Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-23
WOMEN PLAY TENNIS.
National Tourney Started in Philadel-
phia Yesterday.

Unfortunately the drawings for yester-
days play in the women's national lawn
tennis tournament. in progress at Wfssa-
hickon Heights near Philadelphia. resulted
in rather uneven matches being played.
Miss May Sutton of the Pacific coast, who
defeated Miss Howell on Tuesday after
noon, yesterday disposed of Miss Stotes-
bury of the Huntingdon Valley Country
Club allowing her only one game out Of
thirteen.
An interesting match was played in the
first round between Miss Stotesbury and
Miss Fetterman. which finally resulted in a
victory for the representative of the Hunt
ingdon Valley Club in straight sets. by liz
games to II. BY far the best match of the
day. however. was that between Miss Helen
Romans of the Staten Island Club and Miss
c. b. Nicely of Chicago. This Is the first
appearance of Miss Romans in Philadel-
phia. and it was hardly expected that she
would prove match for Miss Nicely, who
has proved a strong candidate for cham
piOnship honors in more than one tourna-
ment. The results showed the pair to be
very evenly matched. The New Yorker
by scores of to and II to 8, securing her
victory by greater accuracy at critical
stages.
start was made in the women's doubles
and mixed doubles late in the afternoon.
but little progress was made in either of
them. The most important event was prob
ably the match between Miss Romans and
Miss Coffin and Mrs. Hibbs and her sister,
Mrs F. B. Gilbert. The latter pair have
always played a strong game in the cham
pionship doubles, and 1t was expected they
would pull out victory yesterday. but
after losing the first set Miss Romans and
Miss Coffin braced up wonderfully in their
play and captured the last two sets and the
match. Summary:
Women's overwhelmingly round. Miss NJ.
Roberts (Gtn. c. c. beat Miss Duhring phila c.
First round-Miss H Romans West Side t. c.
beat Mrs Xss g. Fsshss Gn g.
ton. D. c. beat Miss l.. Denegre lPhila,, BY de-
Roberts lGtn. G. c.. 81. 81: Miss c. r; Chase
(Merion c. c. beat Miss A: E. Wallace NIoores-
IslandD beat Miss H. Rodgers Phia. c. Co, go,
81; Miss F. Stotesbury, Huntington @. c. beat
Mny Sutton Gall beat Mss aG
Phila. G. c., az, 81
1l,s; Miss Han beat Miss Winner: e-ss 90; Miss
Coffin beat Miss Chase. SO, SO; Miss Sutton beat
Miss stoteshury. 81. 80.
Misses Green (Merion c: c. by default; Miss SUIT
ton and Miss Hall beat Miss Leroy and Miss How
First round-Mrs. Baird and Miss Chase (slerion)
90. "a; Miss Romans and Miss codin beat Mrs.
JG aisSs and Mrs: F. B. Gbert 4e g. 81
ton 81, SO.
Mems singles-Preliminary rourd. ]. ]. Forstall
princeton, beat Ewing stile (Germantown). rs.
Ga: F. H. Bates CHuntingdon) beat F. 8. Hover
s HsEk H1ssesy Of
by default W. H. Trotter QPhnadelphia c: c.
beat W. F. johnson (Overbrooky, 90. 63; ]. 4.
Carpenter r., fGermantown) beat f. Dixon phil
adeiphia,. 50, o.; s. H. Colum Huntingdon Val
ley) beat J. B. Barlow Philadefphla), "a, &c. Of;
adelphia). Ca SO: E. Il. Dewhurst Huntington
Valley beat w. c. Grant New York;. "a. 90:
s. b. Davis Huntington valley), 80. 90; F; J.
Grugan (Belmont beat w. So johnson washing
Forstall, Ga. SO; W. H. Trofter VS.. P. B. Hawk
to play: ]. r. Carpenter vs: s. u. Collum to play;
f. b. Dewhurst beat J. s. Norris 81 SO, Gil; T.
B. Dallas lPhiladelpha) beat D. O. Jennings Hunt
fngdon Valley C. CD by default Dell Noblitt beat
w Jordan (Germantown) by default
Second round-T. B. DallasrI beat Dell Noblitt.
o., go. N 81