Evening journal., 1915-09-21
SURPRISES COME IN
WOMEN 'STENNIS PLAY
General Favorites Eliminat-
ed in Opening Rounds of
Phila. Championship
MISS AGNES KENNEDY Z
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT


There we're any number Of surpris-
ing results TO the matches in the
opening rounds of the women's Phil
adelphia and district lawn tennis |
championship in singles at the Ger |
mantown Cricket Club. Mannheim.
yesterday
In the first round Miss Edith Runk.
Merton, was forced to bow before the
powerful left fore hand drives of Mrs.
w. p. Newhall, Germantown. in two
sets. 6-2, Sc. Mrs. Newhall was later
defeated by Mrs. Filbert Harvey, Phil
adelphia Country Club, steadiness ac-
counting for Mrs. Harvey's victory at
GA, 6-2.
Miss Mollie Thayer, Philadelphia
Cricket Club. put out Miss Agnes
Kennedy, the Merton Club champion
and semi-fnalist in the Pennsylvania
State championship last June, TO the
tune Of GA, GA; Miss Dorothy Disston,
Philadelphia Cricket Club, after Win
ming her first match from Miss NJ. 5.
Roberts, Moorestown, lost her second
TO Miss Sarah Nelson, Germantown,
after three hard sets, and Miss Clara
r. Chase, Merton, had an endurance
contest with Miss lola NJ. Seeds, Ger
mantown, which the latter won aiter
three sets and 81 games, at 5-f, o-5,
az Still another surprise was the
victory OF Miss e. II. Frudley, Ply
mouth. over Mrs. Robert Herold, Bel
field. the Norristown girl coming
through a deserving winner at o-l'
Ga. In the next round she was
defeated by Miss Marie Ialman' Ger
mantown.
Miss Alice Cunningham, Longwood
Cricket Club, Boston, won TWO
matches and reached the third round,
i'm company with Mrs. Harvey and
Miss Nelson. Miss Cunningham is
the favorite in her half of the draw
although on her way to the final she
must dispose Of Mrs. J. 5. Taylor
Wilmington. formerly of the Wood
hurry Country Club. Mrs Taylor VINO
is the holder Of the Delaware ana
Marvland State titles, also won two
matches yesterday, but as she was
drawn in the preliminaries. she IS
round behind the Boston girl. sum
mary:
Preliminary round-NIrs. c. L.
Wainwright, Philadelphia Cricket,
won from Miss Nj. NJ. Williams Mer-
lion. by default; Mrs. J. S. Taylor, VIII
mington. won from Miss Agnes Hen
sci. Merton, by default; Miss Marie
| Talman, Germantown, defeated Miss
A. Won Bermuth, Wilmington, 6-2,
6-3; Miss e. H. Frudley, Plymouth
defeated Mrs. Robert Herold, Bel
l'held. G-1. 6-4; Miss Elsie Hensel'
/ Merton. defeated Mrs. S. W. Horner'
Jr.. wilmington, 60, GA; Miss NJ.
Tattersfield. Germantown, defeated
Miss L. Weitzel. Germantown, 60,
6-3: Mrs. II. II. Smith, Merton, de-
feated Miss G. Ostheimer, Hunting
don Valley, 1-6, Ga, so; Miss Sarah
/ Myers. Merton, defeated Miss p. ID.
Williams. Merton. 6-3. 6-3.
First round-Miss Dorothy Disston,
Philadelphia Cricket, defeated Miss NJ
S. Roberts, Moorestown, Ga, rs; Miss
Sarah Nelson, Germantown, defeated
Miss Frances Stoughton, Philadel-
phia Cricket. 60, go; Miss e. G.. Os-
theimer. Huntingdon Valley, defeated
Miss ]. Beagary. Wilmington, 6-2, 6-l
Miss T. NJ Seeds, Germantown, de-
feated Miss C. T. Chase, Merton, 81
6-S, 81; Miss Alice Cunningham
Longwood, defeated Miss Marie
Coates, Germantown, 6-1, 6-1; Miss
Helen Alexander, Philadelphia
Cricket. defeated Miss Margaretta
Myers. Merton, 60, ga; Mrs. J. S
TAYLOR, Wilmington. defeated Mrs. c
( l.. Wainwright. Philadelphia Cricket
6-1. ga. Miss Marie Taiman, Germans
town, defeated Miss E. H. Frudley
Plymouth, 6-3, so; Miss Elsie Hen
sci, Merton. defeated Miss NJ. latter
field, Germantown, Ga. ga; Mrs Gil
bert Harvey. Philadelphia Country
defeated Mrs f. NJ FELTON,, Whining
ton. 6-1, 6-3; Mrs. W. p. Newhall
Germantown, defeated Miss Edit
Runk, Merton, 60. Sc; Mrs. A. F. du
Pont, Wilmington, defeated MIS-
Gwendolyn Plass. Belfeld, 60, 60
Mrs. Francis Kerbaugh, Cynwyd, de
feated Miss Edith Reath, Merton, 6-S
6-3: Miss NJ. d. Thayer. Philadel'
phia Cricket defeated Miss Agne
= Kennedy. Merton, GA. ga: Miss Elsi
Kennedy. Merton. defeated Miss Mar
ion Clayton, Germantown. 6-2. 6-3.
Second round-Miss Nelson defeat
l ed Miss Disston, 4-6, GA, Ga; Mis-
4 Cunningham defeated Miss Alexander
e 81. SO. Mrs Harvey defeated Mri
! Newhall, ga; 6-2.
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