Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-23
PLAYERS WELDED OUT.
Strong Field in Women's National
Lawn Tennis Tournev.

PHILADELPHIA, June 23-With an
entry list comprising a higher average
of players than has ever before been
gathered for this event. the annual lawn
tennis tournament for the championship
of the United States in women's singles,
doubles and mixed doubles began yester-
day on the courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club at st. Martins. OF the
fifty-seven contestants in the singles.
twenty-seven survived the first days
play.
The heat was intense, and Miss Clara
Kutroff of the West Side Tennis Club of
New York city tainted on the court in her
match with Miss Clare Johnson of Over
book and had to abandon play.
Both the mixed doubles and the mems
singles, an extra event. which will be
started today. have record breaking entry
lists. Among those entered i'm these
events are Beals c. Wright and w. j.
Clothier, both former national champions:
Wallace F. Johnson. jr.. the national in
tcrscholastic champion; DIR. r. b. Dew
hurst. the Pennsylvania state champion
and Irving &. Wright.
The summary follows:
Womam's singles first round:
Mrs. w. H. Pouch. EnglcwOod y. J.. heat
Mrs George Isvino. Philadelphia Cricket Club
Mrs. 4. II. Mccarthy. Plainhell. y j.. heat
Miss Elizabeth Taylor Philadelphia Cricket
Miss Louise Hammond. West Side Tennis club,
New York. beat Miss Mary rflius. Germantown
Miss f. r. Ross Philadelphia Cricket Cluh.
hest Miss X. McFaddcn. Merton Cricket Club. by
default.
Miss Edith Rotch. I.ongwood Cricket Club.
Boston. beat Miss Clara Cassel. West Side Ten
mis- Club. New York. by default.
Miss Glare Johnson. Ovcrbrook heat Miss
Clara Kutror. West side Tennis Club. New
Mrs. A. C. Miles, West Side Tennis Club, New
York. beat Mrs; Z. A. Fry, Philadelphia Cricket
Miss Matilda Borda Philadelphia Cricket Club
heat Miss Clara r. Chase Merton Cricket Club.
Miss Margaret Curtis; Boston. beat Miss
Catherine c Norris Philadelphia Cricket Club,
Mrs. Barser wallaeh. Newport Casino. beat
Miss Helen Alexander. philadelphia Cricket
Miss Emily Scott. westchester, y. Y, beat
Miss Natalie Wildey. Panfeld. y. j., beat
Mrs. Kern Dodge. Germantown Cricket Club,
Miss Edna Wildey Plainield n J.. beat Miss
Marion Cresswell. Philadelphia Cricket Club. by
Miss Elsie Little West Side Tennis Club, New
York. beat Miss c. Henry, Philadelphia Cricket
Miss Margaret Johnson, Staten Island Cricket
Club beat Miss Margaret Roberts, Philadelphia
Miss Miriam steeyer Kenwood Cricket Club.
Chicago beat Mrs. Walter 4. Aufermann Staten
Ms. c Matsar Club s PSasepha Cricket
Club, beat Miss Elizabeth Keen, BELMONT Cricket
Club, Ga. 60.
Miss Esther Smith. Nyack. " V. beat Mrs.
Frederick Kennedy, Germantown Cricket Club.
6-l. 81.
Mrs C. w Bumstead. Englewood Field Club,
New Jersey. beat Miss Helen Rogers. Phladel-
phia Cricket Club, 90. 60.
Miss Eleanor Cohen Merton Cricket Club. beat
Miss Louise Cotton. Elizabeth. n. L.. 10. "a.
Miss Marie Wagner. Hamilton Grange Tennis
Club beat Miss Anna Cutter, Westampton, Long
Island by default.
Miss " Osthemer Huntington Valley. beat
Miss Aida Fox Philadelphia Cricket Club. by
default.
heat Miss Agnes Hutchinson. Philadelphia
Cricket Club. by default.
Miss Marion Swords. Morris County Cricket
Club New Jersey heat Miss Julia Lewis, Phila-
delphIa Cricket Cub. by default.
Second rouud-Miss Louis Ostheimcr, Hunting