New-York tribune., 1922-02-02


former indoor champion, and Miss
Cricket Club, OF Boston, had a real
quered Miss Helen Hooker by a sc
these matches went into the senl-iin
Miss Edith Sigourney, of Boston,
gained her semi-fnal bracket through
the default of Mrs Gilbert Harvey. of
Philadelphia, who was forced ou' by
severe attack of neuritis in her shouI-
der. In the other singles match Miss
Martha Bayard. of Short Hills, won
decisive victory at 6-l, Go, over Mrs.
f. II. Thompson.
Two teams reached into the semi
final round of the doubles, Mrs. Raw
son l.. Wood and Miss Wagner defeat
ing Mrs. Bernard Z. Stenz and Miss
Ceres Baker at 6-a, ll-9. in the sec
ond round and Miss Bancroft and Miss
Bayard eliminated Miss Caroma Winn
and Miss Gertrude Della Tore by q
score OF 6-3, 6-2 in the lower half
of the draw.
Only Three Matches To-day
With plenty of time to spare between
row and Saturday, when the finals in
both divisions are to be played, the
Casino tournament committee has
scheduled only three matches for to-
day. The first of these Will be the
semi-fnal singles between Mrs. Mallory
and Miss Martha Bayard at / o'clock.
At 1:30 o'clock Mrs. Mallory and Miss
Sigourney will play Mrs. Samuel War
ing and Mrs. Frederic Schmitz in the
second round of the doubles, and at
230 O'Clock Miss Bancroft and Miss
Bayard will meet Mrs. Spencer Fuller
ton Weaver and Mrs. G. b. Adam in
.hc semi final round.
In reviewing the Mrs Mallory Miss
Wagner match. | think that when say
it was extremely good match for
Miss Wagner and rather disappoint-
ing one for Mrs. Mallory am not
wide of the mark Miss Wagner played
better tennis yesterday. and with
more spirit, than | have ever seen her
put up against the national champion.
Her shots were all going we'll and her
angles were very good, so that She
actually had her famous opponent on
the defensive more than once.
Mrs. Mallory, on the other hand, was
uneven in her play. There were times.
and always when she needed the points
at crucial stages. when she came
through with shots Of blistering speed.
shots that Miss Wagner simply could
not get to in time to make the re
her returns into the net, or else drove
mack of tho base line. and it seemed
sly by visible effort that she could
"siu control for any sustained period.
siost Effective T.,ots
Miss Wagner's most effective shcts
we're severe drives to her opponents
deep backhand. with which she fre-
oucntly caught Mrs Mallory out Of
position and forced her to take the
ball at her feet, and swift forehand
cross court returns off service that
found the champion mapping
There was one sustained fight Of
tennis briliance by Mrs. Mallory that
lasted six games, the last two in the
first set and the first four in the sec
ond. Tho champion won five out of
SIX of these games, and Miss Wagner
could get only six points during the
PERIOD four Of which came to her in
the winning of the third game Of the
second set
But then Mrs. Mallory fell into an
other streak of uneven playing. partly
Under the pressure of Miss Wagner's
splendid forcing shots, and the latter
s~on three out Of the next five games,
alter long sessions of deep court driv-
ing with the points reaching deuce
several times. Holding the service in
tts- tenth game. Mrs Mallory put on
Gnal burst of speed and clnched the
match. The point score:
FIRST SET
GINS FITS
Ms. MIS- waxSsr Na1Ssz 80 3 8
SECOND SET
Ms >'aliorY.-i 4 6 A. IL
Miss Wasner..l 4 o c & . so
Miss Hooker Surprised
Nobody expected Young Miss Hooker
20 gite much opposition to the hard
stroking Miss Bancroft. who ranks at
No. in the national list, but that is
Just what she did, holding q lead Of
ii in the first set before the Long
wood girl could work into her game and
take the next five games in row, for
the set.
In the second set Miss Hooker CON
flnued to put up q surprisingly good
struggle, and it was not until the games
had reached fve-all, that Miss Ban
croft was able to break through and
take the deciding points. 1t was, in
the main. duel from back-court, with
Miss Hooker having better control on
her ground strokes. 1t was only when
Miss Bancroft steadied down and got
grip on herself. that she was able to
pull out of the tight places she found
herself thac