Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-11
BJURSTEDT WINS
NsTONAL SEITFTNAL
TENNIS PLAY TODAY
i, q. H. Wightman Also
lands Her Tennis Con-
~ Against Miss E. M.
~ ! Final Round of
women's Test Tomorrow.


,rrN,s. Pa. June II. - Miss
n,a,stedt and Mrs. @. H. Wight
fls pi ..,,r matches in the semihnal
. w the national singles tennis
~ win ~ at the philadelphia Cricket
t'pg'Oa. snd will meet at p. m. to-
..,su in the anai' .,..,,.,,.
~ 10 this week there has been
f ~ ,rrsnt of anxiety among tennis
: 49, last either or both of the
f- s,,lsd to reach the final round.
sa"' unexpected almost happened,
ldV isssrtba Guthrie, Of Pittsburgh
hiss Norwegian girl to three hard
~ ue Meanwhile Mrs. Wightman,
id se'y. ss.eo successlve championships
~ Wv ,ott as Miss Hazel Hotchklss,
rr ls ~ - was having everything
CainO.h Cai.h her own way with MISS
ray :, Fox. Germantown. she won IN
W ~, ,.,,hrie and Miss Bjurstedt fur
Nn u,,.sidsd coptrast when they took
+ iih'd u, ME morning. The Pittsburgh
h eoalt - face and fair of hair, while
ti !, ian.,cdt ial has the swarthy complex
4 NE blui,oss hair of her Morse ances-
y ane H. erst set Miss Guthrie beat
ss lt.t.dt lt at her own game. IN
4 lg PIN ssing on the defensive she was
no y continually, and so effectively
faeAns ntured the set by games to
n ma following manner'
y y 9. gs,s..i... i...3 5tGt I ! 5--saG9--SS
= su slu'rs nsxt set Miss Bjurstedt's pow
Y vne.sand vne strokes kept Miss Guthrie
ria Nv s.sa line continually, and when
ns mo Norwegian girl had chance at
~ u,s sbs was dead certain to make II
ssrt for a point.
s,sgsu s,rrstedt ..47 As 4 4-%-6
~ o,,hrle 19 I 3 3 2-2o-2
~ ou sanch credit cannot be given 10
IVY on,nrIe for the gallant and heady
A W.. ~ nut up against Miss Bjurstedt'
s ,.,,rg syen one set she accomplished
y '.s,se 'es that no one else had been able
hl,'ll'-e v. s,nee the start of the tournament,
...,sa little energy in an effort to
rhsnomenal gets" but did not
N % 90 after returns that were worth
trng for. -.
i,non the conclusion Oh tne HhatSh ohS
~ rarmly congratulated upon her tlne
@.,lor and like true sportsman, ad-
.,,a Miss Bjurstedt was too clever
is,y Miss Bjurstedt had VINO the first
~ rames Of the third set there was
I, soubt that the intimate result
ma he in her favor Her wicked fore
,,rd strokes counted time and again and
~ placed with rare accuracy.
~ Riprstedt ..44 441 8 4-S0-8
~ Guthrie 40 2 4 2 1 9 2-23-2
Total Miss Bjurstedt, 91; Miss Guthrie,
4 Releree--W. T. Tilden, Jr.
n ,he other semifinal Miss Fox had
4, service in the opening game, but lost
hbM
deuce game followed, Mrs. Wightman
rnnng after advantage had first been
hy,n IN favor OF Miss Fox.
The Germantown girl again had the ad-
nntage in the third game, but served a
i'abe fault, and the score went back
deuce, Mrs. Wlghtman then winning.
After losing the fourth game to love,
Nlss Fox registered her first win by taxi
hg the fifth. Mrs. Wightman then won
As next two games and the set, 6-l.
MrA Wlghtman won the first game of
he second set and lost the next. Miss
Fsz took the lead upon winning the third
pme, and It was two all when Mrs,
Nghtman captured the fourth, although
Alu Fox won two more games in the
econd set She played a defensive and
bling game throughout. Mrs. Wightman
raining the set GA, and the match by two
nil to none.
Point scores;
FIRST SET.
Il vs. FTsn'nan. in..a..... @ I Z { : III III
SECOND SET.
Il 32a54t9 I dd-S7-99
Tg'e-ignford Blddle
he sngles-Summary championship
hathnal round);
k1 Molla Bjurstedt. Norway, defeated
a@ Martha Guthrie, Pittsburgh, SO, 6-2,
an George Wightman, Boston, de-
sl'd Miss Eliza M, Fox, Germantown,
Z ne round before the seminal of the
l ns single. Alfred Dabney, Longwood,
.asalsd Irving C. Wright, OF the same
u ~ 10, and Alec A. Thayer, Phila-
vgha Cricket, defeated e. NJ. Edwards,
u'oh In the semifinRl Thayer plays
a.. q Iilden. Jr., and Wright plays