The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-10
STRAIGHT SETS WIN
FOR MRS. RAYMOND
New York Woman Defeats
Mrs. Barger Wallach in
National Tourney.

PHLApEirHrA. June e-The last two
philadelphians were eliminated from the
singles section OF the women's national
tennis tournament as n result OF the play
to-day in tho fourth round on the courts
OF the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Miss
Alice Patterson OF the home club met
defeat when she tackled Miss Evelyn
Sears OF Boston. national champion in
1905. while Miss Phyllis Walsh OF the
Country club was put out Of the running
10y Miss Eleonora Sears of Boston, holde
Of a half OF the national doubles title,
Mrs. George II. Wiehtman being tenn
porary possessor II the other half.
Mrs. Edward Raymond OF New York
won Il surprisingly easy straight set vic
tory over Mrs. Barger Wallach. the New
port Casino veteran. the score being
G.; and Go. an! VIII rect Mss
Evelyn Sears In the scml-fnals.
Miss Susanue waite OF Baltimore.
playing "A plucky uphill game. pulled her
match with Mrs. John r. Hall of New
York out OF the fire and Will meet Miss
Eleonora Sears in the other semi-inal
contest.
Miss Edith Handy and Mrs. w. IT.
Pouch OF New York. who are looming up
as the possible surprise OF the women'e
doubles section. kept up their good work
this afternoon by defeating Miss Evelyn
Sears and Mrs. r. IL. tabo of Boston.
The superior team work of the New
Workers offset the greater ind y!dual
brilliancy Of the Boetouians.
Mrs. Edward Raymond and Miss Edna
Widely OF New York struck a snag in
the first set OF their match with Miss
Marearctta Taylor and Mrs. Erskine
Smith If Naw Narh aud bu rally p,apnuaI
10 win by : games to !. They showed
their real form in the second set, how
ever, and reeliug ~ the games in rapid
fire fashion won out by a score of i TO =.
One semi-fnal match in the cham
pionship doubles was disposed OF. Mrs.
Edward Raymond and Miss Edna Wildcy
~ the metropolitan district defeating
Miss Edith Handy of Staten Island and
Mrs. W. II. Pouch Of the West Side Ten
mis- Club, New York. in straight sets by
Il score of 6--i. 6-l. The summaries
Cham pionship Singles. Fourth Round
Miss Evelyn Sears, Longwood cricket club,
defeated Miss Alice Patterson. Philadelphia
cricket Club. Ga, 6-2 Mrs, Edward Ray
mond. West Side Tennis club. defeated
Mrs Birger Waliach. Newport Casino Ten
mis- club, ,6-l,. "a. Miss Eleonora Sears.
Phyllis Walsh, Philadelphia Country Club.
"a. ia; Miss susanna white. Baltimore
Country club. defeated Mrs. John Il. Hall.
Championship Doubles. Third Round
Miss Dorothy D!ss,on and Miss Susanna
White defeated Miss Ina A Kissell and
Mrs, Rawson wood. e., at. f-4 Mrs
Edward Raymond and Miss Edna Wildey
defeated Mrs. Erskine Smith and Mis-.
Margaretta II. Taylor. -. "a: Miss
Edith Handy and Mrs. W. H. Pouch de
feated Mrs. T, II. Cabot and Miss Evelyn
Sears. s--3, O.
Semi hnal Round Mrs. Raymond and
Miss Wildey defeated Miss Handy and Mrs.
Pouch. g, Ct
Mixed Doubles, Second Round-M,ss
Eleonora Sears and Wills F. Davi, de-
lsat"i Miss susanna White and Rowland
Evans, Jr.. Ga, "a
Third -Rolnd-Miss Molla Riurs,edt and
e. y. Bull, Jr. defeated Mrs. Rawson
Mood ana Wallac" + Johnson, 81. s-i:
Miss Florence Sheldon and F. II. Hague
defeated Miss Dorothy pIsston and a. u
Thayer, -, G-t