Evening journal., 1915-06-16
MISS FOX beaten
BY Miss DISSTON
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Player Springs Surprise
in Delaware Tennis
Tourney
THUNDERSTORM
PUTS END TO PLAY

A thunderstorm cut short play yes
terday in the woman's lawn tennis tour
nament for the championship of Della
ware. Several matches had to be post
poned until today. The surprise of the
day was the defeat of Miss Eliza Nj.
Fox. Of Germantown, at the hands OF
Miss Dorothy Disston, of the Philadel
phia Cricket Club in the third round by
2 sets to /. On her showing in the ma
tional tournament last week Miss foA
was considered to have splendid
chance to reach the final round.
Miss Fox started out in great style
by winning the first set with the great
est ease. q games to /, but in the second
set Miss Disston placed her shots well
with the result that she won 6 games TO
4. In the third set Miss Dsston con-
tinued to outplay her opponent ana
again won, GA
In her previous match with Miss G..
Ostheimer, Miss Disston demonstrated
she was right at the top of her game by
defeating her opponent, games to ] IN
two sets The sisters, Edith and Eve
lvn Runk. of Merton, both won then
matches handily. Miss Evelyn Runk de-
feated Mrs. A. f. DUPONT, 63, 6-3. and
Miss Edith Runk defeated Mrs. A. G..
Kolf, go. 7-5. Miss Marion Creswell
had no difficulty in winning her match
from Miss X. Brinton, the latter scoring
only ono game in each set. There was
one three-set match during the day be-
tween Mrs Gilbert Harvey and Miss
Gertrude Hollis. Miss Hollis succeeded
in winning the first set. games to >,
but after that Mrs. Harvey was the ag-
gressor all the way and won the next
two. 6-l. 62.
First rouRd-Miss Dorothy Disston,
Philadelphia Cricket Club, defeated
Miss Mary Coates. Merton. 7-5. 7-5;
Miss Eliza NJ. Fox, Germantown, de-
feated Miss B. c. DUPONT, Whining
ton. 60. CO. Mrs. Clement r. Vain
wright. Philadelphia Cricket Club, de-
feated Miss NJ. Biggs. Wilmington,
6-1, so: Mrs. Gilbert Harvey, Phila-
delphia Country Club. defeated Miss
Gertrude Hollis, Philadelphia Cricket
Club. 81. 6-1, SO; Miss X. Brinton,
Overbrook, won from Mrs. T. w. Rob-
erts, Philadelphia Cricket Club, by
default
Second round-Mrs. j. S. Taylor,
Wilmington defeated Miss B. Vande-
grift, Wilmington, 60, CO.: Mrs. H. Fl.
Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club, de-
feated Miss p Walsh Philadelphia
Country Club, GO, 6-1; Miss Dorothy
Disston defeated Miss G. Ostheimer,
Huntingdon Valley 6-1, 6-1; Miss Fox
defeated Mrs. Clement r. Vain
wright 60. rs; Miss Evelyn Runk,
Merton. defeated Mrs A. F. DUPONT.
Wilmington, Go. SO; Miss Marion
Cresswell, Philadelphia Cricket Club,
defeated Miss K. Brinton, Overlook,
ST.. 81: Miss Edith Runk, Merton,
defeated Mrs. A. G. Kolf, Merton,
so. rs.
Fourth round-Miss Disston defeat
ed Miss Fox, 1-6, Ga. Ca
Consolation singles, preliminary
round-Mrs. A. G. Kolf, Merton, de-
feated Mrs. c. S. Lee, Wilmington,
60, 81: Miss B. c. DUPONT, VIII
mington. won from Miss X. Barton,
Baltimore, by default; Miss X. Brin-
ton. Overlook. defeated Miss l..
Nowland, Wilmington. 6-3 5-6, 6-1;
Miss NJ Coates. Merton, defeated Miss
r. dupont, Wilmington. go. 6-2
First round-Miss E. Hensel,
Merton. defeated Miss NJ. Miller. Will
mington, GO, 60; Miss A. Patterson,
Philadelphia Cricket Club, defeated
Miss NJ Biggs. Wilmington, Ga, SO;
Miss NJ. Williams, Philadelphia
Cricket Club, defeated Mrs. Isaac
schlichter, Philadelphia County Club,
GA ga: Miss Agnes Kennedy,
Merton. defeated Miss N. Thompson,
Wilmington, GO. 6-1; Miss Clara T.
Chase. Merton. won from Miss B.
Vandergrift. Wilmington, by default.