LAWN TENNIS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 82, 6 April 1918, Page 14

LAWN TENNIS.

Ichiya Kumngae, the skilful tennis player from Japan, who, in 1916, was ranked at No. 5 in the first ten players in America, will soon return to that country from Japan and establish a permanent residence in New York City, as he will enter the employ of a Japanese importing firm. It was a great clay for Norway in America recently, says an exchange, representatives of the little country in the northern corner of Europe scoring victories in both singles and doubles of the women's tennis tournament on the courts of the Heights Casino, in Brooklyn. The victor in the individual competition was that star of the nets, Miss Molla Bjurstedt. She defeated Miss Eleanor Goss by a score of G—-1, G—l. In the doubles Miss Bjurstedt and MrsJohan Rogge, who arrived only a short while ago from the Land of the Midnight Sun, took the measure of Miss Marie Wagner, the national indoor title holder, and Mrs. D. C. Mills, by 6—2, G—4. ■ The manner in which Miss Bjurstedt handled Miss Goss was the surprjse of the year. When the Brooklyn girl defeated Miss Florence Ballin in the semi-final round by the one-sided score of 6—o,- G—o, it was believed that a sensation was about clue. Instead, however, Miss Bjurstedt forced her to swallow a dose of the medicine that she had administered to Miss Ballin. That sizzling service on which the admirers of Miss Goss had banked was as easy for Miss Bjurstedt as anything else she had been asked to stand against throughout the tournament. The champion pounced upon every ball as it came speeding over the net, and if she missed a few she got more than enough to subdue the attack ' of her opponent. Thus held, Miss Goss fell an easy prey. In the first set in , particular Miss Bjurstedt made things t hum. She cased up a bit in the second, . but after -breaking through tho service of t>\ Brooklyn contender in the fourth j . set, she did not have to worry much. By . that time Miss Go6s apparently had ; j come to the conclusion that the struggle ! wa 3 hopeless. Miss Goss scored her ij only point of the first game in the •j fourth set. On service she tallied 11 again in the 6eeond set of the second . game, when she had the score standing . at 40—0 before Miss Bjurstedt scored, i The set was taken .to deuce, Mis s Gosa j finally winning at 1.—9. In the fourth

set of the same game Miss Goes again got well on the way to victory, but Miss Bjurstedt overhauled her and won at 7 —5. After that it was plain sailing. Eleven nets for Miss Bjurstedt in the second game against only two in the first game shows that the Norse girl became a bit careless after winning the first frame so easily. In placing she was well ahead of Miss Goss, and naturally she displayed much the better generalship. This, howeved, was scarcely surprising, seeing that this is only Miss Goes' second year of competitive tennis. With a little more experience the Brooklyn girl is certain to become- a formidable rival for even Miss Bjurstedt.