The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-10
MRS.. WIGHTMAN HAS
TO GO THREE SETS
Mrs. Mclean Makes Hard
Fight Against FavOritc in
Third Round for Title.
NORWEGIAN EASY WINNER

PHILADELPHIA. June 9-The unex.
! pected almost happened in the thiro
round OF the annual tournament for
the women's national lawn tennis cham
pionship to-day. for Mrs. Marshall Nc
Lean OF Morristown came near putting
Mrs. George wightman out Of the race
for premier honors.
II was a hard fought match, and.
although Mrs. Wightnran eventually
won. 6-3. Sc. e.. the score by no
means shows how close was the con-
, test or how near Mrs. wightman came
10 being eliminated from the tourna-
mont.
Az was expected. Miss Molla Blur,
stedt. the young Norwegian. won from
Mrs. c. y. Beard Of Cynwyd. The
first set was hard fought. the score
being 6-i. but Miss Bjurstsdt seemed
to have solved Mrs. Boards style Of
attack during this first set, for she won
the second. 60. Miss Marion Van
ierhoef OF New York quickly eliminated
Miss Agnes Kennedy OF the Merton
Cricket Club by 81, 81.
Miss Martha Guthrie OF Pittsburg
was an easy WHINE over Miss |. A
Kiss.l Of Boston. Miss Alice Cunning
ham OF Boston surprised the gallery by
the easy fashion in which she defeated
Mrs. Robert Leroy OF New York. 81.
6-i.
All the matches In tho second round
OF the championship doubles resulted
as expected. the favorites winning
easily. Miss Martha Guthrie and
Mss May Snyder. the Pittsburg team.
kept up their good work by defeating
Miss Phyllis Walsh md Mrs. Isaac
Schlichter. Jr. OF Merton, Ga. 81.
Mrs. wightman and Miss Eleonora
Sears. favurites for the championship
title. had no trouble IN |disposing OF Miss
sarah and Margretta Myers OF Merton,
Mrs. Bargcr Wallach of Newport ana
Mrs. Z. II. Cabot OF Boston, rated as
J The most likely runners up. quickly dis
posed OF Miss Susaune White and Miss
Eleanor Carey OF Baltimore to-day and
vii meet Mrs. Mclean and Mrs. Chap
man OF Morristown tomorrow in what
promises to be one of the most in
. tCr,stIug matches in the doubles The
summary:
cn"mrtop;h'p since. Third Roqaaa
49, Miss Mo'ia Byurstedt, Norway. de
f"1t-a Mrs e y Be1ri " -
,aayDci NMiis.N iT''"Na iKlst..ee'Fr', Rosion. Ss"s
60 Mis-, Marion vsnderhoef West side
Ill IL Miss Eliza NJ. Fox German.
town. defeated Mrs, 4 J DreNeI Paul,
I Merton. IS. t-I. Miss Alice Cunning
nam. L~ougWoni. defeated Ms, Robpr'
LEROY. Mest side. I'll, - Mrs George
" Wigh'uan. L~ougwood, defeated Mrs
Marshal Mrirsn. Norrlstovn. S.. as
-. Miss Eleanora sears. lyongwood. de
feated Mrs. / II. Cabot. L~oug~ood. -,
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Champlonship Doubles. Second Round
Mr.. G. II Wainwr!Eht and Miss Hannah
Wright defeated Miss " II Taylor and
Mis- Awe.ie Kennedy. e.. "a Miss I
\ Kis-rI' and Miss r Liudlay defeated
Ne n. ~ Smith and Miss Alice Gun.
r.psh!r %: 80 Miss Marion Guthri'
-rl Mise MARY SNYDER defeated Ms,
rny... walsh and Mrs. Isaac Schich'eg
j. -. t-l. Mrs. Barge W1'la,h and
Ms T. n. cabot defeated Nils SuSanu,
White and Miss Eleanor Carry, t-J, 6-2,
NJ Nt'>gtI Mclean and MIS- q Chap
nam usfcaiet Miss agnes Kennedy and
MIS- Sarah Baker. -, al. Mrs q II
Wlsh,uar ana Miss Eeanora Sears ae
'o,'et M" Misses Sarah and Margaret,
Myers -. C-3. Mss Dorothy DisS'or
an Miss liza VI FoN defeated Mr. Thao.
H.re 'Hss.ncer and Miss Helen Alexander
"a, ga. Miss care Cassel and MIs'
Anne Shea'r defeated Mrs " I \ewha.
and Miss T. G osthelmer. s., G.