New-York tribune., 1922-05-27

the players We're close to the point Of
exhaustion by the time the nal point
was played.
In spite of the remarkably small
margin of victory that marked the
difference between success and failure,
Miss Bayard and Miss Balln should
have won in straight sets, at about
6-3, 6-3.
In the opening set the losing pair
led at 4-3 and 4o-15. or Miss Bal
Inns service, only to lose that game
and the next two, for the set.
In the second session of play Miss
Bayard and Miss Balm led at 50, but
later had q desperate struggle on their
hands to win at Is, squaring the
match.
In the final set the defeated pair held
the lead at ii and then dropped the
next four games. After that both sides
alternated in the lead and both were
half dozen times within point Of
winning the match, Miss Cassel and
Miss Wagner finally accomp mplishing that
feat, and feat it was after a truly
heroic battle.
Where all worked so hard and so
yet, in diagnosing the ebb and flow Of
gracious thing, perhaps, to pick out
sible for the loss Of the match. And
yet, in diagnocing the cbb and flow of
the points, it is only logical to point
out that it was Miss Ballin's errors
at the critical stages that lost a great
victory for her and Miss Dayard
Not once, but at least a dozen time 8
in the three sets, the West Side Tennis
Club player tossed away points that
meant the loss of games, even sets, and
this after working UP fine leads by
dnt Of really superior play.
think that Miss Ballin was far too
anxious, too much on the nervous edge
at such times. Nothing else could ac-
count for the many lapses she showed
on the easy shots.
Of course, Miss Bayard. Miss Wagner
and Miss Cassel had their share OF
errors, but as rule these were made
on difficult shots and at less critical
stages, whereas Miss Ballin frequently
earned applause from the big gallery
by the brlliance of her work, both
from back court and in the volleying
position 1t was remarkable re-
covery of Miss Wagners smash by Miss
Ballin, in the tenth game of the second
set, that saved the game for her side
and led to the squaring Of the match.
Taking the match as a whole, Miss
Casseps playing was the best Of the
four on the court. 1t was she who was
subjected to a continuous attack by
the opposing pair, and she stood up re-
markably we'll under the strain. Not
only did she hold her own in the deep
court driving exchanges, but she won
a majority of the points for her side
by the cunning of her finishing shots.
Frequently she ended a rally with a
wickedly undercut slice or a decisive,
beautifully placed smash between the
opposing pair, and her errors were
amazingly few. considering the count
less chances she took.
Miss Wagner, until the final stages
of the match, performed extremely
well whenever she got chance at the
ball at the net position, but these op-
portunities were few, since Miss
Cassel was keeping the ball in play in
the main. Yet it was lesson in ten
mis- tactics to see the manner in which
Miss Wagner made her finishing shots
Always cool and knowing just what to
do, the former New York state cham
pion wasted little time in her work
Toward the last, however, probably as
a result of fatigue, she missed on
many easy chances at the net, and it
was then that Miss Cassel came to the
rescue.
Miss Bayard did notable work from
the first point to the last. Her shots
did not have the sting that dstin-
guished those of the other players, but
her placing was remarkably true, and
some of the volleying duels she won
IN brushes with Miss Wagner and Miss
Cassel were gained by truly brilliant
play. And from the back of the court
the Short Hills girl was at least the
equal of any one of the others, if not
superior. Miss Balin might we'll have
left her young partner more free to
follow her own judgment at times, in
stead of hampering her by encroaching
and by sometimes too Jealous advice.
The final round of the singles, with
Miss Wagner facing Miss Cassel, will
be played at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon, and the final round of the mixed
doubles at $3.50 o'clock.
Women's open doubles thnal round)--
Miss Marie Wagner and Miss Glare Casse
defeated Miss Florence Rallin and Miss
Martha Bayard, 6-4. ST. 14-l2.
open mixed 0oubes Uhird round)-
feated Miss Gertrude NJ Hopper and
George Atcheson. 6-3. 6--4.
Seml-hnal round-Miss Margaret Grove
and J. II. Steinkampf defeated Miss Baker
and l. w. Knox, If, I'll St; Miss
Marie Wagner and Gerald B. Emerson de-
feated M-. and Mrs. lingo Hartmann, So
G-l.
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