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EVENING- LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1910.
NATURAL QUALIFICATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR VICTORIES OF MOLLA BJURSTEDT IN TENNIS
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TENNIS TEMPERAMENT" AND
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TITLES FOR MISS BJURSTEDT
frwegian Phenota Possesses the "Two" Principal
Essentials to a Remarkable Degree, Which
"Virtually Accounts for Her Victories
IT HAPPENS. IN THE BEST REGULATED OF FAMILIES
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1KB two principal elements whlcluralso Miss Molla Blurstcdt head nnd shoulders
A above even Iho beat of our own-women lawn tennis players nro n wonderful phy-
. mum and a "tennis temperament." Every one expected that the Norwegian girl
wwild defeat Mrs. Raymond yesterday In the challcngo round for the singles cham
pionship of tho United States, but no one predicted that the match would bo so
k quickly completed nor so decisively won by tho speedy little champion. Nor would
this have bnppencd even If Mrs. Haymond had been a mcdlocro player, which she
not, but for the fact that MIsa BJurstcdt does possess these essentials to n
Jrtmarkable degree.
Katuralty success In tennis cannot bo won without constant practice, but
there are hundreds of women who play tho game continuously, but who novor
reach any degree of proficiency for tho simple, reason that they cither aro not
physically equipped or they do not possess that phlegmatic character which has
been an attrlbuto to tho world's greatest players. '
One of the surprising features about tho play of Miss BJurstcdt Is that sho
apparently does not over get "stnlo," although she plays on out-door courts from
April until November and Indoor from November to April. It has been said that
she was net In the best condition when sho met Mrs. Thomas C. Bundy Inst winter
In California, nevertheless many experts declared that the faster asphalt courts
Wero tho cause of her two defeats and not "physical stalcncss."
Has Powerful Drive nnd Great Amount of Nerve
SPEAKING of "physique" and "tennis temperament" in a purely abstract way
does not mean much, hence let us bring It down to cnse" Miss BJurstedt's
Bfle physlquo has enabled her to develop splendid footwork on tho court, a groat oyo
lor tho ball and a powerful drlvo from either her forohand or backhand side.
Combine these qualities with a natural desire to becomo proficient, plus tho "tennis
twiperament," which Includes ability to divine an opponent's Intention and
also to bo always sufficiently optimistic to play her strokes correctly regardless
of the score, and wo havo an unbeatable combination.. It Is not a long step to
go, therefore, to conclude that Miss BJurstcdt virtually Is unbeatable by a woman
When sho has all tho assets to nviko her so.
In the challenge round yesterday at tho Philadelphia Cricket Club It was
evident from the beginning that Mrs. Raymond was playing under tho handicap of
stago fright. She was not ablo to put Vup tho best game that her mechanical
qualifications called for. Although sho took a brace nt the beginning of tho
Mfcond sot after losing the first to love, Mrs. Raymond reallzod, unfortunately,
that sho was beaten and played on that theory throughout tho remainder of tho sot.
Loser Did Not Attempt to Change Tacticp
ANOTHER sure sign of Mrs. Raymond's lack of foicstght on tho courts was her
xjl failure to change her game. On the fow occasions sho went to tho net Mrs.
Haymond did well, much hotter. In fact, than sho did playing a base-line game.
After she was so hopelessly outclaiscd at deep-driving play by Miss BJurstedt,
many of the onlook'ers believed that die would attempt to take the not as often
as possible and try to block tho Norse girl's clean, accuiatcly placed drives. But
he' did not do so and thereby lost the chance to make even a creditable showing
Against her opponent."
It Is extremely doubtful whether Mrs. Raymond could have won many
games had sho tried to alter her tuctlcs, but sho could not have done worse;
consequently, she should have made the attempt.
