The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-11
MISS SEARS OFFERS
TOURNEY SENSATION
Newport Player Takes Second
Set From Mrs. Wightman,
Then Loses Third. ,
MISS BJURSTEDT STILL IN

PHILADELPHIA, Juno l0-N!ss Eleo-
nora Sears OF Newport furnished the
sensation OF the week in the lawn tennis
tournament for the women's national
championship here to-day when she
forced Mrs. George wightman, nee Miss
Hazel Hotchklss. who was champion In
1909, 1910 ard 1911, 10 three sets In
the NTH round. Mrs. Wightman pulled
out victorious only by playing brilliant
terrl with the set scores az 6-3, 81,
6--2 Tho others who were successful
in the hfth round were Miss Molla Blur
stedt. champion Of Norway and holder
Of the national indoor and metropolitan
titles Miss Martha Guthrie OF Pitts
buTg ard Miss Eliza Fox " the Ger
mtrtpNn Cricket 'lub. Tn LIST named
was ,he only player who had a really
easy t!Me San.ng her match.
Mrs. WiEu'uau was the better starter
IN her contest with Miss Sears ard she
lnt away 20 an early lead In the open
iug set. The Newport girl fousht hard
toward the elose OF the set, bu, she could
hot overcome her opponents advantage.
Miss sears kept going fast In the sec
,nd set and carried II on by f~orceful
N'ANF Ha = aHHHA ~ 80 '''h
In the third set It looked for a while
IS II Miss sears m'-ht win, hut Mrs.
Wishtman wore her down by deep cour
driving au1 won the set by a margin
Of four games. The match Was replete
with long rallies and fast vo,leying
Miss Bjurstedt did not have every
thing her way against 50 Anne
SheAfe u the l.ouEwuod Cricket club,
Boston. as she did when the two 81 az
" g.. aHH 4 80 --. L. aN-L ~. NAWnH
IN the METROPOLITAN championship Tn"
Bpstoriar showed great Improvement IA
every department Of the game and car
ried the first set into deuce ful times
before she dropped II Miss Sheafe did
rot have tHe strength df her rival IN
'lc second set and although she fought
bard sine could not cope with the hard
fprshtnd drives Of the y rwesian girl.
The last set was hu'shei. ~ short order,
Mss BjGrstrdt taking 20 az G."
The match between Miss Martha
Guthrie of p.t'stIrs and Miss Marion
NiuI"rhun 90 \eN York was Wuct. Ike
the Miss Hfursteit-N Miss Sheafe affair.
Miss Guthrie Won In straight sets at
-. 90 The summaries.
National Championship. Women's Singles.
F.fth Round Iss MI. "a B.4rs'sdt Nor-
way defeated Nis. Ann" S~.eife. Boston.
burg. defeated Miss Marion N,uderhoet
NJ YORK.. 80. %. Mis- az, fp,,
t~i~'mautnNu cricket Cub. defeated Ms
Alec cunningham, Bps'oU. e, -, Mrs.
Se1'gy " EufgItu. Boston. dtteAiti MISS
.puofa S,trs. Boston, -. - g
th,wpIpusAlp Doubles, Third Round
Mis- Ina \. kIsse.. Nostsn. and Miss + G
LIuilty. Sew York. defeated Mis- e. r.
Wunvrirht and Miss Hannah wright.
phuattTuhit. 90. S-4 Mrs. George
Wigh.m1u aud Miss E.eouorA SetTs. B's-
Ton defeated Miss Dorothy Dls-ton and
Miss l. W. FoA, Philadelphia. d-l, g.,
Mis-, clare Cfssel New York. and Miss
Anne Shsife, Rlstpu. defeated Miss Martha
Guthrie aud Miss NJ Il. Snyder, Pi;'sbgrs.
. L. IS. Mr. Marsha. Mclean, Nor
rIs..4n. 4. aru Mrs George '1tp'nan,
NrN NprH defeated Nr-. y " '4nH'. hu'-
lru. and Ms Btrg.r Naiach. Nv"p'r
Ml,.i Doubles. Third Round Mrs r r.
Cabot. hoS'uu. aui Edgar OFT lai ale.
phla. defeated Miss sarah Myers and
Alan Evans. lr.. Ih.ltde pAla, 81. e.
Fourth Euu-i Me. clare Iz~~rA \ew
vurk. ant ". b. Johnson. Philadelphia.
t.frated Mrs.. 4 ! - raul. and r.. y
Tu.sHd. ph.'ad- phit 50. 60. al
Miss MoI,t BJur-t.dt. Norway. and lr-
Wing g. Wr,Eht. Hostou, defeated Mis
,.N,t sui scot, 50. t"f. Mr. g. H.
Wiglimau and n e. Johnson. B'ston. u--
'et'ei Nj. GEORGE chapman. Sew YORK.
.nl j. b. DarpcG-rr lr- f4 .a'" ph'a.
YORK and e. NJ Il. Fisher, Sew Hrtltui.
defeated Miss Eleanor 'a-rl. Baltimore,
,nd J. 7 Thayer. Phuade,ph.H, &c.
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