one semi final to-
day and Miss Leslie Bancroft of Boston
vs.. Miss Martha Bayard of Short Hills
In the other. Miss Bayard, in advanc-
ing. defeated Miss Mildred Willard OF
Philadelphia. Ga, 60. Miss Bancroft
scored over Miss Jacqueline Green OF
Philadelphia and Miss Briggs won from
Miss Margaret Grove by default and
with regret" as she put 1t In writing
not be present for singles either yester-
day or to-day. and notified the chairman
Of the committee to that effect AS
the chairman of the committee happened
to be her opponent Mrs. Briggs had to
order default in favor of Mrs. Briggs,
which explains why she did so with
regret"
AS in singles. the doubles division OF
the tournament was brought down to
the semi-final round with four strong
teams surviving. They are Mrs. y. +.
Briggs and Helen Gilleaudeau, Miss Les
lie Bancroft and Miss Martha Bayard
Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Clare
Cassel. and Miss Florence BALM and
Miss Mildred Willard. The summary:
sINGLEs-TTIIRD ROUND.
Miss Leslie Br croft defeated Miss Jacoue-
4ine Green. 7-5, g..
Miss Martha Bayard defeated Miss Mildred
willard, Ga, 6-2.
Mrs. BENJAMIN r. Briggs won from Miss
CasseI. 81. e-s. Ga. ''
DoUBLEs-sEcoND ROUND.
Miss F1orsnce Pallin and Miss Mildred VIII
lard defeated Mrs. Farley and Miss Isabelle
Mumford. Ga. e-3.
Miss Glare Cassel and Miss Marie Wagner
defeated Mrs. George +. Chapman and
Miss Marion Chapman. Ga, 6--l.
t THIRD ROUND.
Mrs. benjamin r.. Briggs and Miss Helen
Cilleaudeau defeated Mrs. Robert Le Roy
and Miss Jacqueline Green. s--f Ga
Miss Leslie Bancroft and Miss Martha Bav-
ard defeated Mrs. II. Stuart Green and
Mrs. A. r.. Thurber, To. G-1.
Miss Glare Cassel and Miss Marie wagner
defeated Mrs. lingo Hartmann and Mrs
Sidney Wolff, CO. G-1.
Miss Florence Bnllln and Miss Mildred VIII.
lard defeated Miss Lillian scharman and
Miss Ceres Baker Cd, 4-G, 6--f.
MIXED DoUBLEs-FIRsT ROUND.
Mrs william II. Pritchard and Jerry Lang
defeated Miss Penelope Davies and Sig
nund Spacth. 6-4. "a.
Miss Isabelle Mumford and y. r. Briggs de-
feated Mrs. Theodore Sohst and II. Chf-
ford Black, "a. ca, Go.
Mrs. Barnard F. Sfenz and Edgar r. Dnw-
son defeated Miss Mildred Willard and
Ralph l.. Baggs. Us. p-7
SECOND ROUND.
Miss Helen cilleaudeau ana g. Lockhorn
defeated MISS Margaret Grove and VIII
lam Fischer, 6--3. e-3.
Mr.. and Mrs. lingo Hartmann defeated Mrs
n. Stuart Green and Dudley Rich, TO.
10, O-3.
Mlss Marie Wagner and Albert J. ostendorf
defeated Mrs. william II. Pritchard and
ferry Lang. CO. G--f.
Mrs. Bernard r. STEM and Edgar r. Dnw-
son defeated Niles Isabelle Munford and
r.. 4. Briggs, 90. f-1.
Mrs. s. +. Weaver and william A. Camp
bell defeated Mrs Harry r. Morse and
Elliott II. Binzen, CD. 6-2.
THIRD ROUND.
Miss Helen Gilleaudeau and Q. Lockhorn
defeated Mrs. Percy wilbourn and r.. X.
a n.