On the other hand, whenever Miss BJurstcdt saw that Mrs. Raymond was
. gaining confidence In her driving iihe either would put more speed behind her
drives or go to tho net, or do both. It was not necessary that sho do this often, as
her drives were so severe and accurately placed that Mrs. naymond constantly
was on tho defense. MIsa BJurstedt actually went to tho net only seven times In
the two sets. On four of thoso occasions she scored, twice she netted, apparently
setting careless, and once she was passed down her back-hand lino by a fine drive,
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Winner Displayed a "Pluperfect" Backhand
IN BOTH the singles and doubles (winning in the latter with Miss Eleanora Sears)
Miss BJurstedt displayed a back-hand stroke which would make oven- the best
men players envious. On numerous occasions In her match with Mrs. Raymond
aha, would drive from her back-hand when she had plenty of time to get around
And drive from fore-hand.
This habit of taking everything on the back-hand side when It comes there,
regardless of speed or slowness. Is one of the reasons for her great success.
Although her back is not ns strong as her fore-hand, she Is able to -hold her
position In tho court to better advantage by playing the ball from the left side,
even though she might be able to score a clean point on one of her famous
"wallops" If she went around the return.
Tho driving of the tournament winner, Mrs. Edward Raymond, was a big
surprise. In spite of her shortcomings alio did drlvo well v,hen she had the oppor
tunity. She drove with great speed and was fairly uccurato when she took tho
ball from a standing position. But MIsa BJurstedt constantly forced her out of
position with her deep drives to the corner and gave her little chance to get set
for her fore-hand.
Miss BJurste'dt's driving constantly brought forth applause from the gallery.
Her critical admirers realized Just now well she was playing her strokes, which
he made with so much apparent ease. Her cross-court drives from well Into the
court on either side were fast and short and Invariably caught Mrs. Raymond
o far out of position that she did not even make any attempt to reach the ball.
Only Weakness Lies in Service
AS PAR as the critical eye can reach, Miss BJurstedt's only weakness as a lawn
iX tennis player Is her service. At times she sends the ball over on her first
Mnampi witn rair speed. But it never has "anything on It." That is, she does not
' cut the bail to give It either an out or an In curve.
Of course, women players do not need the severe service that is essential to
men's play; neverthelss, Miss BJurstdt would have a much easier time if hor
service, but particularly her second, were strengthened. Mrs. Raymond would
lve made more than a dozen points instead of 24, had Miss BJurstedt's service
feeen nearly equal to her other play. Time and time again Miss BJurstedt's second
ervce was lamentably weak, giving her opponent the opportunity to drive with
abandon to any part of the court.
Mrs. Raymond's service was fully as goodlf not better, than Miss BJurstedt's,
although her nervousness caused her to double fault more than her opponent.
Critics Wage Campaign Against Imitation Tennis Tourneys
CIOMPETENT tennis critics are waging a crusade against the growing evil
I of "invitation" tourneys. They rightfully claim that it places social desirability
above, or on a par with, playing calibre. "Daniel," of the New York Press says on
this subject;
'The tennis season" has thus far proved about as successful as had been
xpected, but there Is plenty of room for Improvement. That the situation is not
What It should ba the National Association has only Itself to blame. The Invlta
fkm tournament Is the causa of It all.
"Tennis did not attain Its great growth and popularity through Invitation tour
amenta. When every competition was open to all comers we had some mighty
e tourneys In these parts. Stars like Edwin Fisher, Harold II. Hackett and Fred
.Asander deigned to play even on the public courts in Central Park. Now tho
top notchers will not compete In. the open tournaments. They hearken only to tho
all of the Invitation events, with superior accommodations, superior surroundings
jhW superior company,
"The sooner the National Association throttles this 'invitation' Frankenstein
monster the better will it be for the game. It cannot develop a healthy state
funded on distinction that often puta social desirability on a par with playing
allbra as requisite for entry. The "dubs' become stars only by plavlm- mrainst
tit atara and beatinar them." ' ua.nsi
It la rather odd that every member ofthn Vnmnnn tmnnnn inii ..-
... . "y,wvv mom, mui'ii was
looked upon aa the greatest slugging Infield In tha-h!story of the game, should be
" Bjuv. mnr aicinnis is oown, to ,iss, jack Barry is having a hard
w wvajniti iwovo ,iw, v"" w jusi oeiow .Z30, wwie Baker cannot climb above
the .fflO mark. It also is said that Baker, Collins and Barry would be glad to come
feck to the Mackmen tomorrow at the terms of their old contracts. ,
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WwSktercoltegfata varsity eight-oared shell race will not start until 6 o'clock
I U there is the usual delay la starting the event, the Judges mav .,?
