Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
BRILLIANT WORK
BY MISS DTSSTON
TURNED THE TIDE
aired With Miss Helen
Alexander, Her Fine Re-
turns and Placements De-
feated Miss Dougherty and
Miss Toulmin.

HAVERFoRD, Pa. Sept. 2s.-Two Phil
adelphla Cricket Club girls-Miss Helen
Alexander and Miss Dorothy Disston, ad-
vanced to the second round of play In
doubles in the women's annual Phila-
delphia and district tennis championship
tournament in progress at the Merton
Cricket Club today. The team from st.
Martins defeated Miss Eleanor Dough-
erty and Miss Marion Toulmin, Merton
Cricket Club, in two straight sets. 6-2. 6-t
Miss Disston was a particular star, her
brilliant returns and accurate placements
bringing much praise from the gallery.
Miss Alexander played In championship
style, and the team work of both was
especially commendable Though the
Merton girls lost. they showed flashes of
good tennis.
Mrs. ]. $. Taylor. one Of the best play
ers in South Jersey, and her partner,
Miss Marion Cresswell, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, who is in line for the
singles championship, both advanced in
the doubles competition today. This team
defeated Mrs. r. B. Gilbert, Jr., and Miss
Elizabeth Ostheimer In two sets. ga, So
BY this victory Mrs. Taylor and Miss
Cresswell won the right to meet Miss
Sarah Myers and Miss Margaretta Myers
to decide which team shall enter the
seminal round.
Play in the mixed doubles was started
late in the afternoon, with Alexander d.
Thayer, former city champion, and his
partner, Miss Alexander, In ono match,
while Mrs. E. II. LcBoutellicr and II. ].
Lawrence, Jr., formed a Merton Cricket
Club team, which has been showing up
we'll Jack Dsston. Jr., brother Of
Dorothy Disston. and member of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania team, had Miss
Williams as his partner in secondround
match today. and this pair continued their
good work.
A number of matches In the consols-
ton singles were finished, Miss Sarah
Myers, the Merton player. defeating Miss
Kitty Brinton in the lower division of
the bracket In two straight sets, 6-2,
81. Miss Brinton played a better game
than the score would indicate. as many
OF the games won by Miss Myers were
hotly contested. Miss Agnes Hutchin-
son defeated Miss Elizabeth Meehan In
the upper division. which placed the
winner in the semi-fnal round of play.
The scores were 6-1, 6-3. Miss Hutchin-
son played brilliant tennis.
Miss Elizabeth Fox, Germantown, the
present Philadelphia and District cham
pion, notified the tournament committee
today that she would not defend her title
on SATURDAY IN the CnallenBe TOunu. nc
semifnal round will be played on Friday.
and the finals are postponed until Sat-
urday on this account.
Miss Fox is living In New York at pres
ent. and the fact that she has been out
of practice for some time is believed to
have influenced her decision. Miss A. C.
Hensell has been forced to withdraw from
the tournament owing to an injury re-
ceived yesterday. when she broke her
wrist while cranking her automobile. She
had qualified to play Mrs. II. II. Smith in
the third round of the championship
singles, so the match goes to Mrs Smith
by default. Miss Hensell was also entered
in the championship doubles.
Summary Consolation Singles. second
round-Miss c. T. Chase defeated Miss S.
Lippincott, 6-3. 6-1: Miss S. Myers de-
feated Miss Fl. Brinton. 6-2. 6-1.
Third round-Miss Agnes Hutchinson
defeated Miss Elizabeth Meehan. 6-l. 6-3.
Summary Ladies' Championship Doubles
first round-Miss H. Alexander and Miss
D. Disston defeated Miss F.. Dougherty
and Miss NJ. Toulmin, 6-2. ga; Mrs. j. s.
TAYLOR and Miss NJ. Cresswcll defeated
Mrs. F. B. Gilbert. Jr.. and Miss E. Ost-
| heimer, ga, So.
tcsted M'st Mr., n Felix duPon, and Mrs g. John.
'0s' Miss IL. Williams and Mrs 7. W. Roberts
Won from Miss T, c. Hensell and Miss A c.
Miss A. Kennedy and Miss s. Baker defeated
/ Miss c. T. Chase and Mr.. X. S. Green, ST.,
! 6-4 90.
Mrs !; s. Taylor and md NJ. Ms ers;sws SS.s de-
! 81. 6-3.
| Three games in the third round Of the la
/ dies doubles were PLAYED this afternoon the
fourth going by default. These were the mos,
/ Interesting % the tournament, the players
! hghting hard for every game,
/ In the hrst match finished Miss Helen Alex
ander and Miss Dorthy pisston defeated Mrs.
I Felix DUPONT and Mrs. q. Johnson in straight
7 sets 80. Ga but the ST. Martins girls were
] forced to extend themselves to the limit.
! owing to the injury sustained by Miss A, {.
/ Henseli she.and Miss F. c, Hensell were oblig
/ ed 10 default To Miss NJ Williams and Mrs.
! l. W. Roberts who will meet Miss Alexander