Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-01
THREE LOCAL WOMEN
IN RACQUET EVENT
Mrs. G. N. Beard, Miss Agnes
Kennedy and Miss Phyllis
Walsh, Quaker Trio, Remain
for State Tennis Title.

HAVERFORD. Pa, June Three
Philadelphia tennis players, one each
from Morristown. N J., New York and
Baltimore. one from California and one
from Newport. remain in the competition
for the women's championship of Penn
sylvania and Eastern States in singles
upon the conclusion of the third round
at the Merton Cricket Club Haverford,
today.
The Phladelphians are Mrs c. N.
Beard, Cynwyd, and Miss Agnes Ken
nedy and Miss Phyllis Walsh, of Merton.
The others are Mrs. Marshall MacLean,
Morristown, who as Miss Helen Homans.
won the national title in 1907.
Miss Eleanor Carey. Baltimore; Miss
Clare Cassel. New York; Mrs D. p.
Wood. California, and Mrs. Barger Wal
lach Newport Casino
Mrs. MscLean today eliminated the last
Of the Bostonians, Miss Eleanora Sears,
quite handily in straight sets. Miss Sears
winning single game in the first set and
four In the second. The former national
champion continually played Miss Sears
to the baseline, and as the Boston girls
game was weak in that department, Mrs
MaoLean had no trouble in forcing the
other to lose points.
A rattlng fine three-set match took
place between Miss Kennedy and Miss
Edith Runk. another Merton girl. Miss
Kennedy took the first set after ~ games
and lost the second by four games to six
In the third set Miss Runk got to within
point OF the match, with games 6-5 in
her favor, and advantage i'm the twelfth
game, Miss Kennedy then won three
points. taking the game and followed up
by winning the next two games the first
OF these to love and the last TO 30
Miss Dorothy Dsston, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, who early in the day de-
feated Mrs. Paul, of Merton, in the last
OF the second-rOund matches, was out
played in the third round by Miss Glare
Cassel, the New Yorker winning in two
SETS Gel, B-3.
An excellent entry list was received for
both doubles events which started this
afternoon. few matches in the consola-
ton singles were played.
In the mixed doubles several very for
mldable teams have entered. Mrs, Mac
Lean had w 4 Tilden. Jr,, last years
winner with Mrs. Raymond for partner,
and Miss Eleanora Sears was paired up
with w. j. Clothier Craig Biddle and
Mrs, Barger Wallach are another pair
whose presence was felt. and still another
was Alex. Thayer and Miss Dorothy
Disston. Miss Biurstedts partner is II.
q Schinzel, OF whom little is known.
Wallace F. johnson and Miss Glare Cas-
SCI form another high-class combination.
The ladies' doubles matches were begun
Al o'clock, and Immediately after the
nrst round was concluded a start was
made In the mixed doubles.
The summary:
SECOND ROUND.
to5 Emills kennedy defeated Miss Brin,
aFa J. g Hibbs. so. "a.
DoUBLEs-FIRsT ROUND.
Aiss Edith Runk and Miss NJ williams de-
A. ssleq Miss d. WiIlett and Mrs. j. Pauling,
Miss Eleanora Sears and Miss Marion Fenno
Ssssasea Sss se Miss r. NJ Fox and Mrs. Gilbert Har-
Miss Helen Alexander and Miss Dorothy
es,,on ees,san asfsated Miss N. Taylor and Miss NJ
Mas Eleanor Carey and Miss EmslIe Ken
Hri5tss Sslssysa sl5 ! Miss M e. wileox and Miss K
Niisr Mss Ethel Durham and Miss Alice
f,5ll Arsi = A Sands and Mrs. D. Paul won
isait iR Miss Glare ca''a and partner by de-
SECOND ROUND.
4lss Phyllis Walsh and Mrs. J. schlichter.
Bieg' 6-S es HVeiyn hunh ana Mrs. u n
aisaes N. and s. Myers won from Mrs.
niss sits 'ise5 ssl,, and partner, by default
= issn eI defeated Airs. J. c. Hibbs and Mrs.
: - hilbert Jr., go. go
siNdLEs-THIRD ROUND.
- Narshall MaeLean. Morrist0wn. defeated
81 Nieehoff sears Longwood, Boston 81
fissb hle4nor Carey Baltimore, defeated Miss
~ Foftertt Washington, 90. go
Ni4fe caasel, New York. defeated Miss
- Hlsaieni Fhiladelphla Cricket. 81. b-3
~ ~ p Wood, Shrewsbury, defeated Mas
~ Ail1seii Boston, 6-4. g..
tflls q ~. Beard. CynWyd. defeated Mas
stseeeF. AndoFef, a-6, go. 6-l
go ,PsEser Wallach, Newport Casino, de-
49, tilss Margaret Tay lor. Mefion. o., l-2
h Hqnk 7-5, 40 So
~ tnElhs Walsh Merion defeated Mrs
a smith H-A N-6
seao t.AriQN SINGLES FIRST ROUND
hneld 90. o-l
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