ffrJU!ht to determine the winner. In 191?, the race was so late starting and
ft day bo cloudy that It would have been Impossible for the Judges to tell tho
mmm apart at the finish If it had not been for a big searchlight fmm a irni
'mtgm monitor -which accompanied the Navy brew. Conditions would be equal
- h ma race was eiarieq earner ana it is time that the colleges have eome
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VARSITY SEATS
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Junior Boat
LEONARD-DUNDEE
MIX FAVORED BY
A DRAW DECISION
Three New York Experts
Give Even Break Opin
ions Much Action
RIGHT-HANDED HITTER NOT
EXTINCT, BUT APPARENTLY HIS
DAYS OF LEADERSHIP ARE OVER
BOUT WAS SCIENTIFIC
NEW YORK, June 13 Many fight fans
today held that Benny Leonard shaded
Johnny Dundee In their 10-round encounter
hero last night, while an equal number were
positive that Dundee earned tho honors
Tho neutral of tho fight bugs declared the
contest a draw.
The bout tenmed with notion Leonard
was tho aggressor In the early rounds, but
toward the finish Dundee assumed tho
oflensho and appeared tho stronger of the
two when tho final gong clanged.
According to consensus opinion of the
New York morning papers the Leonard
Dundee match In New York resulted In an
een break. Here are decisions of five
morning papers who wcro represented at
the ringside
The Tribune (By TV. O McCleehan)
Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee fought
a fast and spectacular ten-round draw at
Madison Square Garden last night before n
crowd nearly the size of tho gathering for
the WIIIIard-Moran fight.
Leonard's showing was dlsannolntlnc to
his admirers, who backed him at Z to 1.
In the fifth round It looked as though tho
Scotch Vi'op would bpill the pride of Harlem
He lashed him viciously about the body and
reached his Jaw with long left hooks. It
seemed Impossible for Leonard .to stand
up under the bombardment, but Leonard's
stoely courage and his unrutlled coolness
saed him
Dundee alw.is was an eccentric fighter,
but last night he outdid himself He
stepped about the ring like a little red
fury.
Tho Telegraph (by W B "Bat" Mas
terson) In my opinion, Bonny Leonard
nnd Johnny Dundee fought a draw last
night at Madison Square Garden,
The American (by W. S. Farnsworth)
Johnny Dundee, weighing 127 pounds, held
Benny Leonard, who tipped the beam at
13G pounds, even In a furious ten-round
bout at Madison ..Square Garden last night
First one boy was In front and a, minute
later he found himself on the receiving
end of a well-aimed fire There never was
a slow second In the entire 30 minutes of
milling.
To size the affair up by rounds, I gae
Leonard the flrat, Beventh and eighth. The
second, third and sixth belonged to Dundee
The others were even "With an een
division of rounds, Dundee deseryed a lot
of credit for forcing the battle. But
Leonard's heavier hitting discounted this
advantage.
The Herald Benny Leonard outgener
aled and shaded Johnny Dundee in 10
highly interesting but unsatisfactory rounds
of fighting at Madison Square Garden last
night. Being probably the two foremost
lightweight boxers In the country today,
neither acted as If he cared to risk any
too much on a na-declslon contest, and,
therefore, the first saen rounds of the
bout were sluggish and filled with little
more than light tapping, feinting and wres
tling, The Times A crowd of 6000 persons at
Madison Square Garden last night eaw
Johnny Dundee, the Italian lightweight,
win a close decision over Benny Leonard,
the popular Harlem boxer. The clever
Leonard, with a more complete knowledee
of the finer points of the game, at times
made Dundee miss and flounder when the
latter wouia lunge at him
Dundee, on the other hand, although fre
quently met with a left-hand Jab, alternated
occasionally with a right-hand uppercut,
was constantly coming at his opponent, and
several tlme,s during the ten rounds forced
Benny to retreat under fire.
mllR right-handed hitter In baseball yet
JL hasn't become extinct, but apparently his
days of leadership nro ocr.
