The New York herald., 1922-09-29
MISS BROWNE MOVES.
INTO TENNIS FINAL.
Defeats Mrs. II. Stuart Green,
6-1, 6-2, in Advancing
on Ardsley Club Court.
ny SAMUEL J. BRooKMAS.

by SAMUEL J. BROOKMAN.
Further evidence was furnished by
Miss Mary X. Browne in the Ardsley
Club invitation tennis tournament yes
terday that she has reached the top OF
her game and that even Mrs. Molla NAL
lory viii have to be in command of her
most effective tennis to prevent the
Ardsley cup from changing hands In
defeating Mrs. Fl. Stuart Green. 6--1.
6-3. yesterday and thereby advancing
to the final round. the California girl
again thrilled with the power of her net
attack, with the decisiveness of her
strokes and her all around speed. II
anything she was in better form than
on the previous day when she eliminated
Miss Goss.
Mrs. Green's comparatively defensive
game. wonderful though 1t was for its
steadiness and It's alert, swift court COW
ering, could make little headway against
the bolder. more aggressive and 1ar
more versatile tennis of her opponent
Miss Browne made little attempt - en-
gage Mrs. Green in a driving duel. Tne
latter is too adept at that sort OF game.
But behind sharp. forcing drives tnat
compelled Mrs. Green to run wide. MISS
Browne came up to the forward court
-
the volley and her speed aided by
splendid anticipation. usually brought
her to the right spot at the right time.
Miss Browne took five games in row
in the first set after the score had gone
to | all and six straight games IN the
second set after Mrs. Green had broken
through service for the first and only
time in the match and had taken a lead
of 90. Toward the end the Iacinc
coast girl was combining control with
daring voleying so effectively that she
won her games in short order rave
points were all that Mrs. Green could
earn in the last six games OF the matcn'
A Fitting Climax.
In the final tomorrow afternoon MISS
Browne will probably meet Mrs. Nal
tory, and the contest should provide
spectacular last act to the seasons ten
mis- play A week ago Mrs. Mallory
triumphed over her rival in straight
sets In the East-West matches. but the
California girl is going well. IS keen
to win and almost certain TO extend
the national champion TO the limit. Mrs.
Mallory is not in the cup round yet
She has to defeat Miss Leslie bancroft
in the second semi-fiual to-day, and
the latter, judging by her hard hitting
play all week, will prove no easy op-
ponent. but as Molla already has beaten
Miss Bancroft five times this season
without the loss of a set. 1t is only
natural to suppose that she can repeat
again.
The final round in doubles was at
tanned yesterday by Miss Bancroft and
Mrs. Benjamin +. Briggs, who defeated
Mrs. II. Stuart Green and her sister,
Mrs. Alfred +. Thurber. at c.. s-3
MT ~ a
team play and exceptional court cover
ing. but they could not match their
opponents in power and final,ty Of
stroke.
The defeat of Mrs. s. Fullerton
Weaver and Mrs. De Forest Candee at
the hands of Mrs. George L. Chapman
and Mrs. Marshall Mclean came as a
surprise, particularly after the former
triumph over Miss Wagner and Miss
Clare Cassel in the previous round.
They experienced too many costly lapses
of control and had to yield the match
after two hours of hard effort at 1o-S,
S-S, 60 In the opening set the losers
led So and then threw away oppor-
tunities to cllnch the set through errors
at critical stages.
Rallies Unusually Long.
The rallies throughout were unusually
long, chiefly because both sides Were
content to play safe and depended al
most entirely on opponents errors. Mrs.
Mclean outsteadied Mrs. Candee at
deep court driving with the exception
of one period in the second set. and
at the net Mrs Chapman blocked more
consistently than Mrs. Weaver. One
match remains in the third round be-
tween Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. L. 9.
Morris and Mrs. Barger Wallach and
Miss Rosamond Newton. 1t will be
played to-day and the winners will also
meet Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Mclean
in the semi-final.
In mixed doubles the team of Miss
Marie Wagner and Gerald b. Emerson
was the first to reach the semi-final
round. advancing at the expense of Mrs.
Bernard +. Stenz and Edgar F. Daw-
son and of Miss Florence Ballin and
T. Camminotti. In both matches Miss
Wagner and her partner scored In
straight sets. The summary:
sINGLEs-sEMT-F FINAL ROUND.
Miss Mary X. browne defeated Mrs. II.
Stuart Green, G-l, c..
DoUBLES-THIRD ROUND.
Mrs George l.. Chapman and Mrs. Marshall
Mclean defeated Mrs. :. Fullerton Weaver
CO.
SEMu-FINAL ROUND.
Miss Leslie Bancroft and Mrs. BENJAMIN II.
Briggs defeated Mrs. n. Stuart Green and
Mrs. AlfredsI5. Thurber 6-2. 6-3.
MIXED DoUBLEs-sECoND ROUND.
Miss Marie Wagner and Gerald b. Emerson
defeated Bernard r. Stenz and Edgar L.
Dawson, 6--1. 6-3.
Miss Florence Balin and II. Camminotti de-
feated Mrs. J. II. Bailey and Hugh Nehring,
ca. Cd
Miss Helen Gileaudeau and Clifford Lock-
horn defeated Mrs. Samuel Waring and
Ralph T.. Baggs 6-3, G-f.
Miss Margaret Grove and lingo Hartmann de-
feated Mrs. Theodore sohst and ". John
son. e.. 20.
Mrs. Albert Humphries and Charles a. An
deI.son Won from Mrs. William II. Pritch-
ard and Jerry Lang by default.
THIRD ROUND.
Miss Marie Wagner and Gerald n. Emerson
defeated Miss Florence Balln and T. Cam
fnnotti, Cd, 6--i.
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