The New York herald., 1922-03-02
FavOrites Advance TO Semi
Final Round in Met
Event.
SCORES ARE DECISIVE
Miss Bayard, Miss Baker, Miss
Wagner and Mrs. Wilbourn
Remain Unbeaten.
ny SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BROoKMAN.
BY way of leaving no room for doubt
as to their right to places in the semi
final round. Miss Martha Bayard. Miss
Ceres Baker Miss Marie Wagner and
Mrs. Percy Wilbourn all won their
matches decisively in the women's Met
ropolitan indoor tennis championship at
the Seventh Regiment Arinory yester-
day-won them with surprising ease. in
fact. considering the commendable play
Ing of their opponents in the earlier
rounds of the tournament. With the
title match almost in sight the favorites
appeared to be keyed UP 10 their best
tennis pitch and yielded very few games.
There were at least two matches in
singles in which the scores We're Sun
prisingly one sided, One of them ended
IN a 6-2, 60 victory for Miss Baker
over Miss Edith Howe and the other in
a 6-2. 6-1 triumph for Miss Bayard
over Miss Caroma Winn. Both Miss
Howe and Miss winn had impressed
with the effectiveness, speed and versa
tility of their play earlier in the week
and figured to extend their opponents
all the way. The matches. however,
were over in short order.
Starts Cautiously.
For a brief period after her match
began Miss Baker failed to show any OF
the aggressiveness and forceful hard
hitting attack that had attracted so
much attention in the first, second and
third rounds of the tournament. She
began very carefully as though uncertain
whether TO play a waiting game or strike
NIT, ha~ uifta ttac clr
While she was hestating Miss Howe
ran off with the first two games. That
decided the matter for Miss Baker. who
opened the speed throttle wide and fairly
breezed through the remainder of the
match preventing Miss Howe from TAX
Ing another game. while she scored
twelve in a row. Miss Howe tried to
break UP Miss Bakers attack by chop
ping frequently, but Miss Baker handled
The shot well. sending it back fast and
low. Despite her daring Miss Baker
stroked with excellent control and
showed at her best.
Miss Bayard. the logical favorite for
the title. was equally impressive in her
victory over Miss Winn. and her match
with Miss Baker to-day in one of the
semi-1nals promises some of the most
n brilliant tennis OF the tournament. In
tho other semi-final Miss Marie Wagner
In coming through to the semi-fnal
ir their half of the draw Miss Wagner
yielded only two games to Mrs. Innis
ORourke and Mrs. Wilbourn only one
game to Miss Marion Her Miss Wag-
rers court generalship and steadiness
stood out boldly In her contest. Mrs.
Wilbourn also showed exceptional con-
troll. chose her openings with good judg-
nent and brought. Off numerous passing
shots with an unusually effective back
hand.
Nearly all of two rounds were COM
pleted in doubles so to make il pos
sible TO hold both singles and doubles
finals tomorrow morning. The event
was brought down to Ave surviving
teams. with Miss Marie Wagner and
Mrs. Bernard f. Stenz, title holders.
among the three teams in the semi
nnal.
One Surprise In Doubles.
There was one surprise in doubles
with Mrs. BENJAMIN +. Briggs and Mrs.
Louis G. Morris. last years runners-up.
the victims of the upset They were
completely outpIayed by the youthful
team OF Miss Ceres Baker and Miss
Lillian Scharman. who. while they did
not excel in team play. were too fast
and too alert individually for their OPP
poncnts. As usual. Miss Baker did some
effective blocking at the net all through
the match. and Miss Scharman at
tended to most OF the deep court driv-
Ing with equal success. With their
strokes of far more decisive charac-
ter the winners won in straight sets and
with plenty to spare, 6--2. 60.
Mrs. Frederick Schmitz and Miss Ca
roma Winn. the third team to reach the
semi-hnal, scored easily over Mrs.
Barger Wallach, former national cham
pion. and Mrs. J. McWilliams. 6--3.
6--1. The other two teams left un-
beaten are Mrs. Albert Humphries and
Miss Bessie Holden and Miss Edith
Howe and Mrs. Jack Anderson. The
summary:
MS CHAMPIONSHIP sINGLES-Fcurth
Round-Miss Martha Ia s;ard defeated Miss
saFer ssea aefested Mna Miss fdh @ Howe Mss Gerc: S
Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. lans
o'Rourke, Go; s.. Mrs. Perty. wilbourn
defeated Miss Marion Her. 60. 6-f.
DOUBLES-Second Round--Miss Marie wag-
ner and Mrs. Bernard r. stenz defeated
Mrs. Cyrus Clark and Mrs. Innls o Rourke.
60. 6--i Miss Edna IIanselt and Mrs.
lingo Hartman defeated Miss Louise V.
Mrs. Frederick Schmtz and Miss Carama
Wnn won from Mrs. q NJ. Parker and
Miss Ruth Pickering by ddefault: Mrs.
defeated Mrs. Percy wilbourn aud Mrs. f.
w. Thompson, CO.. 3--6. a-i; Mrs. Ben
lNitHn EIlEBh hnu N1Ts. LOUIS ~ MOTIFS
defeated Miss Mary Deming and Miss
Helene Smidt. 6-2. e. Miss Ceres Baker
ard Miss Lillian Scharrnan defeated Mrs
". r.. Fulchar and Mrs. John Collingwood.
60. Go MISS Edith Howe and Mrs. Jack
Anderson defeated Mrs !. c. Blanchard
and Mrs. y. Moro e., Ga Mrs Albert
Humphries and Miss Bessie Holden de-
fcated Mrs Noorhies and Miss n gem
tacher. a., 60.
THIRD ROUND-Miss Wagner and Miss
Stenz defeated Mrs. Hartman and Miss
Hanselt 6-2. 6-2; Mrs. Schmitz and Miss
nH M Hars Wall aaI
Mrs. Mcwiiams. 6--3, G-f; Miss BAKER
and Miss Scharman defeated Mrs. B-.ggs
and Mrs. Morris. e.. 6-2.
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