There was n tlmo when tho right-hander
had all tho best of It when Lajole, Wagner
and Delehanty were at their bset all
lenguo lenders. But of lato this, condition
has changed.
The New Turn
Hans Wagner, a right-hander, led the
National -League at bat In 1011. Heinle
Zimmerman, another right-hander, followed
Honus In 1912. But i.o righthander has
reached tho top of the National League list
since.
In 1113 nnd 1911 Jnlto Daubert. swinging
from tho off-side, led his circuit, and when
Jacob slipped Inst year Larry Doyle nnd
Fred Luderus, both left-handers, fought the
flulit out to a finish, with Doylo on tho top
And for 1916 Daubert and Doylo havo
been lending most of tho season, Bhowing
no chango In tho stylo that set In four
years ngo.
Even Thicker Margin
In tho American Leaguo tho prevalence
of left-hand hitters has been even more pro
nounced The last right-hander to lead that circuit
was Nap Lajole back In 1D05. In 1900
Georgo Stone, a left-hander, ruled tho roost,
and ever slnco T. II. Cobb has maintained
tho leading crest.
It might bo argued that, as Cobb Is a
suner-swatsman, this evidence Is not con
clusive. But the facts are, not only Cobb,
hut lrtualy all tho leading A. L. batsmen
have been left-handed operators of the big
mace. ...
Cobb's leading rivals for the last several
ye.rs hae been Joe Jackson. Tris Speaker,
Eddie Collins anu Frame uaner. jvii iiu
are left-handers at bat. Cobb, Jackson,
Baker and Collins are all right-handers In
every other way, Speaker the only natural
left-hander In tho lot.
The oddest shift of the bunch conies to
Hal Chase, left-handed In the field, but a
right-hander with tho walloping cano.
Left-handed Barriers
It was to meet this fancy crop of left
handed hitters that so many southpaws
wero rounded up. ...,.,.,
A few j cars ago a hall club that had one
tron.l left-hander tolling from tho mound
was pretty well fixed Today tho "ianka
have three In Cullop, Mogrldge and Love.
The Bed Sox have Leonard, Gregg and
Ruth; nil through both leagues you will
find left-handers as thick as daisies In tho
fields of June. Six or seven years ago there
were possibly 20 or 21 left-handers In both
major leagues. Today there are at least
40 southpaws in acuvu di
A Fan Mystery
One query that you bear popping out
about eery 17 minutes Is this- "Why is it
that left-hand hitters can't hit left-hand
pitching effectively? The best left-hand hit
ters can You don't see many Bouthpaws
bothering Cobb, Collins, Baker, Speaker,
Daubert. Crawford and Doyle a lot. But
the aerage left-hander at bat undoubtedly
Is weaker against southpaw pitching, and
largely for this reason tho southpaw's
bebt curve breaks away from a left-handed
batsman, whereas a right-hander's best
curves break In towara mm ana is con
siderably easier to maul a curve ball com
ing In toward you than It Is to hit one
breaking away.
By GRANTLAND RICE
In 1912 and 191G, when picked to win, they
foot away flying, woro far In tho load In
June and then collapsed This season
they havo started slowly, and, onco under
way, they may com? from tho rut ns they
did in 1900. A ball club In front that
breaks seems to skid wltli greater speed
than any other sort. But a club ablo to
battle Its way out of troublo develops a
spirit that Is hard to break down.
"Kddlo Collins may bat under .300 this
senson." Not very likely at tho finish. Onco
a ball player gets tho 300 habit It Is seldom
heT'sllps below tho mark until his day Is
about over And Bddlo Is still many years
from tho end of hla span.
