Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-09
PHILA. ELIMINATED IN
CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS
.,,.soa Patterson and Walsh,
OnIy Local Survivors, De-
feated in Fourth Round

MARTINS, Pa, June s.-It will be
-. against New York and Boston
.,.st baltimore in the semihnals Of the
,,,,. national tennis tournament as a
.,u ~ the fourth round matches played
an tho courts of the Philadelphia
e,,ckst club. In the upper bracket MISS
~s.,vr Sears, Of Boston, will meet Mrs
.,-,ra Raymond, Of New York, while in
7. ,.,,,.r bracket Miss Bleanora Sears, Of
,vi,l clash with Miss Susanne White,
4. ,,.,,,more The chances are that Miss
.s...or. ssars and Mrs Raymond will
'+,,, out in the final round to see who
~, Aave the doubtful privilege of being
s.s,.tIcaly trimmed by Miss Bjurstedt, the
.a,a.holder, in the challenge round.
~ss tNo remaining philadelphia girls
y y unocked out of the running In the
r'.h round. Miss Alice NJ. Patterson, of
~ home club, made Miss Evelyn Sears
", hard for the first set of their match,
~ could not keep up the pace and lost the
sseond and deciding set by games 10 z.
xTisa phyllis Walsh, of the Country Club,
AZ Mlss Eleanora Sears go at top speed
!. a.tsat her, but eventually lost in straight
~ Nv the same score of 6 games to g.
rra Barger. .Wallach, of Newport, seemed
n, an her game today, and found 1t diff.
s.u,t N cover the court properly because
!, the damp grass. Her opponent, Mrs
p.vnond was able to modify her game to
sult the conditions and won with surprising
sssa by the scores of games to l and
farnes to 3.
auss Eleanora Sears got the jump on
,rrs walsh by winning the first three
sames right off the reel, though all went to
daune.
Y Than on her own service, Miss Walsh
,von the fourth game allowing Miss Sears
only single point. Miss Sears came back
q and captured her own service, but Miss
walsh did likewise and they alternated
until the end of the set Miss Sears three
rane advantage at the start allowing her to
win by 6-3.
f once again Miss Sears jumped into the
had at the start of the second set, break
ing through Miss Walshs service and talk
inF the first game, then winning her own
ssryIce Miss Walsh promptly returned
the compliment, however, and won the third
ana fourth games, evening up the score
Miss Sears won the fifth game, Miss Walsh
the sixth; then Miss Sears forced the play
and rapidly won the next three games and
the set Miss Walsh scored only one point
n the seventh game and was shut out in
bath the eighth and the ninth.
Mss Susanne White, of Baltimore, and
Ms John r. Hall, of the West Side Tennis
Cub New York played the only hard
fSught match of this fourth round. 1t
required 36 games to settle their little argu-
mtnt, with Miss Whit" 'he eventual win,
ner by the score of AS, o-6, 7-5.
The one match in the second round of
the championship doubles not disposed of |
yesterday was played off this morning. |
Miss Ina A. Kissel and Mrs. Rawson Wood, |
both Of the Metropolitan district, defeating |
Mrs Gilbert Harvey and Mrs Charles A. |
Walbridge by the score of 6-3, Sc.
Summary:
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
~ Fourth Round.
Mss Eyelyn Sears B9stHTn defeated Miss
Mrs. Edward Raymond. New York, defeated
Miss Eeanora Sears, Boston, defeated Miss
Phyllis Walsh. Philadelphia Country Club SO.
John R. Hall of New York 40, SO, 10.
Game score OF the Eleanora Sears-Phyllis
- - ~ FIRST SET.
E N SsaES @sFsh .::..:....., :. J
SECOND SET
u s:TS SssiS Ssi:a s.. :, =: 5-s
FIRST SET.
i White Will ';;::::: ::::::: 5E4
SECOND SET.
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THIRD SET.
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CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.
! ..t Mas In Ina Klssel and Mrs Rawson Wood. New
CHARLES A WSibEidFel llo95f raGryeX and Mrs