New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-12
Miss Bayard Is
Easy Victor in
Straight Sets
Defeats Miss Cillcaudeau.
r3. 90; Misses Srhar.
man and Balm Victorious

the playing Of the womens singles in
the annual North and South cham
pionship lawn tennis tournament. on
IN. clay courts Of the Pinehurst Coun-
try Club. When the lest match in
this division was completed. the four
following players occupied the semi
final brackets and will meet in this
order tomorrow: Mys. Marion Zin-
derstein Je.sup, Of Wilmington. Del,
former national clay coart and North
and South champion, Miss Lillian
Seharman, OF New York Miss Martha
Bayard, Of New jersey, and Miss
Florence BALM, OF the West Side Ten
mis- Club
No matches were scheduled in the
! mems singles. bat in the mems doubles
feight teams went into the round be-
fore the semi-final, and the first round
Of the mixed doubles was started. A
ssle of wind that eventually turned
into tornado of sand swept across the
courts all day, making accurate strok-
ing almost an impossibility.
Under the circum distances, the won
der was that the players were able to
perform as we'll a. they did. Late in
the afternoon the gale subsidized some
What, but intermittent showers
forced temporary postponement in sew
ersl matches. Mrs. Jessup did not
play In the singles to-day, havint
& gained her semi-final round bracket
yesterday.
Miss Bayard in Upset
The first shock against tennis form"
came in the victory of the slender Miss
Rsyard, whom I consider the most
promising Of the young court genera
tions in the East, over Miss Helen Gil
leaudean, Of New York
We're VIC to judge solely on past rec
ords and give the national ranking list
itslosiesl bearing on the situation, Miss
GIlleaudeau's defeat would appear
even more startling than was really
tho case. The New Yorker is ranked
at No. among the women players in
this country, while Miss Bayard was
aNo. Is last season. When ohe score
Of the match, SIS, Go. is taken into
consideration. in addition, it looks the
most outstanding upset Of several sea-
aons in women's play.
The most of Miss Gilleaudeau's adj
vantage was on paper, for until she
cane to Pinhurst late last week she
had not played match since last Sep
.smbsr. whereas Miss Bayard has been
pretty consistently busy in practice
and tournament play all winter
The first set was closer struggle
than the score would lead one to be-
li.ye, with a majority of the points won
cfltst only after sustained deep court
rtliu. Miss Gilleaudeau's game is
founded on rock~bound steadiness and
toniesntous court covering, and it was
he siter quality that kept the play
enly sble to get her racquet on the
bill in spite of Miss Bayard's beauti~
tay placed shots.
An Easy Last Set
But the New Jersey girl. playing
With remarkable deliberation. in face
Of the discouraging weather conditions,
kept her rival continually on the run
after these placed shots, and in the
second set Miss Gilleaudeau paid the
toll in weakened resistance, so that
Miss Bayard ran out the last set with
out dropping a game. The winner
combined unusual steadiness with az
sressiveness. showing no hesitation in
"s tho ~oi'eSiiS PuslIioii "heH Sio
saw the openings. Her shots were
we'll sngled, also and she masked her
direction skillfully.
The second surprise to large and
brilliant gallery came in the defeat
Of Miss Edith Sigourney, of Longwood,
BY Miss Scharman by a score of S-6,
rs, 6-3. Here again we had an
other instance of higher ranking
player being vanquished by an oppo-
nent. Miss Sigourney is No. 10 in
the ranking list. while Miss Scharman,
playing her second year in tourna-
ments, has yet to gain the distinction
Of a ranking among the country's
leading players.
Miss Sigourncy, on the contrary, is
noted for her steadiness and ability to
after winning the opening set and after
aggressive attack, Miss Scharman fall
tered perceptibly In the second session
ofplay and Miss Sigourney squared the
match, winning at 60.
Following the customary ten-minute
rest between the second and third sets,
Miss Scharman came out for the third
and deciding set and resumed her
forcing tactics. Miss Sigourney tired
last under this spirited attack and Miss
SScharman carried off this set, giving
her the match.
Miss Balm Also Surprises
Miss BALM surprised the gallery by
Sdeating Miss Glare Cassel, Of New
lork, the new Florida champion, by
score of Ia, IS, 6--2. The loser
was ranked No. ~ last season, while
mss BALM was not among the twenty
oest OF the country. Playing under
eohdltions AZ they were to-day. how
ever. Miss BALM proved the better.
vac covered her court, drive with great
paee and excellent control and stuck
70 her task with fine determination in
me third set, after Miss Cassel had
second
The summary:
memen's North and South championship
na ses third -ound)--Miss Lillian Sonar
;a uefeated Mas Edith Sisourney, SIS.
NI., ~ sns; Miss Martha Bayard defeated
-, prehcA Balm defeated Misc Clare Cas-
W, IL, 50, 6-a
Championship doubles thrst round)
s.t..,. bidwel and j. II. Wheelwr.sht
Gre.rr.as II c. Buekmnster and w. NJ. II,
P Ehs i,I SO I'll e. r. Underwood and
Dan. ana Eeais c. Wright defeated Ppul
Brjyse no J. W. Latting, 6---1, e.: - F.
pa,set ana FRED Otis defeated r. D. FitS-
j al and Lieutenant Waitham. At,
s,ss. Defeated George stadel and 4, I.
lass. ~, "a; j. D. and Arnold w.
prss.,,u vseated Il. II. Hooker and F. NJ