BEDOUIN FINISHED FIRST IN
OVERFALLS LIOHSIHP RACE
Bettered Timo of Naomi by 45 Minutes
nnd 5 Seconds
Julos Levy, owner of tho Bedouin, got
first placo In tho lG4-nautlcal-m!Io raco
from EBslngton to Overfalls lightship nnd
return last Saturday, Instead of William J,
McNamco, of tho Naomi, n3 originally re
ported. Tho rnco was over a course of IE4 nautical
miles from Bsslngton to Ship John and re
turn. Tho Naomi was the fourth boat to
finish out of a class of nine, crossing the
lino nt 7:35:1-0 p. m. Assuming that It
had met all conditions, this would give It
first placo on corrected time, slnco it had
an allowance of n hours 22 minutes nnd GG
seconds Tho corrected time was figured at
10:12-15,
Bedouin, which finished at 5:54:35 p. m.
had an allowance of only 2 hours 31 min
utes and IE seconds. Its, corrected tlmo was
figured nt 15:53:20, being 41 minutes and
5 seconds greator than that of Naomi.
BOTH GOOD SPORTSMEN
POUOHKELTSIE, N. T June 13.-nAl
sportsmanship stood the teat in ,- .
sylvanla camp hero when Captain chick
erlng nnd Coxswain Foster, both nm'.
bors of the Inst two Quaker varsities, re.
fused seats ln,the new varsity when they
wero offered to them by Coach Wright.
Both men are membra of tho crew which
came up here as the first crew, but which
lost Its Job In the competition which Wright
began last week nnd finished on Friday
morning.
Checkering and Foster both stated that It
was for the best Interest of tho two crew
that they remain In tho Junior boat, attt
was a question In their minds whether th
could aid tho first boat so lato In the sLtoa
and the los3 of Chlckerlng, especially, would
hurt the Juniors beyond repair. '
Wright gave his three crows two one-mlt.
races yestorday, the varsity winning each of
them. In tho morning rowing with tho tM.
nnd In tho old English boat, it beat lh.
Juniors a length and a halt and thn r..t
I men two and a quarter lengths In tho fart
1 tlmo of 4:40. "
In tho nfternoon, after tho varsity
given tho new Ward shell, which was nnt.
chased for this crew, it rowed a better
mile, for it finished three length Hhead of
tht. freshmon nnd five in front -t tho Junior
crow, which led tho freshmen by half a
length nt tho half mllo mark, but lest much
spaco to them In tho final half. l'hs rac,
was rowed In choppy wator and against a
strong tide, so Wright did not takj tho time
but Jimmy Itlco caught it at his boathoust
asC:3G.
Syracuso did a thrce-mllo row yester.
day, tho varsity winning it easily, though
It gavo tho freshmen thrco lengths' Hart,
The time was cnught unollfclally nt hi!36.
Columbia practiced, starts In the after,
noon on Its varsity, showing up well. Cor
nell did light work In tho morning, and took
a long row this nftornoon, Pennsylvania
will havo but ono row today, its arslt
going over tho four miles at 2-30 ng)iut
tlmo, and with tho Juniors ns piccmakeri
for tho first half and tho freshmon for tht
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Amateur Baseball
', ?h Turner FUM Club has open dates on
tmt deilrlnv then Ut ihould wjlto E.
Carroll, 181 8 tfortb Ettlns tret.
Th Wet Walnut Field Club, a faat traiet.
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The Doublo Monopoly
The American league pennant race for
a good many years has read quite a trifle
like 'The Tale of Two Cities." Since Pe
trott -landed the embleraj of glory back In
1909 only two cities have figured In the flag-
flopping Jubilee, the two being Philadelphia
and Boston. Between them they have col
lected six pennants in a row. and while one
of them, Philadelphia, -practically is hors du
gonfalon, as you might say, the other still
Is rated with a first-class chance to land In
front.
The Vardon Grip
The Vardon grip Is supposed to b the
last word or thu ultimate phrase In golf
grips. Vet It is a peculiar fact that only a
very few of the leading American amateurs
employ It, Jerry Travers and Oswald Kirk
by both employ the old-fashioned V-grlp,
So does Bob Gardner. Chick Evans uses a
modification of the Vardon grip, but doesn't
go In for the full affair. Max Marion
only lately has adopted the overlapping
method, while Francis Oulmet uses an in
terlocking affair. The grips used by Travers
and Klrkby almost are identical, while those
employed by Oulmet, Evans and Gardner
all vary showing that, after all, the way
one holds a golf club isn't quite as Impor
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